Master Psychology: Work and Organisational Psychology
Maastricht, Netherlands
DURATION
1 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Request application deadline *
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
EUR 32,000 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* for non EU/EER and 1 June for EU/EER students
** institutional fees top; low - EUR 13,000 per year; high - EUR 25,000 per year | statutory fees: EUR 2.601 per year
Key Summary
Introduction
Curriculum
Programme outline
During the first semester, you will take several courses and skills labs that will familiarise you with work and organizational psychology, particularly the cognitive issues of the domain. The courses you will take are Work psychology, Human resources, Organization and cognition, and Human performance. In the second semester, you'll continue to develop professional skills, complete a research project and write your master’s thesis.
Develop your professional skills
One of the key features of the programme is its focus on skills development. Over an eight-week period starting in January, a series of assignments and workshops will stimulate further development of the primary competencies of work and organizational psychologists. You will practice skills such as coaching, selection interviews, needs analysis, intervention, and training design. You may work on the assignments in either a simulated or a real-life organizational setting. Afterward, you will complete an activity report in which you will reflect on your professional development.
Research internship & thesis
The research internship gives you the opportunity to participate in the ongoing research of the faculty’s academic staff. Our themes include Recovery and well-being at work, Inclusive organizations, Leadership, Teamwork, Work and technology, Occupational neuroscience. You will design and pursue your own research question, which will be the foundation of your master's thesis.
Problem-Based Learning
This programme is taught using Problem-Based Learning (PBL). In small tutorial groups of 10 to 12 students, you'll seek solutions to ‘problems’ taken from real-world situations. Instructors act as facilitators, giving help as it’s needed. This allows you to build independence and develop problem-solving skills that you’ll need in the field. This active, dynamic and collaborative learning method has one of the highest knowledge retention rates of any instructional method.
International classroom
From day one of the programme, you’ll be challenged with differing viewpoints and experiences as you interact with staff and students from all over the world. Your worldview will be enhanced by this interaction, bringing you closer to the programme’s goal of teaching students not only facts and concepts but also international accessibility and understanding. Roughly 80% of the students in this master’s programme come from outside the Netherlands. Such diversity creates an international atmosphere that is strengthened by the international orientation of the programme.