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519 Master's degrees in Social Sciences in Netherlands

Positive Psychology and Well-being
The Master's Positive Psychology and Well-being trains you to become a scientist-practitioner in the broad field of psychology. You focus on people’s strengths and talents, the positive aspects of human functioning. You can apply this within the broad domain of mental health services, schools, and companies. This a track of the master’s program Social Psychology.
Maritime Economics and Logistics
The Maritime Economics and Logistics Programme from Erasmus University Rotterdam is designed to give you outstanding qualifications and to provide you with a wide array of both subject-specific and transferable skills so that you can experience prospects for desired positions and (re)boost your career in the Maritime and Logistics industry.

Tourism and Culture
By combining historical, literary, art-historical and other humanities approaches, and by integrating academic research with practical challenges, Tourism and Culture will train you as an academic expert and an innovative professional.
Archaeological Science
The Archaeological Science MSc programme at Leiden University delves into the specifics of archaeological methods and techniques. The combination of hands-on field experience and laboratory work offers a challenging and rewarding research environment.

International and European Law
The challenges of our time constantly demand urgent international and regional legal responses. Become a professional who is equipped to navigate how international and European law affects global governance, organizations, tribunals, courts and actors at the national, European and international level. This interdisciplinary program offers you the opportunity to tailor your specializations.
Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology
At Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology from Leiden University, choose one of our three unique specialisations: design your own Global Ethnography project, work as a research intern in a Policy in Practice project or set up a Visual Ethnography project and translate your research findings into a documentary.

Economics - International Political Economy
Uncover the economic and political dimensions of global issues and power struggles behind policy choices. Learn to understand and explain the world from the perspectives of different stakeholders.
Economic Geography (Human Geography)
The Economic Geography (Human Geography) programme of University of Amsterdam focuses on how the globalised economy has affected the lives of people in different parts of the world.
Cultural Analysis (Arts and Culture)
The two-year Cultural Analysis (Arts and Culture) programme of the University of Amsterdam is dedicated to the interdisciplinary analysis of culture at large, including art, literature, cinema, and new media.
Education and Child Studies (research)
The aim of the Education and Child Studies (research) MSc programme from Leiden University is to promote the scientific development of young academics on the path to becoming independent researchers within education and child studies and related disciplines.
Biomedical Sciences Communication
The Biomedical Sciences Communication MSc program at Leiden University focuses on the interaction between science and society and concerns science communication in a broad sense. You combine your research training with different aspects of science communication.
Middle Eastern Studies
Do you want to become a specialized expert on the region and its conflicts and meet the huge societal demand for knowledge and insights in the Middle East? Then join our Master’s programme Middle Eastern Studies in University of Groningen.

Econometrics and Operations Research
Do you want to learn to forecast economic developments or to create IT solutions to solve production issues? The Econometrics and Operations Research programme from Maastricht University allows you to do just that. Econometrics is used in every area of economics, from business and finance to macro- and micro-economics.
Arts and Culture - Design Cultures
In the Arts and Culture - Design Cultures programme offered at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam you explore the history and theory of design, but also discover how design intersects with contemporary issues such as identity, mobility, ecology, overconsumption and inequality.

European Governance
The Master's degree programme in European Governance from Masaryk University allows you to explore diverse environments of both schools situated in lively European metropolises which you will be able to live in for a year each – the first one in Brno, Czech Republic and the second in Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Classics and Ancient Civilizations (research)
The Classics and Ancient Civilizations (research) MA programme at Leiden University covers the entire range of present-day research on the civilisations of Greece and Rome, Egypt and the Ancient Near East.
Biomedical Sciences - Science in Society
The Biomedical Sciences - Science in Society programme from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam enables you to conduct research within the broad spectrum of biomedical sciences.
Tinbergen Institute Research Master in Economics - Finance
The Tinbergen Institute Research Master in Economics - Finance course at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam is unique programme with the best researchers and teachers from three leading schools of economics

European Union Politics and Governance - Political Science
How can the effectiveness of EU policy be ensured? How does the EU engage with societal actors, and what effect does this have on the EU's legitimacy? This multidisciplinary Master's equips you with cutting-edge insights from politics and governance to tackle questions like these.

Political Science
Choice is also key to your education. Choose an intellectually challenging programme in which you develop your knowledge and expertise in the study of politics. Choose a respected, selective programme that fits your future ambitions. Choose the Political Science programme at Leiden University.