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Changes in the bachelor Psychology programme

Educational curricula can change from year to year. Below you will find an overview of both curriculum related and general changes.

Changes in 2024-2025

Changes bachelor Psychology in 2024-2025
Education and Exam Regulation - Applies to students from cohort 2023-2024 (and earlier) both Dutch and English track. Art. 1.1 (scope): a text is added to clarify that this particular EER is valid for students who started the bachelor before September 2024 and all students who will start their pre-master Psychology. Art. 3.7.2 (electives): the names of the internships that are part of the ‘Clinical Psychology Package Elective’ have been adjusted. Art. 3.7.5 (electives): extra electives at FPN are restricted. Art. 4.2 (entrance requirements): no entrance requirements anymore for the Research Practical (PSY/IPN 2027). Rules and Regulations - Applies to students from cohort cohort 2023-2024 (and earlier) both Dutch and English track.1. Compensation (Article 7): the Board specified that compensation based on a reduced attendance requirement is only possible within the same academic year in which the attendance requirement applies. That is to say, any reduced attendance arrangement granted in a given year will be no longer valid in the subsequent academic year. 2. GPA (Article 9): the Board specified that graded electives from other UM faculties will be included in the GPA, contrary to other types of electives. 3. Extra electives (Article 11): Please note that most rules concerning extra electives are now incorporated the Article 3.7 of the Education and Examination Regulations (EER). Some of the previous requirements are now stipulated in Article 11. 4. Resits (Article 13): the resit article has been adapted to the common practice that students can also take a resit when they obtained a No Grade (NG) and that the resits results will be declared invalid if a student did not comply with the attendance obligation. Finally, the article includes the option already offered to submit a bachelor’s thesis resit in December of the same calendar year. 5. Extra exam or other exam formats (Article 14): This article has been tightened, in the sense that a student can only be granted an extra exam opportunity or another exam format once in case of one (i.e. final) outstanding exam. 6. Fraud and plagiarism (Articles 17 to 19): the old fraud article has been overhauled and reorganised in three separate articles for readability – one article on fraud, one article on plagiarism and one article on the sanctions in case of fraud and/or plagiarism. Please note that the examples of fraud and plagiarism mentioned in these articles are not meant to be exhaustive.
Curriculum Year 1 - Cohort 2023-2024 (and earlier)		Consequences for cohort 2023-2024 and earlier
The curriculum as offered in 2023-2024 and earlier, will be phased out over the next three years, one year at a time.		In 2024-2025, year 1 courses will be offered as repeat education, one last time; year 2 & 3 of the bachelor programme will be offered as regular education. In 2025-2026, year 2 courses will be offered as repeat education next to the regular education of year 3 and in 2026-2027 year 3 will be offered as repeat education.
Curriculum Year 2 - Cohort 2023-2024 (and earlier)		Consequences for cohort 2022-2023 (and earlier)
No changes.		-
Curriculum Year 3 - Cohort 2022-2023 (and earlier)		Consequences for cohort 2021-2022 (and earlier)
PSY3357 "Politics of Decision Making" (elective) name changed to "Political Psychology".		No consequences.
PSY3373 “Cognitive Neuroscience of Language” and PSY3387 “Programs & Algorithms in Python” (both electives) are not offered in 2024-2025. PSY3393 "Clinical Psychology Package Internship" (elective) name changed to "Clinical Psychology Package Internship B". PSY3395 "The Professional in Psychology: an internship" (elective) name changed to "Clinical Psychology Package Internship A". New elective PSY3396 "Student well-being practitioner training", offered in period 2.		Elective offerings can change from year to year. Choose another elective instead. No consequences. No consequences. Not applicable. Elective offerings can change from year to year.

