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1 Master s Program Institute of Psychology General Information 29 January 2015 Arjaan Wit

2 Institute of Psychology Scientific Director Prof. Dr. Michiel Westenberg BSc + MSc Student Secretary Dr. ArjaanWit Nienke Gulpers Drs. Anna Zandvliet Psychology Office Anna Zandvliet Hetty Simonis Mirthe Haas Wilma van Velzen Master s Program Committee Dr. Winnie Gebhardt (Chair) Research Master s Program Committee Prof. Dr. Sander Nieuwenhuis (Chair)

3 Overview Quality control Mentorship MSc programs Master Thesis Lab Study Associations: Student Section N.I.P. Labyrint. Ethics Code Practical info + today s enrolment procedure

4 Quality Control Evaluation of all MSc courses Annual survey of MSc programs Annual performance evaluation of teaching staff External evaluation: Accreditation ( )

5 Student participation in quality control Shared responsibility Participation in Master s Program Committees: students and members of teaching staff International Student Platform Candidacy per master s specialisation / track in September

6 Mentorship Individual meetings: Febr. 2015, Sept. 2015, Febr Study progress Choices to be made: internship, requirements for post-master training Referral to advisors with special expertise

7 MSc Program 60 EC 20 EC mandatory courses 20 EC master thesis 10 EC electives from own / other MSc specialisation 10 EC internship or 20 EC clinical internship CP, CNP, HP, CAP most often longer than 20 EC x 28 hrs = 560 hrs Mandatory courses from other MSc specialisations, only after one year of studies in your first MSc specialisation, require early approval by study adviser Mirthe Haas Electives at other institutes / other universities require early approval by the Board of Examiners (Examencommissie)

8 MSc Program (research) 120 EC 40 EC general modules 20 EC track-specific courses 20 EC electives 20 EC research internship 20 EC master thesis optional, extra-curricular 20 EC clinical internship for Dutch-speaking students in Clinical and Health Psychology Developmental Psychology

9 Requirements for post-master training in the NL See e-study guide (in Dutch, MSc pages)

10 Briefly, for students with BSc Psychology Leiden Univ. # To apply for p-m training Health Care Psychologist (GZ): = 20 EC Clinical internship in field of HCP incl. * Basisaantekening Psychodiagnostiek * Organisatorische, ethische en juridische aspecten van de gezondheidszorg # To apply for p-m training Psychotherapist (PT): Bachelor courses, not included in ECs of the MSc program:. Seksuologie (5 EC). Bio-psychopathologie en Psychofarmacologie (5 EC). Cross-cultural Psychology of Health and Illness (5 EC)

11 Internship international students Very limited availability of English spoken internships in clinical fields CP, CNP, HP, CAP: => try in countries whose language you speak Internships CP, CNP, HP, CAP (10 EC): = > contact your mentor for internships offered by the Institute of Psychology

12 Preparatory Statistics Extra-curricular, obligatory for some MSc students To make up for deficiencies (Data file management, SPSS, T-test, Regression, ANOVA, CHi 2 ) to meet the methodological standards of the master thesis Offered twice a year: Semester 1 and 2 Enrolment today

13 Grading in the Netherlands. Examinations (open questions, multiple choice): Full range: Assignments, internship report, master thesis: Restriction of range: (1 2 3) (10)

14 Master Thesis Lab Room 6C02 22 places to work Exemplary theses Workshops * Consultancy on academic writing, statistics * NOT a substitute for your own thesis supervisor

15 http: // - Toolbox: online course materials for finding scholarly information: Tutorial Leiden Catalogue and Digital Library Library Course: a short introduction on demand for students from outside Leiden University Manuals and demos about databases Walk-in courses

16 Excursions Lectures Info (2 x per year) about post-master training In collaboration with Labyrint: yearly conference (May) to broaden your perspective on labour market Many activities in Dutch

17 Ethics Code Comply with the guidelines of the Ethics Code in interacting with clients fellow students staff members see Ethische Beroepscode N.I.P. Ethical Code of Conduct A.P.A.

18 Anti-plagiarism The Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences uses an electronic system (Turnitin) for the detection of plagiarism in students written work. In the event of academic fraud in a course assignment, thesis, or examination, the Board of Examiners can exclude the student from further participation in the program.

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