Master Psychology
The master’s degree in Psychology has 11 specializations, also known as ‘tracks’. In the Dutch-taught tracks, at least part of the teaching is in Dutch. In the English-taught tracks, most or all of the teaching is in English.
Some tracks have limited numbers of places available. An overview of these can be found under the heading ‘master’s tracks: starting dates and available places’ on this page.
- Applied Cognitive Neuroscience
- Applied Social Psychology
- Clinical Forensic Psychology and Victimology
- Clinical Neuropsychology
- Environmental Psychology
- Klinische Neuropsychologie
- Klinische Psychologie
- Ontwikkelingspsychologie
- Talent Development and Creativiy
- Theory and History of Psychology
- Work, Organizational and Personnel Psychology
Application, Selection and Admission in steps
Whether you can be admitted to a master’s track first of all depends on your previous education. In addition, some master's tracks have specific criteria that must be fulfilled.
Checklist before applying:
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Check under step 1 whether you satisfy all the admission requirements and criteria.
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You can apply between 15 August and 1 October/15 November (depending on your chosen track) for the start of the master's degree in February 2025.
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Make sure you make a well-considered choice, because you can only graduate in one Master’s track. Once you have been placed in a track, you cannot switch to another track before the start or during the master's program.
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You can apply before you complete your bachelor's degree, but must have obtained your Bachelor’s degree before the start of the master's programme.
Most master’s tracks have more admissible students than available places. A selection procedure, including a selection test, therefore applies. There are also a number of tracks without selection procedures, to which you can be directly admitted.
An overview of available places for each track can be found under the heading ‘master’s tracks: starting dates and available places’ further down on this page.
Master’s tracks with selection procedures |
Master’s tracks without selection procedures |
Klinische Psychologie |
Applied Social Psychology* |
Application deadline - master’s tracks starting in February 2025 |
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1 October 2024 |
15 November 2024** |
Application deadline - master’s tracks starting in September 2025 |
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1 March 2025 |
1 May 2025** |
* These tracks only start in September
** Please note - students from outside the EU/EEA
We strongly advise you to submit your application in good time (more than a month in advance) so that you will have enough time to arrange or extend your visa.
Several weeks after the application deadline, you will be notified whether you qualify for admission to the Master’s track(s) of your choice, whether you need to participate in a selection procedure, and what the next steps in your admission process are.
If you apply for a master’s track with a selection procedure, you will be invited to take a selection test. Please note that in order to be invited to take the test, you will have to provide a sufficiently serious motivation for your track preference in the application form.
Test
The selection test is a general test of your knowledge of topics that are likely to have been covered by general Bachelor’s degree programmes in Psychology. The test will consist of 60 questions, take 90 minutes, and will be administered in English.
Location
The selection test will be held on site in Groningen.
Eligibility for an online test
Students who are working on or have completed a Bachelor’s degree outside the EEA and are still living outside the EEA* will be given the opportunity to take the selection test online. You may also be eligible for an online test if you (temporarily) live outside the EEA for study-related activities that are relevant to your current Bachelor’s degree or your desired Master’s track. The test will then be administered with online surveillance. In both cases, contact the admissions committee via toelatingscommissie.masterpsy@rug.nl.
*Including the United Kingdom and Switzerland, students from these countries must also take the selection test on-site.
Selection test |
Start Februari 2025 |
Start September 2025
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Date |
16 November 2024 |
3 May 2025
1.30-3 p.m. CET |
Location |
Aletta Jacobs Hall |
Aletta Jacobs Hall
Blauwborgje 4 Groningen |
Practice test
We would like to give you the opportunity to familiarize yourself with the content and method of the test. Examples of test questions can be found in Selectietoets - oefenvragen (PDF document).
A practice test will be made available in due course, so that you can also become familiar with the test environment. You will be notified of this via email.
Place allocation
A ranking list will be drawn up for each track based on the selection test and a ballot, listing all students who indicated this track as their first choice, supplemented with students who indicated the track as their second choice. Given the limited validity of the test, a high/low categorization will be used rather than a full ranking based on test scores. Students will be placed in the categories High or Low based on their scores, in such a way that a large majority will fall into the High category.
Subsequently, for each track, the students in the High category will be placed on the ranking list for the track in random order via a ballot, after which the students in the Low category will be added to the bottom of the list in random order via a ballot. This will first be done for the students who indicated the track as their first choice, and subsequently (and therefore below them on the ranking list) for the students who indicated the track as their second choice. In this way, each student is assigned a ranking number on the list for the track(s) of their choice. Students with ranking numbers at or below the maximum number of available places will be offered a place in the track. All others are placed on the waiting list in the ranking order, and will be assigned a place as soon as one becomes available.
