Clinical Psychology

Overview

You will address these and similar kinds of questions in the Master’s programme Clinical Psychology at Utrecht University. 

You will acquire and develop fundamental knowledge of and skills in evidence-based psychotherapies and become familiar with prevailing research methods in the field of clinical psychology.

Driven by research and clinical experience

The lecturers from this Clinical Psychology programme at Utrecht University work in clinical practice and/or do state-of-the-art theoretical or applied research at Utrecht University. This integration of science and practice forms the basis of the teaching approach in this programme.

Learn to work in a multidisciplinary way

Clinical psychology is always interacting with other disciplines due to the context in which behavioural and health problems arise. Examples are medicine, biology, neurology, pharmacology, economics, sociology and social psychology. This will therefore be a considerable focus of attention. 

Some lectures will also be taught by (guest) lecturers from diverse disciplinary backgrounds. And finally, you will often work in a multi-disciplinary context during your internship as well. 

This means that clinical internships need to be done in native language organisations, which for international students often necessitates doing the internship elsewhere. For them it is strongly suggested to try to acquire an internship position immediately after application.

Career Prospects

After completing this Master’s programme, you will fulfil the requirements to become a basic psychologist (Dutch Association of Psychologists (NIP)). This gives our Dutch students an excellent starting position in a junior level job. 

For our international students, the programme prepares you either for a fine career in or outside academia. Your career prospects are partly determined by your specialisation and which country you want to pursue your career. 

You will, for example, be qualified to work as:

• a basic psychologist (in a clinical setting)

You can work at various types of institutions such as:

• institutions for (ambulatory) mental healthcare (such as the Riagg ambulatory mental health services)

• hospitals

• care and nursing homes

• rehabilitation centres

• psychiatric institutions

• institutions for refugee care

• judicial institutions

• practice support General Practitioner care

Accreditation

Accredited by the NVAO - Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders.