Academic Eligibility:
- In order to be successful in this program, you need a solid academic basis in Psychology or a close-related discipline. Typically, successful students in this program have at least a 7,0 average grade (or an equivalent GPA score).
- a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited research university including at least three full years of academic study amounting to a minimum of 180 ECTS or equivalent.
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At least 24 ECTS of completed Psychology courses, consisting of:
- Introduction to Psychology (6 ECTS)
- An (introductory) course ‘Work & Organizational Psychology (6 ECTS) (or an equivalent course; this is compulsory) (6 ECTS).
- A more specialized organizational psychology course (e.g., Human Resource Management, Management and Organization, Human Resource Development, Organizational Behavior, Organizational Development) (6 ECTS).
- One extra psychology course, such as personality, social, clinical, developmental, or cognitive psychology (6 ECTS).
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At least 18 ECTS of completed Quantitative methods courses, consisting of:
- Statistics (6 ECTS)
- Research methods (6 ECTS)
- A more specialized quantitative methods course (e.g., statistical diagnostics, psychometrics, multivariate statistics, multiple regression, or structural equation modeling) (6 ECTS).
Indian Eligibility:
Indian students are eligible to apply if they meet the following eligibility criteria:
- VU Amsterdam requires all applicants to take an English test. Exceptions are made for students who have completed a bachelor's or master's in Canada, the USA, UK, Ireland, New Zealand, or Australia.
- TOEFL and IELTS tests must have been completed no more than two years before 1st September of the year in which your course starts.
- VU Amsterdam offers the TOEFL ITP English-language proficiency test. The test is offered by the VU Taalloket.
International students hailing from non-English speaking countries also need to prove English proficiency through IELTS/TOEFL/any equivalent test to get admission to this program.