Application and admission Positive Psychology and Well-being: national procedure

Bachelor’s students of Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences (TSB)

The following TSB Bachelor's make you eligible to the Master's:

• Bachelor Psychology with one of the majors in Clinical Psychology,  Lifespan and Developmental Psychology, Medical Psychology, Forensic Psychology, or Cognitive Neuropsychology
• Bachelor Psychology with the differentiation Psychology and Health (Psychologie en Gezondheid - students started in cohort 2015-16 or earlier)
• Another TSB Bachelor's program (Organization Studies, Human Resource Studies, Sociology, or Global Management of Social Issue)
  In order to be admitted you need to have completed:
  • the basic psychological courses: Functieleer (Experimental Psychology), Hersenen en gedrag (Brain and behavior) , Ontwikkelingsleer (Developmental Psychology), Persoonlijkheidspsychologie (Psychology of Personality), Sociale Psychologie (Social Psychology) and Psychopathologie (Psychopathology)
  • the 4 courses of one of the majors in Clinical Psychology, Lifespan and Developmental Psychology, Medical Psychology, Forensic Psychology, or Cognitive Neuropsychology

Are you a student of the Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences (TSB) who has successfully completed

• an individual pre-Master's program granted by the Examination Board of TSB
  OR
• the so-called connecting (convenant) program of Toegepaste Psychologie at Fontys Eindhoven?

Then you will be admitted to this Master's program without additional requirements.

For admission to this Master's program register in Studielink. See step 1 of the admission procedure below.

Do you have questions?
Send an e-mail to Ma_PGG@tilburguniversity.edu.

Bachelor’s students of other TilburgU Schools

In order to be admitted you need to have sufficient knowledge:

• of the basic psychological subjects
• of specific (major) psychology courses
• in research methods and statistics

The criteria used for admission can be found in the this course list.

To apply you must register in Studielink. Applications are considered on a case-by-case basis. Should you fail to meet all the prerequisites for admission to the Master's program, you may be able to make up this so-called deficiency by taking an individual pre-Master's program. Whether this option is open to you, depends on the volume of identified deficiencies.

Do you want to know if you are admissible? 
The only way to find out whether you are eligible for the Master's program, is to register in Studielink and apply for admission. See the admission procedure below.

Do you have questions about the procedure?
Send an e-mail to Ma_PGG@tilburguniversity.edu.

Students with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology

• The Psychology Bachelor’s programs of all Dutch universities (except University of Twente) offer sufficient basic knowledge in their programs. However, you also need to have sufficient knowledge of a number of specific (major) psychology courses.
• The criteria used for admission can be found in the this course list.

Students with another Bachelor’s degree

In order to be admitted you need to have sufficient knowledge:

• of the basic psychological subjects
• of specific (major) psychology courses
• in research methods and statistics

The criteria used by the Admissions Committee for admission can be found in this course list.

To apply you must register in Studielink. Applications are considered on a case-by-case basis. Should you fail to meet all the prerequisites for admission to the Master's program, you may be able to make up this so-called deficiency by taking an individual pre-Master's program. Whether this option is open to you, depends on the volume of identified deficiencies.

Do you want to know if you are admissible? 
The only way to find out whether you are eligible for the Master's program is to register in Studielink and apply for admission. See the admission procedure below.

Do you have questions about the procedure?
Send an e-mail to Ma_PGG@tilburguniversity.edu.

Students with a Bachelor's degree of a Dutch university of applied sciences (hbo) are not eligible for admission to the Master’s track Positive Psychology and Well-being. A full wo Bachelor's (preferably Psychology) is required for admission.

Unfortunately there is no option to follow a pre-Master's program to acquire admission to the Master's program.

The only exception applies to students who follow the so-called connecting convenant program during their studies at Fontys Toegepaste Psychologie (Eindhoven).

After you have registered in Studielink, the program's Admissions Committee will assess whether your previous education is a sufficient fit with this program to be admitted. Studielink opens on October 1.

• The name of this Master's track in Studielink:
  M Psychologie en Geestelijke Gezondheid: PP&W (CROHO-code: 60076).
• Positive Psychology and Well-being is an element of CROHO-code 60076 Master Psychologie en Geestelijke Gezondheid.

Register in Studielink

Enter an e-mail address in Studielink that you use regularly. Tilburg University will use this e-mail address to send you important information on your application and admission.