MSc Psychology: Social Influence 12 months Postgraduate Program By University of Amsterdam |Top Universities
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Program Duration

12 monthsProgram duration

Tuitionfee

17,700 EURTuition Fee/year

Main Subject Area

PsychologyMain Subject Area

Program overview

Main Subject

Psychology

Degree

MSc

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

Why are emotional appeals in advertising campaigns sometimes effective and sometimes not? How do we encourage fewer people to cycle in pedestrian areas? How do we study the effectiveness of measures to prevent tax evasion? Many organisations and companies benefit from effectively influencing the behaviour of citizens or consumers. There are public health agencies trying to encourage people to exercise regularly, whereas advertising agencies try to increase sales of a particular product and municipalities try to discourage littering in parks. But how can we develop a strategy that is effective in achieving these goals?
During this master’s track, you have the opportunity to deepen your social-psychological knowledge and hone your research skills as well as learn about systematic, critical approaches to applied problems when influencing behaviour. You work through various case studies to learn how to apply scientific knowledge and approaches to applied behavioural influence problems.
You learn how to analyse concrete human behaviour using social-psychological theory and how to generate valid and reliable measurements of (current) attitudes, emotions, motivation and behaviour. You also learn, step by step, how to develop interventions and how to evaluate those interventions using intervention mapping.

Program overview

Main Subject

Psychology

Degree

MSc

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

Why are emotional appeals in advertising campaigns sometimes effective and sometimes not? How do we encourage fewer people to cycle in pedestrian areas? How do we study the effectiveness of measures to prevent tax evasion? Many organisations and companies benefit from effectively influencing the behaviour of citizens or consumers. There are public health agencies trying to encourage people to exercise regularly, whereas advertising agencies try to increase sales of a particular product and municipalities try to discourage littering in parks. But how can we develop a strategy that is effective in achieving these goals?
During this master’s track, you have the opportunity to deepen your social-psychological knowledge and hone your research skills as well as learn about systematic, critical approaches to applied problems when influencing behaviour. You work through various case studies to learn how to apply scientific knowledge and approaches to applied behavioural influence problems.
You learn how to analyse concrete human behaviour using social-psychological theory and how to generate valid and reliable measurements of (current) attitudes, emotions, motivation and behaviour. You also learn, step by step, how to develop interventions and how to evaluate those interventions using intervention mapping.

Admission Requirements

100+
7+
190+

12 Months
Sep

  • Candidates are required to submit an essay(s) for acceptance

Tuition fees

Domestic Students

2,530 EUR
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International Students

17,700 EUR
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