Social and Health Psychology

Overview

Investigate the social and health-related aspects of behavioural regulation

During Master’s programme in Social and Health Psychology  programme at Utrecht University , you will explore leading theories and concepts and their interconnections with various fields of study. 

We will also devote a considerable amount of time to advances in research skills in methods and statistics, and you will be trained to use and develop cutting-edge research tools through participation in ongoing projects, where you will gain research experience in the study of behavioural regulation.

Multiple perspectives

The two-year curriculum involves multiple perspectives of the study of behavioural regulation ranging from concrete views (social cognition and neuroscience) to global views (relationships, welfare, and health). Considerable attention is paid to misregulation and underregulation (dysregulation) of behaviour in the context of social and health-related issues.

Education built on research

The Social and Health Psychology programme is supported by the Department of Psychology, and includes a broad set of research approaches and methods to the study of human behaviour, including experimental research in laboratories, field experiments, surveys and observational studies,  experience sampling and simulation studies.

Programme Goals

Through this Master’s programme, you will develop into a qualified psychological scientist who is ready for a PhD position or a research career outside academia. You will have the training and tools to use multiple research methods to investigate social and health-related issues related to behavioural regulation.  

Career Prospects

This programme prepares you for a scientific career in academia, research institutes, government organisations, NGOs, or private enterprises.

The programme also prepares you for a career as an applied researcher in different educational institutions and educational services. Our graduates have obtained positions such as:

• Trainee in Strategy and Policy for the Information Society at TNO

• Disability research analyst at JBS International, Inc.

• MRI flow manager at UMC Utrecht

• Junior researcher at NIVEL

• Sociotherapist at Altrecht Aventurijn

• Psychologist and researcher at Rivierduinen Leiden

• Sales consultant at Elliott Browne

• Certified passion test facilitator at Happiness Heard Your Name

Accreditation

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