DDM Sustainability and Environmental Psychology
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen

Deze opleiding
locatieGroningen |
diplomaMSc |
typedouble degree, 60 EC |
taalvolledig Engels |
opleidingsduur2 jaar voltijd |
accreditatiesNVAO |
croho-code60260 |
numerus fixusnee |
honoursnee |
The programme, exceptional in Europe and beyond, is offered by Leuphana University, renowned in the field of sustainability science and University of Groningen, leading in the field of environmental psychology.
In general, the combined programme covers 1) human perception and behaviour related to sustainable development, and 2) the interplay between humans and their natural and built environments.
Specifically, the double degree addresses social, economic, and environmental issues in the transition towards sustainability and focuses on psychological processes such as problem-solving, decision-making, self-regulation, social identification, attitude change, or conflict resolution and their impacts on present and future generations’ quality of life.
Waarom aan de RUG?
- is a unique master that directly addresses the grand, pressing societal challenge of climate change for which specialists are needed;
- trains you to be that specialist able to address those pressing environmental and sustainability issues on multiple levels (individuals, organisations, policy, governance, etc.);
- offers joint supervision from supervisors with different backgrounds, joint lectures and active debates covering different disciplines related to climate change and sustainability;
- allows you to work on real-life problems in multiple courses and master thesis research;
- allows you to explore the existing networks of the Leuphana and Groningen groups for internship possibilities;
- provides you with more possibilities for interdisciplinary collaboration (which is critical for addressing sustainability problems!);
- will prepare you better for the global labour market, both in and outside academia.
Studieprogramma

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Complementary Studies 1 | |||||||||
Introduction to Psychology and Sustainability | |||||||||
Psychology and the Community: Diagnosis of time and Sustainability | |||||||||
Psychology and the Individual: Self-Regulation and Sustainability | |||||||||
Psychology and the Society: Political negotiations and Sustainability | |||||||||
Research methods: Multivariate Approaches | |||||||||
Complimentary Studies 2 | |||||||||
Research Methods: Interdisciplinary Approaches | |||||||||
Selected Topics in Psychology | |||||||||
Sustainability Psychology: Research & Application | |||||||||
Transdisciplinary Research Project |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||
Advanced research Methods in Social and Organizational Psychology (recommended, methodology course) | |||||||||
Environmental Psychology (foundation course) | |||||||||
Repeated Measures (methodology course) | |||||||||
Master Thesis and Internship | |||||||||
Designing Interventions (recommended, skills course) | |||||||||
Personal, Social and Cultural Change (skills course) | |||||||||
Selected Topics in Environmental Psychology (foundation course) | |||||||||
Test Construction (methodology course) | |||||||||
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Sustainability (foundation course) |
profielen
profiel
Leuphana University originated in 2006 from the unique opportunity to rethink the concept of a university. It is a foundation under public law and regarded to be a place fostering the desire to know, ingenuity, individual growth, and public engagement. With over 9,500 students, Leuphana is a medium-sized German university with about 180 professors and about 400 research assistants. The three guiding principles of Humanism, Sustainability and Application-Orientation shape its academic mission.
profiel University of Groningen - 2nd year: Environmental Psychology
Questions like these are addressed in the Master programme 'Environmental psychology'. The programme focuses on the interactions between humans and their environment. You will acquire theoretical knowledge and methodological skills to understand and address the human dimension of environmental and energy-related problems. The program is taught by the world-leading Environmental Psychology group at the University of Groningen.The expertise gained in this master is essential in attempts to limit global climate change and its negative impacts, and adapt successfully to the consequences of climate change. Governments and companies seek advice from environmental psychologists to understand the human dimension of sustainable development, and leading journals, such as Nature, stress the importance of the social sciences for solving environmental and energy-related problems. This master will equip you for job opportunities that focus on finding effective and acceptable societal solutions to these problems.Also, in cooperation with Leuphana University, we offer the Double Degree Master Sustainability and Environmental Psychology.
Onderwijs
taal van onderwijs | 100% en |
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avondonderwijs | n.v.t. |
afstandsonderwijs | n.v.t. |
De stad
studentaantallen
613 | studenten volgen deze opleiding |
72% | daarvan is vrouw |
39 | eerstejaars gestart in 2019 |
67% | daarvan is vrouw |
29331 | studenten aan de Rijksuniversiteit Groningen |
51% | daarvan is vrouw |
studievereniging
VIP
De studievereniging van Psychologie is de VIP. Met ruim 2300 leden en ruim 160 actieve leden zijn zij de grootste en misschien wel de gezelligste studievereniging van Groningen.De VIP organiseert het hele studiejaar diverse activiteiten gerelateerd aan je studie. Zo zijn er lezingen, workshops, een uitwisselingsweek en congressen. Ook kun je je studieboeken met korting bestellen bij de VIP. Daarnaast is er natuurlijk ook volop aandacht voor de sociale kant met borrels en grote feesten.
Keuzehulp

