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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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 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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Research Master in Linguistics and Communication Sciences
2 years English Starts end of August and end of JanuaryBecome fully equipped with the skills to initiate and conduct your own high-quality research in the domains of linguistics and communication sciences: an excellent preparation for a PhD or a career at a research agency. Specialize within one of the following domains: cognition and communication, linguistic anthropology, business communication and persuasion, digital media and communication, and online culture.
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Ondernemingsrecht (LLM) (in Dutch)
1 year Dutch Starts end of August and end of JanuaryPrepare for a career as a corporate lawyer or company lawyer, operating on the cutting edge of law, economics, and organizational sciences. You provide organizations with substantiated legal advice in the development of their company policy and strategy, for example in the areas of financing, risk management, and reorganizations.
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Economics: Competition and Regulation
1 year English Starts end of August and end of JanuaryUse economic methods and models to identify regulations that ensure fair competition while mitigating negative economic effects. In the Competition and Regulation track (formerly Law and Economics) you'll combine insights from economics, industrial organization and competition law to business strategies and regulatory policies. This is a track of MSc Economics.
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Christianity and Society
1 year English Starts end of AugustReflect critically on Christianity in the public space and the tensions that arise in the dialogue with modern society and world religions. The program links theological and religious sources of the past with current social, economic and political issues. Special attention is given to Catholic Social Thought, which deals with issues such as the relation between religion and state, and the contribution of capitalism to justice and happiness.
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Post-master Universitaire Lerarenopleiding Maatschappijleer en Maatschappijwetenschappen (in Dutch)
1 year Dutch Starts end of AugustHaal na je master in een jaar je eerstegraads lesbevoegdheid als docent Maatschappijleer en Maatschappijwetenschappen en breng jouw kennis over de samenleving en sociale en politieke verhoudingen op inspirerende wijze over op leerlingen in de bovenbouw van de havo en het vwo. Door een optimale combinatie van vakdidactiek en een stage, leer je hoe je academische inzichten succesvol in de onderwijspraktijk toepast.
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Economics: Public Policy
1 year English Starts end of August and end of JanuaryStudy important domestic public policy issues ranging from reduced income inequality and job security, to an affordable health care and pension system. Upon graduation you are an economic expert on how governments can achieve such critical goals, design effective solutions, and finance these activities. This is a track of MSc Economics.
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Jeugdliteratuur (in Dutch)
1 year Dutch Starts end of AugustStudy children, young adults and their books in relation to the world surrounding them. With theories and methods from different disciplines, you analyze and interpret developments within the field of young adult and children’s literature, and give advice about the role literature plays in the development and education of children and young adults.
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Sociology and Population Studies (Double degree)
1.5 years English Starts end of AugustStudy modern societies in Tilburg and Barcelona. Learn how to identify the main forces and challenges faced by key social institutions in modern society, such as families, schools, communities, and jobs. Universitat Pompeu Fabra and Tilburg University, two of the highest-ranked Social Science Departments in Europe, have combined their strengths to offer excellent double-degree research training.
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Children’s Literature, Media and Culture (Multiple degree)
2 years English Starts end of AugustChildren’s Literature, Media and Culture is a two-year Erasmus Mundus International Master’s program initiated and taught by a consortium of five universities. With this program you deepen your knowledge of children’s literature, media and culture from an international perspective.
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Cross-Cultural Economic Psychology (Double degree)
2 years English Starts end of AugustGet the best of two outstanding universities and graduate with two degrees: the MSc in Psychology from the University of Osnabrück, with a specialization in Cross-Cultural Psychology, and the MSc in Social Psychology from Tilburg University, with a specialization in either Economic Psychology or Work and Organizational Psychology.
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