Psychology

The master's specialisation Economic and Consumer Psychology makes you an expert in the field of the psychological determinants of economic and consumer decision making (e.g., why people buy certain products or services).

The Leiden programme in Economic and Consumer Psychology has a core curriculum with a focus on the integration of psychological and economic theories and practice. The programme provides students with in-depth knowledge of the field by emphasizing general principles that underlie economic and consumer behaviour.

Questions that will be studied include: How do consumers decide what to buy? How rational are our choices? How do we sell our own products and ideas to others?

As economic behaviour overlaps to a large extent with social behaviour, this master's specialisation has a lot to offer in answering these questions.

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The master's specialisation Occupational Health Psychology at Leiden University draws upon and integrates knowledge of several disciplines in psychology, with a clear focus on workers and their work setting.

This one-year specialisation focuses on the application of psychology to protect and promote the safety, health, and well-being of workers - with the aim to improve the quality of working life.

Occupational Health Psychology is designed to address the contemporary societal concerns for occupational health and safety. The term 'health' in 'occupational health psychology' does not only include workers' physical state, but also emotional, cognitive, motivational and behavioural aspects.

You will learn to look at the context of the workplace from different disciplines: Health Psychology, Social and Organisational Psychology and Applied Cognitive Psychology. This makes Occupational Health Psychology a very wide-ranging specialisation.

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In this Methodology and Statistics in Psychology master's specialisation you will learn to apply and understand the most up-to-date methods and statistics in psychological research.

The objective of the programme is to equip you with advanced training in research methods and professional skills. This will prepare you both for a career involving psychological research as well as for the application of scientific knowledge and methods in various professional settings.

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In the Master's specialisation in Social and Organisational Psychology you study behaviour in formal and informal groups, such as sports or work teams.

The one-year programme has a core curriculum that integrates social and organisational theory and practice. Building on this common body of knowledge, you have the option to focus on different issues.

You will choose specific topics for your course assignments, thesis and internship, or select specific elective courses, depending on your interests and ambitions.

The specialisation offers a wide range of topics, with the option to participate in research programmes on cultural diversity, leadership, economic decision-making and environmental behaviour.

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The School Psychology master's specialisation responds to and prepares students for a number of recent changes in the care for children and adolescents. In many countries, schools are increasingly being held responsible for an optimal development of all students, including those with special needs. It is to be expected that schools (primary and secondary) will consult or hire more specialists, such as school psychologists, in order to meet the criteria for inclusive education, for teacher training, and for developing school policy.

The mission of this master's specialisation in School Psychology is to create positive learning environments to support talent development and potential for learning in all students regardless of their initial intellectual level and mental health problems.

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Health and Medical Psychology at Leiden University looks at how health, illness, and recovery are affected by biopsychosocial factors.

There is a strong focus on empowerment, so 'what someone can do', instead of only focusing on what the burden of a specific disease is.

The broad focus is on the relationships between biopsychosocial processes (such as cognitions, emotions and behaviour, psychophysiological stress systems, brain functioning) and health outcomes. More specifically, topics of interest are prevention of disease and promotion of health, and the diagnosis and treatment of the psychological aspects of chronic somatic diseases.

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The mission of the 'Child and Adolescent Psychology' master's specialisation is to facilitate children's and adolescents' optimal development.

During this one-year programme we empower students to then empower young people to successfully negotiate the hurdles inherent to development. This requires accounting for the young person's family and school contexts and the other contexts in which they live (e.g., culture and free time).

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In de specialisatie Klinische Psychologie, onderdeel van de master Psychologie, doe je diepgaande kennis op van de beoordeling en behandeling van psychische problemen.

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Deze opleiding biedt een combinatie van theorie en praktijk, zowel op het gebied van psychotherapie als van research. Hiermee ben je goed voorbereid op de vervolgopleidingen die je nodig hebt om een erkend behandelaar te worden. Tegelijk is deze master ook een uitstekende voorbereiding op een loopbaan als (klinisch) onderzoeker, assessment-expert, beleidsmaker, trainer of coach.

In dit éénjarige programma ontwikkel je je kennis en vaardigheden op drie belangrijke vlakken:

* Klinisch interviewen: je leert hoe je een gesprek voert om je een nauwkeurig beeld te vormen van iemands mentale toestand en ook hoe je signalen en symptomen diagnostisch kunt duiden.

* Basis-therapeutische vaardigheden: je krijgt de tools in handen om therapeutische sessies te organiseren en te begeleiden.

* Wetenschappelijke vaardigheden: je leert hoe je wetenschappelijke literatuur op het gebied van klinische psychologie moet beoordelen en je ontwikkelt de kennis en vaardigheden om onderzoeksvragen te formuleren, om klinisch onderzoek op te zetten, data te analyseren en je wetenschappelijke bevindingen te presenteren.