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519 Master's degrees in Social Sciences in Netherlands

Cultural Anthropology - Sociocultural Transformation
The Cultural Anthropology - Sociocultural Transformation programme at Utrecht University will provide you with the knowledge and skills to address these issues through high-calibre research.

Anthropology and Development Studies
How do bottom-up initiatives of people striving for racial justice, political change or climate change awareness arise and evolve? This Anthropology and Development Master's expands your knowledge and research skills. Let’s contribute to society!

Sustainability Transitions
The Sustainability Transitions degree from Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences is for future change-makers who want to drive systemic change in business, policy, and society through applied research and transition thinking.

Youth Development and Social Change
Youth Development and Social Change program from Utrecht University will prepare you for a career in the field of youth research, youth care and youth policy.

Youth, Education and Society
The Youth, Education and Society programme at Utrecht University is the only Master’s programme in the Netherlands that specifically focuses on innovating pedagogical policy and practice, both nationally and internationally.

Cultural Antropology - Sustainable Citizenship
This Master’s programme in Cultural Antropology - Sustainable Citizenship at Utrecht University departs from an integrated understanding.

Economics and Data Analysis
Economics and Data Analysis at Utrecht University provides you with the solid theoretical foundation in microeconomics, macroeconomics and econometrics, necessary for applied quantitative data analysis.

Geographical Information Management and Applications (GIMA)
Geographical Information Management and Applications (GIMA) from Utrecht University is a two-year joint-degree Master of Science programme, available in both part-time and full-time modes.

Gender Studies (Research)
Gender Studies (Research) programme at Utrecht University combines a thorough grounding in the historiography and contemporary state of Gender Studies as a discipline with intensive training in the critical practice of cultural theories and epistemologies from feminist, postcolonial, critical race, and queer perspectives.

International Relations and Security Studies
The International Relations and Security Studies course at Webster Leiden Campus provides a distinctive gateway to the world of global governance.

Global Urban Transformations
During Master’s programme Global Urban Transformations from Utrecht University your aim is to find the answers and contribute to a more inclusive and sustainable world.

Psychology - Counseling Psychology
The mission of the MA in Psychology, Emphasis in Counseling Psychology program from Webster Leiden Campus is to provide its participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to become competent in counseling psychology through academic and experiential learning.

Development and Socialisation in Childhood and Adolescence
The Master’s programme in Development and Socialisation in Childhood and Adolescence at Utrecht University focuses on both normal and abnormal development processes. Explicit attention is given to the study of interventions and risk factors in children’s and adolescent’s cognitive and social-emotional development and adjustment.

Sociology and Social Research
In the Sociology and Social Research programme at Utrecht University, we will teach you to develop explanations for relevant social phenomena using state-of-the-art theory from Sociology, but also other disciplines such as Economics and Psychology. You will test these explanations using quantitative empirical research methods.

Social Challenges, Policies, and Interventions
Social Challenges, Policies, and Interventions at Utrecht University equips you to take on roles that involve building bridges between different stakeholders in a wide range of social challenges.

Urban and Economic Geography
In this Urban and Economic Geography programme at Utrecht University you will study the city and its economic, social and cultural developments from various academic perspectives and thematic angles, with an interdisciplinary approach.

Cognitive Neuroscience - Language and Communication (Research)
The acquisition and comprehension of language are based on extremely complex cognitive processes which are not yet entirely understood. It’s these processes, and their biological underpinnings, that form psycholinguistics’ field of study and are the basis of the Cognitive Neuroscience - Language and Communication (Research) programme at Radboud University.

Arts and Culture
What does Mondrian tell us with his painting 'Victory Boogie Woogie' and how can we understand Vermeer's 'Girl with a Pearl Earring'? Who actually pays for art and culture? What role models does Hollywood provide us with? If these are questions that interest you, then you should definitely consider the Master’s in Arts and Culture.

Economics
Develop expertise in devising solutions to real-world problems together with students from all over the world. Society faces several pressing challenges, including biodiversity loss, climate change, poverty, inequality and anti-democratic tendencies. Tilburg University offers the Economics programme.

Environment and Society Studies - Environmental Justice and Governance
Environmental justice is a core, urgent issue in sustainability. Who benefits or suffers from pollution? This specialisation explores how to create a healthy environment for people, animals, and nature, while ensuring fair and just sustainability transitions.