Education in the field of Psychology

The faculty of Psychology offers the following educational programmes:

• Premasters and bridging programmes
• Short bachelor programme Psychology
• Bachelor programme Psychology
• Liberal Arts and Sciences - Open bachelor Psychology
• Master programme Psychology with four specialisations
• Certified professional programmes
• Short courses (korte cursussen)

The language of these programmes is Dutch.
The short courses on Anthrozoology are in English

Go to the page Onderwijsaanbod (in Dutch) for more information about these programmes.

Research in the field of Psychology

The research of the Faculty of Psychology is coordinated in the research programme Understanding Human Change in a Dynamic, Digital Era. All research activities and als the PhD research focuses on the themes described in this programme.

Go to the research pages on Psychology for more information on research topics, projects and publications.

The Faculty also participates in an OU-wide multidisciplinary research program: Safety in Urban Environments, which started in 2018.

Organisation of the Faculty of Psychology

Dean: prof. dr. Arjan Bos
Coordinator research: prof. dr. Catherine Bolman
Coordinator education: dhr. dr. Jannes Eshuis

Within the faculty there are five departments:

• Health Psychology
  Head of department: mw. prof. dr. Lilian Lechner
• Lifespan Psychology
  Head of department: mw. prof. dr. Nele Jacobs
• Work and Organisational Psychology
  Head of department: prof. dr. Joris van Ruysseveldt
• Clinical Psychology, which includes the special chair on Anthrozoölogie
  Head of department: prof. dr. Susan van Hooren
• Theory, methods and statistics
  Head of Department: prof. dr. Jules Ellis

Go to the overview of the staff of the faculty of Psychology.