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519 Master's degrees in Social Sciences in Netherlands

New York Jazz
The New York Jazz master's programme from Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen is based on the active connection between the Jazz Department of the Prince Claus Conservatoire and the Jazz community in New York City.
Clinical Neuropsychology
The Clinical Neuropsychology MSc programme offered by Leiden University focuses on fostering clinical and scientific skills based on a solid theoretical background as well as practical training in neuropsychology and (clinical) neuropsychological research.
Modern Political Culture- Ideas and Discourses in Context
The master's programme in Arts and Culture focuses on culture in the making. Culture can refer to the products of intellectual and artistic creativity, such as scholarly and literary texts or works of art. Learn more with this programme in Modern Political Culture- Ideas and Discourses in Context from Maastricht University.
Science Education and Communication
The Science Education and Communication programme at University of Groningen builds upon an international network of existing institutional links, teaching and research experience, and a well-established Master's degree program offered in Dutch for the past 14 years.
Heritage, Memory and Archaeology (Archaeology)
The innovative interdisciplinary two-year Heritage, Memory and Archaeology (Archaeology) programme of the University of Amsterdam explores the ways in which we deal with tangible and intangible remnants and narratives of the past, as well as the remaking of the past into heritage, memory and material culture in the present.
International Economics
Analyse the economics interdependance of nations in the International Economics programme from Erasmus University Rotterdam.

Communication, Health and Life Sciences
In the Communication, Health and Life Sciences programme at the Wageningen University and Research, you will study complex social challenges around health or life sciences from various perspectives.

Communication and Information Sciences
In the MSc Communication and Information Sciences offered at Tilburg University you become an all-round communication expert by combining insights from various disciplines such as communication-, cognitive science, psychology, user experience design, and marketing. Follow a broad program or specialize in Business Communication and Digital Media, Communication and Cognition, or New Media Design.
Italian Literature and Culture
This Italian Literature and Culture MA programme at Leiden University offers an excellent qualification in Italian literature and culture on an advanced level through lectures and seminars led by specialists in the field.

Human Resource Studies
Become a human resources expert, specialized in the relationship between work, well-being, and performance. With the Human Resource Studies program at Tilburg University you learn to combine insights from social sciences and business studies into HR-policies and practices that improve individual, team, and ultimately organizational performance in a sustainable way.
Business Economics
The 1-year academic Master’s programme in Business Economics from University of Amsterdam teaches you to conduct research in business economics subjects. Choose from our top-level tracks: Managerial Economics, Strategy or Neuroeconomics and Sustainability.
Comparative Politics (Political Science)
Would you like to better understand the rapidly changing character of politics? The Comparative Politics (Political Science) programme of the University of Amsterdam provides you with insight into political processes, and political institutions and actors.
Middle Eastern Studies (research)
Designed for high-achieving students, Leiden University's MA programme in Middle Eastern Studies (research) offers you unmatched resources and expertise.
Communication Science - Persuasive Communication
The Communication Science - Persuasive Communication programme of the University of Amsterdam addresses communication processes that are intended to achieve specific persuasive goals in marketing and health communication.
Teacher Education in French
The combination of practical lessons and academics when studying HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht's Teacher Education in French Master programme prepares you to be well equipped to teach French in the upper form of secondary education in the Netherlands.

Sociology - Politics, Policy and Society in Comparative Perspective
Translate important societal questions from both micro (e.g., voters) and macro (e.g., political institution) perspectives into sociological problems related to politics, social cohesion, and inequality. In the Master's track Politics, Policy and Society in Comparative Perspective you study issues such as populism, social movements, and the welfare state.

Psychology - Behaviour Change
Are you interested in what determines human behaviour and how we can change it? Do you ever wonder what motivates us as human beings? Would you like to research this in a scientific way and apply your knowledge in practice? Then this Psychology Master's specialisation is for you!
Psychology - Consultancy and Organisational Development
The Psychology - Consultancy and Organisational Development programme of the University of Amsterdam focuses on organisational psychology; this discipline studies the relationship between employees and their social working environment (e.g., colleagues, supervisors, teams, organization as a whole).
Sociology
How can we make sense of the pandemic’s disruption of social life? What contemporary social struggles would you like to understand? How do people’s most private lives relate to these struggles? In the Sociology programme of the University of Amsterdam, we offer you the tools and skills you need to see the familiar as strange.
Intelligence and National Security
The Intelligence and National Security at Leiden University will give you a thorough understanding of the modus operandi of these agencies, their interaction with the surrounding world, and the challenges they face.