Master's programs Tilburg University
Looking for a first-class Master's program? Tilburg University offers more than 50 graduate programs fully in English, preparing you for a career that matters.
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Health, Wellbeing and Society
1 year English Starts end of August and end of JanuaryDuring the Master’s track Health, Wellbeing and Society of the MSc Sociology, you become a specialist in the fields of healthcare policy, societal resilience, and health and wellbeing. You analyze how health and wellbeing are influenced by societal and contextual structures, how they are distributed across Western societies, and how policy can improve health and wellbeing at micro-meso and macro-levels of society.
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Economics: Behavioral Economics
1 year English Starts end of August and end of JanuaryAddress economic problems and questions involving people’s behavior and behavioral change. Become an economist trained to take both the economics and the psychology of behavior into account, as well as the ways it can be affected by policies and strategies. This is a track of MSc Economics.
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Philosophy of Humanity and Culture
1 year English Starts end of August and end of JanuaryDelve into the history of modern and contemporary continental philosophy. Analyze texts and theories of some of the greatest thinkers of our time to gain a deeper understanding of humanity and society. Use this to shed new light on fundamental questions about art, culture, identity, and being human.
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Ethics of Business and Organization (in Dutch)
1 year Dutch Starts end of August and end of JanuaryStudy how the modern world has become a society of organizations, and the implications this has for society and the organizations in it. Analyze the political, moral and existential questions that arise from it, help organizations defining their place within society, and give advice on the allocation of roles and responsibilities.
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Labour Law and Employment Relations (LLM)
1 year English Starts end of August and end of JanuaryLearn to combine extensive knowledge of labour law with related areas such as human resource management, the labour market, and social policy, all from international and European perspectives. This combined skills-set is what modern professionals in employment relations need.
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Sociology: Politics, Policy and Society in Comparative Perspective
1 year English Starts end of August and end of JanuaryTranslate important societal questions from both micro and macro perspectives into sociological problems related to politics, social cohesion and inequalities. Study issues such as populism, social movements, and the welfare state, evaluate social policies and use research as input for new policies. Sociology: Politics, Policy and Society in Comparative Perspective is a track of the MSc Sociology.
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Economics: Financial Economics
1 year English Starts end of August and end of JanuaryCombine practical financial management with economic analysis of the markets you invest in. You will address for example urgent problems in the Euro zone, international financial supervision, micro-finance, bank-runs and systemic risk, and taxation of financial institutions. This is a track of MSc Economics.
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Fiscaal Recht (LLM) (in Dutch)
1 year Dutch Starts end of August and end of JanuaryBecome a tax advisor with a combined knowledge of law, economics, legislation, and politics. A tax lawyer who knows the impact of an amendment or change in the law to professional practice, who establishes cross-connections with other jurisdictions, has knowledge of economic developments, and oversees tax legislation. As such you are always one step ahead and can help companies to anticipate on tomorrow's tax developments.
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Philosophy of Data and Digital Society
1 year English Starts end of August and end of JanuaryDatafication and digitalization are transforming our world into a digital society. Examine the impact of this technological transformation on social institutions, science, our work, our daily lives, and even our friendships. Reflect on fundamental ethical and political questions that arise. Learn how you can help shape a morally acceptable digital social world.
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Politics, Policy and Societal Development
1 year English Starts end of AugustIn the Master's track Politics, Policy and Societal Development of the MSc Sociology, you become an expert in sustainable development in an international context by addressing global societal challenges. You acquire a macro- and meso-level perspective on sustainable development with a focus on social and economic drivers and motives. You translate important societal questions into sociological research to evaluate policies and to serve as input for new policies.
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Organizing for Global Social Challenges
1 year English Starts end of AugustBecome an expert in sustainable development in an international context, by addressing global societal challenges such as poverty, inequality, migration, climate change, environmental degradation, or humanitarian interventions after a natural disaster.
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Philosophy of Contemporary Challenges
1 year English Starts end of August and end of JanuaryCritically engage with the key challenges that contemporary societies are facing today, such as climate change, migration, populism, racism and economic inequality. Learn how to review familiar ideas with regard to such issues and how to reform or revise these ideas in order to face the challenge at hand.
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