Reflecting on Psychology

Study mode:On campus Study type:Full-time Languages: English
Local:$ 2.1 k / Year(s) Foreign:$ 14.7 k / Year(s) Deadline: Nov 15, 2025
80 place StudyQA ranking:3779 Duration:12 months

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Using perspectives from Philosophy of Science, Science and Technology Studies (STS), Sociology, Anthropology and Cultural Studies, this master encourages students to open up the black box of Psychology, and to explore its relations with other parts of science and society. Questions that might be discussed or explored include: * How should psychology be positioned between the humanities, life sciences and natural sciences? * How do we weigh the evidence coming from such diverse sources as experiments, case histories or introspection? * What is the value of MRI-scans in moral and scientific debates? * Where should we draw the line between treatment and enhancement when it comes to psychotropic drugs? * How do media creations of autism in novels and films influence the clinical reality of autism? Reflecting on Psychology aims to attract a relatively small number of students who will be supervised individually and encouraged to come up with their own research topics. Students from Reflecting on Psychology will become skilled in writing, qualitative analysis and reflection. So, do you like reading, thinking and writing? Did you enjoy courses like Theory of Science and Philosophy of

Accreditation: NVAO

Erasmus Mundus program: This is an Erasmus Mundus program.

Admission requirements

To apply for this program, first go to Studielink. In Studielink, you first need to select “Psychology” from the drop-down list of study programs. After you have submitted your details in Studielink, you will receive an e-mail with the information necessary to activate your user account for OAS (the Online Application System). In OAS you can choose for the specific master program. See the following website for some guidance in OAS: http://www.rug.nl/education/international-students/application-procedure. Please upload the following documents in OAS: * a certified copy of the (Bachelor) diploma on the basis of which you ask admission to our programme (both original language and translated in English) * a certified copy of your transcript of records (both original language and translated in English) * a certified copy of your results for one of the mentioned English tests (exc. for native speakers) * a copy of your passport or ID card * a letter of motivation * two references Please send all documents to: Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Admissions Office, Faculteit Gedrags- en Maatschappijwetenschappen, Broerstraat 5, 9712 CP Groningen, The Netherlands. If you have any doubts about your application, please contact us at: bss.msc.admission@rug.nl.

Other requirements

  1. schriftelijk verzoek To apply for this program, first go to Studielink. In Studielink, you first need to select “Psychology” from the drop-down list of study programs. After you have submitted your details in Studielink, you will receive an e-mail with the information necessary to activate your user account for OAS (the Online Application System). In OAS you can choose for the specific master program. See the following website for some guidance in OAS: http://www.rug.nl/education/international-students/application-procedure. Please upload the following documents in OAS: * a certified copy of the (Bachelor) diploma on the basis of which you ask admission to our programme (both original language and translated in English) * a certified copy of your transcript of records (both original language and translated in English) * a certified copy of your results for one of the mentioned English tests (exc. for native speakers) * a copy of your passport or ID card * a letter of motivation * two references Please send all documents to: Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Admissions Office, Faculteit Gedrags- en Maatschappijwetenschappen, Broerstraat 5, 9712 CP Groningen, The Netherlands. If you have any doubts about your application, please contact us at: bss.msc.admission@rug.nl.
  2. aanvullend vak Applicants should have qualifications that justify the expectation of successful completion of the programme in due time. These qualifications include knowledge and experience in relevant theories, statistics and experience with statistical software packages. Please be aware of our high level of statistics during the bachelor psychology programme and subsequent to this the required high level of statistics in our master Psychology programme.
  3. taaltoets cijfer Non-native English speakers must moreover provide evidence of satisfactory results for one of the standard tests below : * CPE: A, B or C * CAE: A, B or C * TOEFL: 580 paper-based or 237 computer-based or 92-93 internet-based * IELTS: Band 6.5
  4. vooropleiding (ISPAC: vereiste vooropleiding) In order to start the master in Psychology programme you have to be formally admitted to the programme. You can be admitted to the master programme per the first of September. All students with a bachelor Psychology from a non-Dutch university have to follow this procedure: Applicants require a Bachelor's degree in Psychology or an equivalent competence in terms of: * Knowledge of disciplinary subjects in psychology and their applications, * Good skills in designing psychological research and reporting it, * Solid knowledge of methods of data collection and statistical analysis, * An analytical and critical attitude enabling you to assess scientific information, * Motivation to acquire knowledge and skills at a postgraduate level


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