Health Psychology Erasmus University Rotterdam

Overview

On this Health Psychology degree offered by Erasmus University Rotterdam  you will explore how psychological insights, evidence-based methods, and user-centered design approaches are applied to create innovative solutions that address societal needs, tackle psychological problems, promote healthy behaviours, and prevent unhealthy ones.

Key facts

• You’ll become familiar with various models of behaviour change and health behaviours, gaining a strong theoretical understanding and practical skills in intervention design and implementation, practicing with real world cases. 

• For example, you will be challenged to develop ideas on how to change the food environment into a healthy one or develop a concept of an app to enhance resilience and improve mental health.

Career opportunities after graduation

• After graduating, you can work, for example, as a behaviour change specialist in public health services, healthcare, and private organizations (e.g., governmental institutions, NGOs, consultancy firms, scientific associations), or as a research scientist in academic institutions. 

• You can also work as a digital intervention designer, project manager or UX researcher in tech and e-health companies.