Changes in 2023-2024

Changes bachelor Psychology in 2023-2024
Education and Exam Regulation - Applies to all Bachelor students Info not yet available
Rules and Regulations - Applies to all Bachelor students Art. 8 (GPA and electives): final grades for electives followed at an other UM faculty might be included in the GPA calculation. Contact the faculty directly if you want to know if this is the case. Electives at FPN are never included in the GPA calculation. Art 13 (Third exam): moved to the EER. Art. 16 (Fraud): Now includes the use of AI. Not allowed by default, reference if used. Also now considered fraud: if you breach or attempt to breach the security measures around exams.
Curriculum Year 1 - Cohort 2023-2024		Consequences for cohort 2022-2023 and earlier
PSY1123 / IPN1123 'Introduction Library' and PSY1138 / IPN1138 'FPN Onboarding': no longer linked to PSY1131 / IPN1131 'Skills I: learning in groups'.		PSY1131 / IPN1131 'Skills I: learning in groups' is the only introduction week course with ECTS. Not following PSY1123 / IPN1123 'Introduction Library' or PSY1138 / IPN1138 'FPN Onboarding' will show up as 'not graded' or 'fail'.
PSY1022 / IPN1022 Methods and Techniques of Research: change in grading, from temporary pass/fail back to numerical grade (0-10).		Course will be graded on a ten point scale.
PSY9501 Facultaire introductie and PSY9502 Facultary Introduction: two new administrative codes, only used to provide the schedule via the timetable.		Not applicable.
Curriculum Year 2 - Cohort 2022-2023		Consequences for cohort 2021-2022 and earlier
No changes.		Not applicable.
Curriculum Year 3 - Cohort 2020-2021		Consequences for cohort 2019-2020 and earlier
PSY3395 Elective "Professional in Psychology: An Internship for Clin. Psy Package": newly created course as part of the Elective "Clinical Psychology Package". The Education Office books elective courses.		Not applicable. The Elective "Clinical Psychology Package" is new in 2023-2024.
PSY3393 Elective "Clinical Psychology Package": now has its own course code. The Education Office books elective courses.		Not applicable. The Elective "Clinical Psychology Package" is new in 2023-2024.

Changes in 2022-2023

Changes bachelor Psychology in 2022-2023
Education and Exam Regulation - Applies to all Bachelor students - Article 4.2 (entrance requirements): added a requirement to start with the bachelor thesis (IPN3014 / PSY3014) . At least 90 ECTS have to be obtained on 1 September, to be admitted to (booked for) the bachelor thesis.
Rules and Regulations - Applies to all Bachelor students - Art. 6 (compensation): IPN3109 / PSY3109 Psychodiagnostics can now be compensated. This was already temporary the case in 2020-2021 and 2021-2021, and now a permanent change. [this line was added on 27-07-2023] - Art. 7 (Attendance obligation): Added that an individual attendance arrangement based on personal circumstances is only valid once the exam is passed during the relevant academic year. - Art 13 (extra exam): The reasons for requesting an extra or alternative exam are now modeled after the list the “Profileringsfonds” uses.
Curriculum Year 1 - Cohort 2022-2023		Consequences for cohort 2021-2022 and earlier
PSY1021 / IPN1021 Social Behaviour and PSY1021 / IPN1026 Perception: back to numeric grading [1-10], was 'pass/fail'
Curriculum Year 2 - Cohort 2021-2022		Consequences for cohort 2020-2021 and earlier
No curriculum changes		Not applicable.
Curriculum Year 3 - Cohort 2020-2021		Consequences for cohort 2018-2019 and earlier
Electives PSY3355 "International Psychology", PSY3387 "Creating Apps" PSY3377 "Legal Psychology in a Nutshell": not offered in 2022-2023.		For students who did not pass one of these electives have to choose another elective.
New elective: PSY3391 "International Psychology and Climate Change"		Not applicable.
Electives PSY3372 "Manipulating Memories" and PSY3343 "Forensic & Legal Psychology in a Nutshell": offered again in 2022-20223		Not applicable.
Elective PSY3362 "Cognitive Enhancement": now in period 2, was period 1.		Not applicable.

Changes in 2021-2022

Changes bachelor Psychology in 2021-2022
Education and Exam Regulation - Only applies to Cohort 2021-2022 - Switching between the Dutch and English programme is only possible during the first year. - A maximum of 60 ECTS can be exempted. - The thesis can not be exempted.
Rules and Regulations - Applies to all Bachelor students - For (summa) cum laude, the programme has to be passed within three years. - 'Papers' now renamed to 'written assignments". This is a broader definition. - Re-doing a written assignment is possible "when it has been turned in before the deadline and the student adhered to the guidelines, but has failed." - To take an extra exam or other format of exam: a previous grade of 4,5 is no longer a requirement. - New rules apply if you missed the exam inspection, but still would like to have an exam inspection. - Re-written article about plagiarism. Not being allowed to take the resit later in the year added as disciplinary measure. - Thesis: if the thesis assessors differ more than 2 points (and both graded at least a 6,0), the outcome is no longer automatically a resit.
Curriculum Year 1 - Cohort 2021-2022		Consequences for cohort 2020-2021 and earlier
No changes		No changes
Curriculum Year 2 - Cohort 2020-2021		Consequences for cohort 2019-2020 and earlier
No changes		No changes
Curriculum Year 3 - Cohort 2019-2020		Consequences for cohort 2018-2019 and earlier
New Elective PSY3390 "Psychological Citizenship Project: From Problem to Solution" New Elective PSY3365 "Introduction to Computational Neuroscience" New Elective PSY3387 "Creating Apps: Programs & Algorithms in Python"		No changes
Electives not offered anymore: PSY3372 "Manipulation Memories" PSY3381 "Connecting Brains and Computers: Theory, Practice and Applications"		For students who did not pass one of these electives have to choose another elective. See Elective Guide 2021-2022 for a complete overview.

