As a bachelor's student from a university of applied science (HBO), you need to complete a pre-master's first. The Pre-Master's brings your knowledge and skills up to the required academic level and has a study load of 45 EC. Whether you are eligible for the Pre-Master's depends on your previous HBO education and the specialisation you want to follow.
Whether you might be admitted to the (Pre-)Master's, depends on your previous education. There are several ways to find out if your bachelor's is sufficiently related.
Below, you can find a selection of HBO programmes that may provide access to one or more Psychology specialisations.
Conflict, Risk & Safety (CRS)
Health Psychology & Technology (HPT)
Educational Psychology (EP)
Human Factors & Cognition (HFC)
Communicatie
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Engineering
Forensisch Onderzoek
Fysiotherapie
Human Resource Management
Industrieel Product Ontwerpen
Integrale Veiligheidskunde
Klimaat en Management
Learning and Development in Organisations (opleidingskunde)
Leraar Gezondheidszorg en welzijn
Logopedie
Mens en Techniek
Oefentherapie
Opleiding tot leraar basisonderwijs (PABO)
Opleiding tot Verpleegkundige (HBO V)
Pedagogiek
Psychomotorische therapie
Social Work
Toegepaste Psychology
Vaktherapie
The admission requirements for Positive Clinical Psychology & Technology (PCPT) are more specific. The PCPT Pre-Master's is only open to students with a Bachelor's degree in Applied Psychology (Toegepaste Psychologie, 240 EC, full-time), including the clinical track (specialisatie Gezondheidspsychologie, formerly Klinische Hoofdstroom) from Saxion University of Applied Sciences in Deventer.
PCPT also has a selection procedure and a maximum of 70 places in the Master's.
Other (related) bachelor's could be admissible too. Find out if your educational institution is listed below and select your bachelor's to see if you might be able to enrol in the (Pre-)Master's in Psychology.
Can you follow this Master's after your bachelor's?
Is your bachelor's degree not listed? You may still be eligible if your previous education is sufficiently relevant to Psychology. In all cases, the admission committee will conduct an individual assessment procedure to determine if you have sufficient basic qualifications in Psychology. Therefore, know that you can always apply for admission.
Your previous education determines which Psychology specialisation you may be eligible for. You must have obtained your HBO degree no more than ten years ago. The admission requirements differ between the specialisation Positive Clinical Psychology & Technology (PCPT) and the other Psychology specialisations:
*This specialisation has a maximum of 70 places. Read more about the selection procedure.
You have two options of completing the Pre-Master's:
After completing your HBO Bachelor's degree and the Pre-Master's, you can start the Master's in Psychology in February or September. The Pre-Master's also starts in February and September.
Check the application deadlines before applying. However, the deadline depends on the route you choose. For following (part of) the Pre-Master during your HBO Bachelor's – the so-called transfer minor – the deadline is earlier than the deadline when you wish to follow the Pre-Master after the HBO programme.
How you apply, depends on whether you take the Pre-Master's during or after your HBO bachelor's. If you take (part of) the Pre-Master's during your bachelor's, you apply for a transfer minor via the Kies op Maat website. If you decide to do the Pre-Master's after completing your bachelor's, you apply via Studielink.
You can apply before graduating. You may receive conditional admission based on your transcripts, curriculum information and expected graduation date. You must obtain your HBO Bachelor's degree before completing your enrolment in the (Pre-)Master's.