Students who fail to secure a place in the track of their choice can try again in a future selection procedure. The results of previous selections will not count in future selection procedures, and the selection test will have to be taken again.
Overview of application dates and deadlines
Starting date
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Tracks
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Available places
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1 Feb 2025
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Applied Cognitive Neuroscience
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unlimited
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Clinical Neuropsychology
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5
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Klinische Neuropsychologie
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18
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Klinische Psychologie
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26
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Ontwikkelingspsychologie*
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10
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Theory and History of Psychology
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unlimited
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Work, Organizational and Personnel Psychology
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unlimited
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1 Sep 2025
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Applied Cognitive Neuroscience
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unlimited
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Applied Social Psychology
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unlimited
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Clinical Forensic Psychology & Victimology
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30
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Clinical Neuropsychology
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10
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Klinische Neuropsychologie
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37
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Environmental Psychology
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unlimited
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Klinische Psychologie
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48
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Ontwikkelingspsychologie*
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30
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Talent Development and Creativity
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unlimited
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Theory and History of Psychology
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unlimited
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Work, Organizational and Personnel Psychology
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unlimited
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* Starting from September 2025, the track Ontwikkelingspsychologie will only begin in September.
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Master’s tracks with selection procedures
Klinische Psychologie, Ontwikkelingspsychologie, Klinische Neuropsychologie, Clinical Neuropsychology, Clinical Forensic psychology & Victimology*, Talent Development and Creativity*
Application for starting date |
1 Feb 2025 |
1 Sep 2025 |
Application |
15 Aug 2024 - |
15 Jan 2025 - |
Decision on application and accessibility |
No later than |
No later than |
Selection test |
16 Nov 2024 |
3 May 2025 |
Results of selection test |
No later than |
No later than |
Biweekly updates on admission to students on waiting list |
10 Dec 2024 - |
3 June 2025 - 26 Aug 2025 |
Actual admission
once all requirements have been satisfied, such as degree certificates, courses, language requirements, tuition fees |
No later than (preferably sooner) |
No later than (preferably sooner) |
Master’s tracks without selection procedures
Applied Cognitive Neuroscience, Applied Social Psychology*, Environmental psychology*, Theory and History of Psychology, Work, Organizational and Personnel Psychology
Application for starting date |
1 Feb 2025 |
1 Sep 2025 |
Registration |
15 Aug 2024 - |
15 Jan 2025 - |
Decision on application and accessibility |
No later than |
No later than |
Actual admission |
No later than (preferably sooner) |
No later than (preferably sooner) |
* These tracks only start in September
** Please note - students from outside the EU/EEA
We strongly advise you to submit your application in good time (more than a month in advance) so that you will have enough time to arrange or extend your visa.
18 t/m 22 November 2024
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Information about the UG Master’s degree programmes for current university or university of applied sciences Bachelor’s students.
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24 t/m 28 March 2025
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Information about the UG Master’s degree programmes for current university or university of applied sciences Bachelor’s students.
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Your career already starts during your studies. Career Services BSS will help you shape this career. What would you like to specialize in, and what will you be able to do after you graduate? Are you considering a career as a psychologist, manager, lecturer, behavioural scientist, consultant, researcher, HR advisor, or educationalist? Or have you not decided yet and would like some information about possible options or where to start exploring?
Would you like to hear from a hands-on expert what it is like to study Psychology? Our student ambassadors are happy to answer all your questions about the Psychology programme.
For the Dutch Psychology programme, contact voorlichting.psychologie rug.nl.
For the English Psychology programme, contact studyinformation.bss rug.nl
If you have any content-specific questions about the degree programme in Psychology, please have a look at the website, or contact a study advisor: studyadvice.psy rug.nl.
Who can I contact if I have questions about:
> registration (general)
Please contact the Department of Student Information & Administration (SIA)
> the content of the Psychology degree programme
Please contact the BSS Student Service Desk and Administration. First, check the current opening hours and telephone availability of the department.
Email: owbalie.gmw rug.nl, tel.: +31 (0)50 363 6301.
If you have a brief question, you can also send an email to the study advisor via studieadvies.psy rug.nl. You can make an appointment with the study advisor via the Student Service Desk.
> admission and selection procedure for the Master’s degree programme in Psychology
Please contact toelatingscommissie.masterpsy rug.nl
> a specific track
Please contact the coordinator of the track: Applied Cognitive Psychology | Applied Social Psychology | Cognitieve Psychologie en Psychofysiologie | Environmental Psychology | Klinische Psychologie | Klinische Neuropsychologie | Ontwikkelingspsychologie | Talent Development and Creativity | Theory and History of Psychology | Work, Organizational and Personnel Psychology
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