Studievergelijker
DDM Sustainability and Environmental Psychology
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Klinische Psychologie
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Ontwikkelingspsychologie
€ 303 gemiddelde kamerhuur |
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Applied Social Psychology
€ 303 gemiddelde kamerhuur |
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Psychologie
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95% vrouw |
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Klinische Neuropsychologie
€ 303 gemiddelde kamerhuur |
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95% vrouw |
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Clinical Psychology
€ 303 gemiddelde kamerhuur |
24 eerstejaars |
95% vrouw |
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100% Engelstalig |
Environmental Psychology
€ 303 gemiddelde kamerhuur |
24 eerstejaars |
95% vrouw |
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100% Engelstalig |
Clinical Forensic Psychology and Victimology
€ 303 gemiddelde kamerhuur |
24 eerstejaars |
95% vrouw |
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100% Engelstalig |
Theory and History of Psychology
€ 303 gemiddelde kamerhuur |
24 eerstejaars |
95% vrouw |
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100% Engelstalig |
Talent Development and Creativity
€ 303 gemiddelde kamerhuur |
24 eerstejaars |
95% vrouw |
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100% Engelstalig |
Work, Organizational and Personnel Psychology
€ 303 gemiddelde kamerhuur |
24 eerstejaars |
95% vrouw |
? uur contacttijd/week |
100% Engelstalig |
Work, Organisation and Health
€ 315 gemiddelde kamerhuur |
2 eerstejaars |
100% vrouw |
? uur contacttijd/week |
100% Engelstalig |
Psychologie
€ 315 gemiddelde kamerhuur |
2 eerstejaars |
100% vrouw |
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100% Nederlandstalig 100% Engelstalig |
Gezondheidszorgpsychologie
€ 315 gemiddelde kamerhuur |
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NAN% vrouw |
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Behaviour Change
€ 315 gemiddelde kamerhuur |
2 eerstejaars |
100% vrouw |
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100% Engelstalig |
Psychologie
€ 424 gemiddelde kamerhuur |
36 eerstejaars |
75% vrouw |
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60% Nederlandstalig 40% Engelstalig |
Feiten en / studie in cijfers
studentoordelen
deze opleiding | landelijk | |
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algemeen oordeel | 3.9 | 4.0 |
inhoud | 3.8 | 3.8 |
docenten | 3.7 | 3.7 |
studiefaciliteiten | 3.9 | 3.6 |
studielast | 3.2 | 3.2 |
studiebegeleiding | 3.2 | 3.3 |
In 2017 hebben meer dan 280.000 studenten hun oordeel gegeven over hun studie en instelling.
DDM Sustainability and Environmental Psychology aan de Rijksuniversiteit Groningen is beoordeeld door 163 respondenten. Gemiddeld waarderen ze de opleiding met 3.9 uit 5.
Na de studie

Beroepsperspectief / arbeidsmarkt
Although sustainability traditionally has been addressed from a top-down perspective such as the development of measures on the level of political, economic, or technical systems (system-to-individual perspective), the implementation of measures towards sustainable development inevitably needs to take the individual stakeholders and actors within these systems into consideration (individual-to-system perspective).
With its specific focus on the psychological processes of the individual, this Master's programme provides you with sound theoretical knowledge, embracive methodological skills, and impactful practical tools on how to analyse, describe, change, and predict sustainability-related cognitions, emotions, and motivations. Thus, graduates of the master's programme are highly trained in dealing with one of the most fundamental leverage points of sustainable development: the individual person as an active constituent in the process of transformation towards sustainability.
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Potentiële beroepen
(such as grid operators, energy providers and water companies)
(for example at MilieuCentraal)
(e.g. at national or municipality level)
for environmental or sustainability policies
in research and education in sustainability sciences and/or psychology
Contact

Dr. Kai Zhang

Dr. Goda Perlaviciute and Dr. Lise Jans
Bezoek de website van deze opleiding.