Biological Sciences - Evolution of Behaviour and Mind University of Amsterdam

Overview

The Biological Sciences - Evolution of Behaviour and Mind program at University of Amsterdam builds on the internationally renowned research of the Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED), the Psychology Research Institute (PRI) and the Center for Research in Experimental Economics and Political Decision Making (CREED).

Teaching and learning activities are firmly integrated with the current research. Track-specific research can be fundamental (e.g., the evolution of cooperation, foraging cognition) or applied (e.g., the evolution of mental disorders, decision making).

It is, if you:

• are interested in studying the behaviour of humans and other animals and the underlying motives from an evolutionary perspective;

• want to explore behaviour and mind from a comparative perspective;

• want to learn more about behaviour and mind from the integrative perspective of biology, psychology, anthropology, and other sciences;

• are interested in creating your own learning path with a lot of freedom to choose electives and projects related to the evolution of mind and behaviour in The Netherlands, Europe or anywhere in the world.

Career prospect

Graduates of the Master's programme in Evolution of Behaviour and Mind will have had excellent research training that allows them to pursue their PhD at the UvA or at other universities, academic institutes and international research organisations.

Alternatively, graduates are qualified for careers in, for example,

• Research: PhD position on a topic related to Evolution of Behaviour and Mind
• Applied researcher, e.g.,  at TNO or CBS
• Education: teaching at universities, HBO (e.g., Toegepaste Biologie), high schools (with a Bachelor degree related to Biology)
• Policy: working for the government or city (e.g., animal welfare, health programs, nature conservation, community development, innovations), zoos, museums (e.g., NEMO), charities
• Advise/consultancy/management: advising companies about and managing behavioural and organizational change programs and strategies
• Statistics: data analyst