Research Master Social and Behavioral Sciences
Are you an excellent student and interested in conducting scientific research in the Social and Behavioral Sciences? Then this is the master programme for you! During a two year programme in English, that is comparable to MSc., you will follow state-of-the-art courses and be involved hands-on in research of your teachers.
The programme is focused on two key disciplines within Social and Behavioral Sciences at Tilburg University: the major Psychology and the major Social Sciences. Depending on the chosen major, a subsequent minor is chosen. Within the major Psychology students choose one of the three minors: the minor Psychology and Society, the minor Psychology and Health, and the minor Methodology and Statistics. Within the major Social Sciences students choose one of the two minors: the minor Social Sciences and the minor Methodology and Statistics.
The aim of the two-year master's programme is to give talented young researchers the tools they need to conduct fundamental scientific research. It provides students with the knowledge and skills to carry out research at the frontiers of the substantive fields in which the staff of the faculty is specialized. The faculty's best researchers and research groups participate in this programme.
The Research Master's programme is challenging and very intensive. Every year, a maximum of 30 talented and motivated students with strong analytical skills and good academic record are admitted to the programme. The programme starts every year in September. Students have to apply to enter the programme.
Student experience
Nicoleta Meslec - international student
"What differentiates this programme from similar others is the international traineeship. Going to a conference or a summer school is compulsory and the costs are covered by the university. Although it's your own responsibility to search for an event that suits your research interests, you can easily get advice from one of your supervisors. The relation with them is informal and usually easy to establish."
