Psychology

specialisatie Child and Adolescent Psychology

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).

specialisatie Clinical Neuropsychology

The one-year master's specialisation in Clinical Neuropsychology focuses on fostering clinical and scientific skills based on a solid theoretical background as well as practical training in neuropsychology and (clinical) neuropsychological research.In Leiden, we aim to prepare students for a job market that encompasses clinical work and research, but also focuses on innovation and technological advances. Neuropsychologists play an important role in the management of brain diseases. The demand for their services is becoming greater as the population ages and medical (neuro)technology advances.

specialisatie School Psychology

A unique feature of our programme is the mix of a focus on supporting all school pupils to do well academically and emotionally as well as a focus on youths with special needs (e.The mission of this new master 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.

specialisatie Clinical Psychology

The aim of this program is to offer you a balanced combination of theory and skills training – as regards both psychotherapy and research.The content of our teaching is informed by the department's research program, which focuses on mood disorders, anxiety disorders, traumatic stress and personality disorders.

specialisatie Applied Cognitive Psychology

In this one-year programme the emphasis is on translating theory into practice. Areas covered include cognitive enhancement and cognitive ergonomics.

The knowledge you acquire can be used for optimising the cognitive capabilities of people of all ages, for giving advice on the optimal circumstances for performance and learning and for study of the effects of drugs on human performance. But also for developing accident-prevention programmes or user-friendly tools and interfaces as well as for improving decision-making processes.

specialisatie Health and Medical Psychology

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.

specialisatie Methodology and Statistics

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.

specialisatie Occupational Health Psychology

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.

specialisatie Social and Organisational Psychology

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

specialisatie Economic and Consumer Psychology

, 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.

honours-/excellence program Leiden Leadership Programme

The Leiden Leadership Programme (LLP) is an honours programme of 15 ECs on top of the regular master's curriculum. The programme consists of training courses, seminars and a practical assignment.

Are you looking for an extra challenge in addition to your Leiden master's programme? Are you adventurous enough to look beyond the borders of your own master's programme? The Leiden Leadership Programme may be just what you are looking for. The programme gives you the opportunity to develop your leadership skills. You will follow seminars and courses, as well as carrying out a practical assignment for a company or organisation as part of a small, multidisciplinary team. Your lecturers will be leading academics and experienced professionals from the business sector.

Students can apply who have:

• Good study results in the bachelor's programme;
• The ambition and motivation to develop leadership qualities;
• A broad and interdisciplinary span of interest.