Social and Organisational 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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Do you want to understand how people function in groups and organisations? In the Master’s specialisation in Social and Organisational Psychology you study behaviour in formal and informal groups, such as sports or work teams. You discover how people’s thoughts, feelings and decisions are influenced by other people.

Career

The Social and Organisational Psychology specialisation trains students for a range of positions in public or private organisations, including:

  • Policy researcher
  • Professional trainer
  • Organisational consultant
  • Marketing professional
  • Public relations officer
  • Personnel manager
  • Mediator
  • Public health adviser, etc

What our alumni say

Philippe van den Berge, MSc

“ After completing my mandatory internship, at Maes & Lunau Executive Search, I was offered a job at this head-hunting consultancy.”

“Before starting my studies I had already set my mind on working in the business world. I read the programmes for the master’s and found the content of the S&O master’s interesting as I thought it would give me the right tools for success in my future endeavours. I hoped the master’s programme would be challenging, and that’s exactly what it was.

After completing my mandatory internship at Maes & Lunau Executive Search, I was offered a job there, which I decided to accept. Maes & Lunau is a headhunting consultancy. I didn’t know much about the headhunting business, but the company turned out to be one of the top five executive search consultancies in the Netherlands. We handle positions which vary from senior management to board room level for listed companies, family businesses, mid and small-sized companies, and healthcare organisations.

My task is to find the best fit between the profile we are looking for and the profile of a possible candidate. The question I need to ask myself is whether a candidate would fit within the organisational culture of a company. This is where my psychology background comes into use. Looking back, the courses on culture and diversity and the social psychology of organisational behaviour gave me a particular perspective on how I analyse and approach this task.

The S & O master’s brought me closer to achieving my goals because here I am: playing a role in a company at the top of its business sector.”