Psychology

Entry requirements

Admission requiremenst

Language requirements

You need to be fluent in both written and spoken English. Students without a Dutch Bachelor's degree or VWO diploma need one of the following:

Language tests and scores

• TOEFL

Minimum score: 100

Subscores: 22

Please note: the TOEFL Home Edition is not accepted.

• IELTS Academic

Minimum score: 7.0

Subscores: 6.5

• Cambridge C1 Advanced

Minimum score: 185

Subscores: 176

• Cambridge C2 proficiency

Minimum score: 185

Subscores: 176

Months of entry

September

Course content

Are you interested in the complexity of human behaviour? Would you like to contribute to people's wellbeing and processes of change in our society? If so, a Master's programme in Psychology might be the right choice for you! Radboud University offers two English-taught specialisations in Psychology: Work, Organisation and Health and Behaviour Change.

What will you learn?

The study programme focusses on both theory and practice and will train you to become a practice-based researcher. You study scientific theory to become a general psychologist and learn how to implement your knowledge. In both specialisations, you will apply theory to practice and you will gain valuable experience during your internship, so you’re well prepared for your career.
You will also learn to do research on many topics and issues within Work, Organisation and Health Psychology and Behaviour Change.

Specialisations

• Psychology: 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!
• Psychology: Work, Organisation and Health - Do you aim to bring out the best in people? Do you want to motivate them to work with pleasure and in good health? If these questions spark your interest, then this Master’s specialisation is the right choice for you!

Information for international students

Application deadlines

Non-EU/EEA students

• The deadline for non-EU/EEA students who wish to apply for a scholarship is 31 January prior to the September intake. For the requirements and selection procedure for scholarships, please check our scholarship overview.
• The deadline for those not applying for a scholarship is 1 April for non-EU/EEA nationals for the September 2026 intake. You can apply for the September 2026 intake from 1 October 2025.

EU/EEA students

• The application deadline for EU/EEA students with housing assistance for the September 2026 intake is 1 May, and the deadline without housing assistance is 1 July. You can apply from 1 October onward for the 2026/2027 academic year.

The application deadlines for Master’s starting in February are 1 November for non-EU/EEA citizens and 1 December for EU/EEA citizens.

Fees and funding

Radboud University offers 3 different scholarships that are open to prospective Master's students from non-EU/EEA countries and who want to follow an English-taught Master's programme.

Radboud Scholarship Programme

The Radboud Scholarship Programme offers talented, highly motivated, non-EU/EEA students with outstanding study results the opportunity to be awarded a partial scholarship for an English-taught Master’s programme.

NL Scholarship (for prospective students)

The NL Scholarship (formerly known as Holland Scholarship) is a partial scholarship for non-EU/EEA students who want to do their Master’s in the Netherlands.

Fulbright-Radboud Scholarships

The Fulbright Commission, sponsored by Radboud University, is offering scholarships for talented American students to study at Radboud University.