Educational Psychology: Learning and Performance Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences (ESSB), Erasmus University Rotterdam

Is this the programme you're looking for?

Do you wish to improve your comprehension of human learning and performance? Do you wonder how people can learn and perform optimally? Then this master track is the right choice for you as we offer you one of the best master programmes in Psychology in the Netherlands.

The study programme in a nutshell

This master offers an integral approach to current issues in the area of learning performance. You will discover how people learn and perform optimally, and which mechanisms are involved in the learning process. With these insights you can make learning environments as effective as possible for each individual learner.

What you will learn

Our Educational Psychology master is a one-year graduate programme designed to equip students with the analytical skills and conceptual knowledge to be able to work independently and in collaboration with field experts of their desired specialisation.

Is this the right programme for you?

Learning and performance are essential aspects in our daily lives. It does not matter whether you are young or old, beginner or expert, student or employee: learning and performance are central to our development for a large part of our lives. This master programme includes all of these facets and prepares you for the challenges about learning and performance in the field.  

Entry requirements

Prior education

You are eligible for admission to the Master programme if you have successfully completed a Bachelor’s or undergraduate degree* from a research university. Whether you are eligible for admission, depends on the specific degree you have obtained.

* Comparable to the Dutch academic level according to the standards of the Dutch Organisation for International Cooperation in Higher Education (Nuffic).

Admission

You will be admitted to the master’s programme if you have successfully completed one of the following programmes:

• Bachelor Psychology at Erasmus University Rotterdam
• Bachelor Psychology at a Dutch research university (i.e., you will not be admitted with a degree from a University of Applied Sciences (i.e., “Hoger Beroepsonderwijs”))

Find out more: Admission requirements for Master Educational Psychology: Learning and Performance | Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences | Erasmus University Rotterdam