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 email 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 email 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 Examination Board 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 email 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 (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).

The admission and registration procedure starts when you enroll for the Master's Track Positive Psychology and Well-being of the MSc Psychology and Mental Health via Studielink, the Dutch national database for higher education.

Register yourself in Studielink before 1 August.

• The name of this Master's program 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.

Enroll via Studielink

Please note: Enter an e-mail address in Studielink that you use regularly. Tilburg University sends you important information at this address to complete your registration. Please read the documentation in the e-mail carefully and check your mailbox (and junk mail) regularly.

The Examination Board assesses whether your degree qualifies you for admission to this (Pre-)Master's program on a case by case basis.

Admission requests for the September 2021 intake will be processed as of February 1, 2021.
You will receive the decision of the Examination Board by e-mail.
In general, we aim to assess your application within 6 weeks.

There are three possibilities:

• (Conditionally) accepted to the Master's program
  If you are conditionally accepted, this means that you are admitted to our Master's program (on the condition that we request additional information).
• (Conditionally) accepted to a Pre-Master's program
  It is possible that you do not completely fulfill the requirements. If this is the case, we may offer you an individual Pre-Master's program to prepare you for the Master's program, provided that you send the originals or certified copies of your documents.
• Rejected
  If you do not fulfill the admission requirements, your application will be rejected. We will e-mail you personally the reasons for the rejection.

After your registration in Studielink, you will be notified by Tilburg University by e-mail and need to confirm this registration before you can start with the program.

Please read the documentation in your e-mail carefully and check your mailbox (and junk mail) regularly.