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master s programme in behavioural science msc faculty of social sciences international master s programme multidisciplinary themes nothing is as fascinating as human behaviour why are there so many people called dennis living in denver for example and why do some people become addicted and others not behavioural scientists at radboud university nijmegen investigate the answers and can teach you how you can set up valid experiments to study human behaviour a distinctive feature of this master s programme is its multidisciplinary approach psychologists and educationalists work together on themes such as addiction dyslexia phobias relationships stereotypes and stress this integrated approach is highly appreciated by our master s students they are also very satisfied with the wide choice of topics unique facilities the master s programme is closely related to the research done at in the internationally renowned behavioural science institute this institute has unique facilities for experimental and field research one example is our virtual reality laboratory where we can observe people s often unconscious behaviour the bar lab ­ equipped with hidden cameras recording devices and a professional beer tap ­ can be used for observation studies the observation lab can be used for experiments with children and adolescents our unique eeg bus makes it possible to measure processes in the brain at specific locations like schools for example finally we are able to use the new eeg fmri and meg facilities of the donders institute for neuroimaging of course you too ­ as a master s student ­ will be using these facilities as part of your research training research training during the first year you will follow advanced courses in fundamental aspects of behavioural science theory and research you will also receive a thorough practical training in advanced data analysis as well as experimental and non-experimental research methods you will carry out research ­ in small groups ­ in one of our many ongoing research projects in the past students have published their results in international journals and­ already during their studies ­ they have made valuable contributions to progress in science in addition to our regular programme we offer workshops and lectures by international guest lecturers during your second year you will write your own research proposal and ­ under the supervision of our experienced scientists ­carry out your own research and report it in the form of a journal article.

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the programme the programme takes two years and consists of the following components first year 60 ec · basicprinciplesofbehaviouralscience · twooutofseveralgeneralbehaviouralsciencecourses · twooutofseveralspecificcorethemecourses · advanceddataanalysis · researchtraining · workshopsandcolloquia · minorresearchproposal · minorresearchproject second year 60 ec · philosophyofbehaviouralscience · electivecourses · majorresearchproposal · majorresearchproject · master sthesis you can choose pedagogy psychology or a combination of both as your main subject area and you can follow lectures in both fields there is also a behavioural neuroscience track in collaboration with the cognitive neuroscience research master once you ve graduated you ll be awarded a master of science degree msc career prospects you will receive a thorough training in research seventy percent of our students go on to phd projects in nijmegen or elsewhere in the world after graduation our graduates also find employment as researchers or policy advisors in government agencies and research institutes admission requirements · theequivalentofthedutchbachelor sdegreeinpsychology pedagogy educational science biology or artificial intelligence evaluation by the examination commission · astrongmotivation · goodtoexcellentgradesplustworeferenceletters · fluencyinenglish,bothwrittenandspoken:toeflscore of at least 600 paper-based 250 computer-based 100 internet-based or ielts 7.0 for non-native speakers of english this master s programme begins in september the deadline for application is june 1 of each year international students are advised to start the application procedure before january 1 in order to have enough time to arrange practical matters or to apply for a scholarship such as the huygens programme more information ms marieke van lier secretary drs wendy de graaf programme coordinator e bs@bsi.ru.nl i www.ru.nl/master/behaviouralscience www.internationalmasters.eu publication date september 2010

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