19 Full-time Master's in Organisational Behaviour in Netherlands

Making (economic) policy smarter and effective as advisor, policy maker or manager? Introducing psychology, political science and sociology in governmental and non-governmental policy design will bridge the gap between theory and practice.

Join the Human Resource Studies - Learning and Development track at Tilburg University and become a human resources expert, specialized in the relationship between work, well-being, and performance. You seek the perfect balance between organizational performance and employee well-being.

Become a human resources expert, specialized in the relationship between work, well-being, and performance. You seek the perfect balance between organizational performance and employee well-being. Learn to combine insights from social sciences and business studies into HR policies and practices that improve individual, team, and ultimately organizational performance in a sustainable way.

Are you interested in the field of Human Resource Studies, Methods and Statistics, Organization and Management Studies, Sociology, Social Psychology (Economic Psychology, or Work and Organizational Psychology), but want more focus on research and research skills? Then the two-year Research Master in Social and Behavioral Sciences is the perfect fit for you. Specialize by choosing 1 of 7 profiles.

How can you design and change organisations to deliver societally responsible and economically valuable contributions? Learn to successfully mobilise action in organisations to address contemporary societal challenges.

Learn to identify organizational problems and how to develop, implement, and communicate research-based solutions. Organization and Management Studies focuses on various forms of organizations and organizing (project teams or joint ventures). Choose a broad program that focuses on collaboration and change, or specialize in organizing and managing global social challenges or digital transformation.

Integrate labour law, social policy and human resource management to take a European perspective on the international labour market. You will combine knowledge of these different fields with a modern skill-set, which will make you a highly sought-after professional. You will learn to solve legal and policy issues that arise in an international market with free movement. Study online or on-campus.

In the Master’s track in Work and Organizational Psychology at Tilburg University you will learn how to apply science-based solutions to human problems in work and organizational settings. You learn how to optimize employee performance, improve processes and relationships, enhance fairness and equity in teams, and increase subjective well-being in organizations. 

Become an expert in managing a culturally diverse workforce within companies and organizations with the Management of Cultural Diversity program from Tilburg University. Research multilingualism, gender inequality, and intercultural competences. Develop policies solving important societal challenges such as equal opportunities, in educational, healthcare and the participation of refugees.

Are you intrigued by the complexity of human behaviour? Are you inspired to learn more about emotions, motivations, and the cognitive aspect that regulates human behaviour and decision-making? This Behavioural Science (Research) programme from Radboud University might be just for you!

Join the Human Resource Studies - Managing Employee Experiences track at Tilburg University and become a human resources expert, specialized in the relationship between work, well-being, and performance. You seek the perfect balance between organizational performance and employee well-being.

Do you aim to bring out the best in people? Do you want to motivate them to work with pleasure and in good health? If these questions spark your interest, then this Psychology Master’s specialisation is the right choice for you!

Examine how digital technologies impact core organizational processes and reshape relationships between and within organizations. In the track Organizing and Managing Digital Transformation at Tilburg University you study how organizations respond, adjust, and navigate technological transformations from multiple perspectives.  This is a track of the MSc Organization and Management Studies.

In the MSc Change Management programme from University of Groningen, which is both academically rigorous and societally relevant, you will learn to deal with the complexity of organisational change as a dynamic interplay of organisational, technological, cultural and human factors. 

Work and Organisational Psychology from Maastricht University combines theoretical knowledge with practical applications that can be implemented in organisations and build a strong foundation for an academic career.

The Psychology - Coaching and Vitality in Organisations programme of the University of Amsterdam focuses on occupational health psychology, more specifically the psychology of interventions that promote the well-being and functioning of people at work. The background, development, and application of work-related coaching and other interventions play a key role in this track.

The International Joint Master of Research in Work and Organizational Psychology of the Maastricht University trains you to be an advanced work and organizational psychologist (WOP), ready to address the demands and complexities of workplaces now, and in the future.

The Psychology - Consultancy and Organisational Development programme of the University of Amsterdam focuses on organisational psychology; this discipline studies the relationship between employees and their social working environment (e.g., colleagues, supervisors, teams, organization as a whole).

The Psychology - Work and Organizational Psychology course offered at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam offers you plenty of opportunities to study what you are interested in—from how you carry out your research and study of clinical psychology in the broadest sense, to genetic predisposition, treatment or healthcare.