Behavioural and Social Sciences-Uni

What determines success in achievement situations? Which mechanisms are involved in the maintenance of mental disorders? What is the influence of family and neighbourhoods on the development of behaviour among youth? What are the effects of new approaches in junior education? Which method of analysis is most appropriate to which data problem?

Language: English
Duration: 2 years (120 EC)
Degree: Master of Science (MSc)
Start programme: 1st September

Deadline for application:

	EU/EEA citizens: 1st May
	Non-EU/EEA citizens: 1st March
	N.B. If you wish to apply for a scholarship, the deadline for programme applications is two months before the scholarship deadline.

Tuition fees: Detailed information about tuition fees

Details:

	Research Master associated with the Graduate School of Behavioural Sciences and Social Sciences in which additional PhD training is organized
	Highly selective
	Specializations: Social and Organizational Psychology; Clinical Psychology; Sociology; Education and Development; Psychometrics and Statistics
	Member of the CHE Excellence Group

Accreditation: Accredited by the Dutch Government

General information
The five specializations represent the research programmes that are consistently evaluated as among the best in the Netherlands. Each specialization emphasises the integration of basic and applied research. The philosophy is that basic research needs to have relevance for phenomena in society, and that applied research needs to be directly theoretically relevant.

Career prospects
The programme is designed primarily for highly talented, motivated and ambitious students who are interested in pursuing a career in scientific research.

- Conduct fundamental and applied research in the social and behavioural sciences
- Further study and training for a PhD thesis
- Employment in the public or private sector

Admission

	High performance during the Bachelor’s degree programme
	Knowledge of relevant theories and statistics (including multiple regression and analysis of variance), and experience with statistical software packages
	Preference for one of the five research groups
	You may be invited for an interview with the Admissions Board in order to discuss your motivation and aspirations

Students who apply for the programme may be invited for a meeting with the Admissions Board to provide additional information about their motives and aspirations to enter the Master’s degree programme.

Contact
D-Team
Tel.: 0031 50 363 5382
E-Mail: studienbewerber@rug.nl
Website: www.rug.nl/studienbewerber
More informationen abou this programm: Klick here

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