During your Master’s in Psychology, you will collect a total of 60 EC within one year. The curriculum consists of four compulsory courses for the specialisation in Conflict, Risk & Safety, one elective course, a master’s thesis, and an internship.
Student workload at Dutch universities is expressed in EC, also named ECTS (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System), which is widely used throughout the European Union. In the Netherlands, each credit represents 28 hours of work.
Conflict, Risk & Safety
Specialisation coursesCompulsory for the specialisation in CRS.
20 EC
Elective courseYou can choose one of the following three elective courses.
5 EC
Internship
10 EC
An internal or external internship of 10 EC is part of your study programme.
Master’s thesis
25 EC
You will finish your Master’s in Psychology with your master’s thesis. The choice of your graduation subject is largely up to you.
Total EC first year
60 EC
Within your Master’s you will go on an internship. This is a great way to familiarise yourself with the work field and practise professional skills, as well as an excellent opportunity to increase your network!
Within the specialisation in Conflict, Risk & Safety, there are many interesting options open to you. You might write an advisory report or design (or test) a training or assessment tool. The types of organisations you can complete your internship in is quite diverse, from consultancy agencies such as Berenschot and Dialogic, to governmental organisations such as the Ministry of Justice and Security or the Dutch police.
You will complete your Master’s in Psychology by writing your master’s thesis. The choice of your thesis topic is largely up to you. You could come up with your own proposal, or you could connect with ongoing research in areas such as risk and crisis communication and/or decision-making, (cyber)crime, conflict mediation, victimology, safety perceptions, etc. You could complete (part of) your graduation project at an external organisation as well (e.g. victim support agencies, police, government institutions, research or consultancy agencies). This is a great way for you to combine your academic skills with hands-on experience!