MSc in Behaviour Change

Are you interested in what determines human behaviour and how we can change it? Do you ever wonder what motivates us as human beings? Would you like to research this in a scientific way and apply your knowledge in practice? This Master's is for you!

Something for you?

• You will gain profound insight into the driving force behind people's motivation.
• You will be trained to become an expert in behaviour change.
• You will have the opportunity to apply all your knowledge and skills to solve an actual behaviour change problem in the professional field.
• Your prospects as a graduate psychologist are quite diverse, ranging from commercial clients to government agencies or charities.

What will you learn

The study programme incorporates both theory and practice and has been carefully designed. It will train you to become a practice-based researcher, being able to get to work immediately. During the internship, you can focus on the aspects that you find most interesting.

Behaviour is being increasingly examined in different areas within various organisations and companies. These are developments that bode well for your future professional prospects. Furthermore, successful completion of this programme will provide you with the opportunity to work in a wide range of areas and professions.

Graduates have found work in many different professions, e.g. as advertising or marketing expert (both online and offline), information officer, communication consultant, project manager, researcher, prevention expert, health promoter or policy officer in local, provincial or national government. You could also consider doing a government or corporate traineeship.