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1 Master s Program Institute of Psychology General Information 28 August 2014 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 One year MSc program or longer? 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 program Annual performance evaluation of teaching staff External evaluation: Accreditation ( )

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

6 Mentorship Three individual meetings: Sept. 2014, Febr. 2015, Sept 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 Mandatory courses from other MSc specialisations, only after one year of studies in your first MSc specialisation, require early approval by study advisor Mirthe Haas Electives at other institutes / other universities require early approval by Examination Committee

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

9 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). Cultural Aspects of Health and Health Care (5 EC)

10 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

11 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

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

13 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

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

15 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

16 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.

17 Anti-plagiarism The Faculty of Social Sciences uses an electronic system 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.

18 Next... Emma Lamers Study Association Labyrint and Mirthe Haas Mieke du Plessis practical info today s enrolment usis N.B. do not enrol in courses that you will not take!