Occupational Health Psychology

Specialisation of: Psychology
Degree: Master of Science in Psychology
Mode of Study: Full-time
Duration: 1 year
Start date: September and February
Language of instruction: English
Location: Leiden
Croho/isat code: 66604
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Are you interested in the new but rapidly developing area within psychology, Occupational Health Psychology (OHP)? This specialization refers to the application of psychology to protecting and promoting the safety, health, and well-being of workers. The purpose is to improving the quality of working life. OHP is designed to reflect the contemporary societal concerns for occupational health and safety.

Pre-master’s

Students with a bachelor’s degree that is not in Psychology or students with a Dutch higher professional education (HBO) degree may apply for the pre-master’s programme. This one-year programme is taught in Dutch.

More information can be found on the Psychology website (in Dutch).

Pre-master's student

Merette Lansbergen

“The pre-master’s prepares you for one of the specialisations, after which you can carry on directly to your chosen programme. This way I could get my master’s in two years.”