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Maastricht, Netherlands

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Maastricht University, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience

Which working conditions help prevent mental fatigue? What determines the effectiveness of a team? And how do you stimulate innovation? These are some of the topics that Work and Organizational psychologists study.

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International Joint Master of Research in Work and Organizational Psychology

The master's in Forensic Psychology is a highly challenging program that operates at the intersection between psychology and the justice system. The program prepares you for a career as a scientist-practitioner in the mental health field.

Master Forensic Psychology

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1 year

In the Cognitive Neuroscience specialisation, you'll study the human brain and how it relates to cognition, perception, and behavior. The programme combines in-depth knowledge of human brain function and cognition with practical training in applying non-invasive brain imaging techniques such as EEG and fMRI.

Master Psychology: Cognitive Neuroscience

The master’s specialisation in Developmental Psychology will help you understand how certain behaviors and cognitive functions relate to a person’s psychological and biological constitution and the development of the brain. The cognitive-biological orientation of this programme is unique in Europe. You’ll study the most recent developmental theories and research findings. And you’ll learn to apply various diagnostic and research tools in the clinical field and developmental research.

Master Psychology: Developmental Psychology

In the specialisation in Health and Social Psychology, you'll study behavior and behavioral change using methods from clinical and social psychology.

Master Psychology: Health and Social Psychology

In the master’s specialisation Legal Psychology, you’ll learn how to apply principles from cognitive and – to a lesser extent – clinical psychology to issues in the legal system. Questions that are typical for Legal Psychology are: ‘How reliable are eyewitness testimonies?’ and ‘Do serious criminals have brain dysfunctions that make them permanently dangerous to society?’. Psychologists with a background in Legal Psychology ask questions that have direct relevance to the legal arena and conduct research to address these questions.

Master Psychology: Legal Psychology

If you choose to specialize in Neuropsychology, you'll study normal and deviant behavior in relation to brain structure and function.

Master Psychology: Neuropsychology

In the master’s specialisation in Work and Organisational Psychology, you’ll study how people behave in organizations and why they behave the way they do. The program combines theoretical knowledge about organizational psychology with practical applications that can be implemented in organizations.

Master Psychology: Work and Organisational Psychology

The specialisation in Clinical Psychology provides students with the theoretical background and clinical insights necessary for future research in the various fields related to mental health.

Research master Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience: Clinical Psychology

In the Cognitive Neuroscience specialisation, you acquire a unique combination of in-depth knowledge on human brain function, perception, and cognition, paralleled with extensive and hands-on training for using the most advanced non-invasive brain imaging (including fMRI, fNIRS, DWI, EEG/MEG) and brain stimulation (TMS, tDCS) techniques. The obtained knowledge and skills provide an excellent background to flexibly apply these techniques in fundamental as well as applied and clinical research settings.

Research master Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience: Cognitive Neuroscience

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This specialisation provides you with a theoretical background and practical experience in pharmaceutical drug research & development, medicinal nutrition, and personalized healthcare. You will have interactions with industry and regulatory agencies. The overarching theme is the pipeline of drug research & development from the design of the molecule to its applications in healthcare settings.

Research master Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience: Drug Development and Neurohealth

The specialization in Fundamental Neuroscience provides you with both a theoretical background and practical experience in research at the interface between psychology and biology.

Research master Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience: Fundamental Neuroscience

The Neuropsychology specialisation offers an integrated curriculum that includes most aspects of basic and applied neuroscience. Under the guidance of a multidisciplinary team of main psychologists, psychiatrists, and psychopharmacologists as well as biologists, you will learn to use state-of-the-art clinical and neuroimaging techniques (like EEG and fMRI) and behavioral laboratory facilities.

Maastricht University, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience

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