Child and Adolescent Psychology Leiden University

Overview

The mission of the Child and Adolescent Psychology MSc programme at Leiden University is to facilitate children’s and adolescents’ optimal development. We do this by empowering students to then empower young people to successfully negotiate the hurdles inherent to development. This requires accounting for the young person’s family and school contexts and the other contexts in which they live (e.g., culture and free time). 

The programme offers intensive courses in understanding, assessing, and treating the wide range of psychological and educational difficulties that may be experienced by young people.

Students can orient their study programme towards work with young people in clinical and/or educational settings. 

Reasons to choose Child and Adolescent Psychology at Leiden University

• You will receive personal guidance within the master specialisation and you will have a mentor who will help you with choices and progress.

• You will acquire sound knowledge, but you will also be trained in practical skills in the intensive courses that we offer. 

• If you finish this master specialisation succesfully, you will be able to investigate, treat and make a connection with children with psychological and educational issues. Besides, you are also an expert in the field of normal development of children and youngsters; which makes you part of a dynamic group who holds our future in their hands.