Education in psychology Psychology, like most other undergraduate courses at universities in the Netherlands, is a four year course. In the foundation year, the various subjects are a good indication of what to expect in the rest of the course. In the subjects Introduction to psychology, General psychology, Applied psychology and History of psychology students are given basic literature on psychology. They also work towards their final thesis. In Statistics and Epistemology they get to grips with techniques they will be using in their research projects, and their first thesis is a basic introduction to the whole subject of theses and how to use literature and so on.
Research is the keyword in the second year, the first year in the actual degree course.
The obligatory courses are wide ranging and are designed to develop skills and to teach students the techniques of scientific research. In the third year students may choose their specialisation, which differ per university. They are mentioned below for every faculty of psychology in the Netherlands. Students often also have to take a trainee placement in stead of doing research. The structure described above is generally the same in every faculty in Holland.