Social and Organisational Psychology Leiden University

Overview

Do you want to understand how people function in groups and organisations? You discover how people’s thoughts, feelings and decisions are influenced by other people.

The Social and Organisational Psychology MSc programme at Leiden University has a core curriculum that integrates social and organisational theory and practice. Building on this common body of knowledge, you can focus on different issues. You will choose specific topics for your course assignments, thesis and internship, or select specific elective courses, depending on your interests and ambitions.

The staff of the Social and Organisational Psychology specialisation offer a wide range of topics, with the option to participate in flourishing research programmes on cultural diversity, leadership, economic decision-making and environmental behaviour.

Reasons to choose Social and Organisational Psychology at Leiden University

• The Social and Organisational department has a lot of very interesting research projects. You can possibly write your thesis or do an internship at one of these projects.

• You have a lot of freedom within Social and Organisational Psychology to choose the subjects you like most, for your internship, thesis and elective courses.

• Theory and practise are closely related in this specialisation.

• Examples from your daily life will be used in the coursework, which will make the discussions actual and relevant.

• Because your knowledge as a Social and Organisational Psychologist is relevant in nearly every workfield, you can work for a lot of different organisations, in a wide variety of functions.