Changes in 2020-2021

Changes bachelor
Year 1 - Cohort 2020-2021		Cohort 2019-2020 and earlier
No changes		No changes
Year 2 - Cohort 2019-2020		Cohort 2018-2019 and earlier
No changes		No changes
Year 3 - Cohort 2018-2019		Cohort 2017-2018 and earlier
New Elective PSY3389 "Introduction to Applied Social Psychology"
PSY3357 "Political Psychology" now named "Politics of Decision Making"
Electives not offered anymore: PSY3308 "Evolutionary Social Psychology" PSY3365 "Introduction to Computational Neuroscience" PSY3366 "Neuroscience of Consciousness" PSY3368 "Sports and Exercise Psychology" PSY3383 "Improve Yourself Using improvisational Theatre to enhance your Soft-Skills" PSY3345 "The Learning Brain: From Perception to Memory Formation" PSY3346 "Health Psychology" PSY3387 "Creating Apps: Programs & Algoritms in Pyton PSY3388 "Mental Preneurship"		For students who did not pass one of these electives have to choose another elective. See Elective Guide 2020-2021 for a complete overview.

Changes in 2019-2020

Changes bachelor Psychology 2019-2020
Year 1 - Cohort 2019-2020		Cohort 2018-2019 and earlier
Revised content for IPN1134 / PSY1134 "Writing Assignment 1" and IPN1136 / PSY1136 "Writing Assignment 3"		N/A, no resit candidates
Year 2 - Cohort 2018-2019		Cohort 2017-2018 and earlier
PSY2136 / IPN2136 "Endnote Introduction" now named "Information Literacy: Literature Search and Endnote." Now in period 1-2, was period 6.		Resit candidates will be booked by the Education Office. See e-mail for details.
IPN2022 / PSY2022 "Personality and Individual Differences" and PN2024 / PSY2024 "Psychopathology": Final grade now based on exam result (70%) and accompanying practical (30%).		The old grading method still applies to you if you obtained a pass for the attendance OR at least a 6 for the exam OR a pass for the accompanying practical. Book the course or resit as usual. For the resit of the practical: contact the practical coordinator.
Year 3 - Cohort 2017-2018		Cohort 2016-2017 and earlier
Cohort 2016-2017 and earlier IPN3109 /PSY3109 "Psychodiagnostics": Final grade now based on exam result (70%) and accompanying practical (30%).		The old grading method still applies to you if you obtained a pass for the attendance OR at least a 6 for the exam OR a pass for the accompying practical. Book the course, resit or practical as usual.
Extra exam option for last outstanding course Extra thesis submission option

Changes starting 2018-2019

Changes bachelor Psychology 2018-2019
For all students, for all cohorts
No catch-up assignment option		It is no longer possible to do a catch-up assignment to make up for missed tutorial group meetings! (This does not apply to skills meetings.)
Changed attendance for tutorial group		The minimal required attendance has changed. See Attendance Obligation >>
Follow a missed session in another tutorial group.		If you missed a tutorial group meeting, it might be possible to attend the same session in another tutorial group. Read the details>> Note that this will not change your attendance count.
Exam inspection more streamlined.		You have the right to review your written exams. You can find more about the aim of this inspection and how we organise it, on the page about exam inspection >>
Repeat Education : no special groups		Students for repeat education are now attend regular tutorial groups.
Extra exam option for last outstanding course.		Bachelor’s students whose graduation would be delayed by more than 6 months because of failing one compulsory core course, can request to participate in an extra exam for that course if they meet the requirements >>
Year 2 Cohort 2017-2018		Cohort 2016-2017 and earlier
PSY2131 / IPN2131 "Skills lV" has a new code: PSY2144 /IPN2144. PSY2144 / IPN2144 now includes two practicals : - PSY2142 / IPN2142 "Portfolio year 2 part 1" - PSY2143 / IPN2143 "Portfolio year 2 part 2". From now on the students will have two Portfolio practicals in year 2 instead of one (formerly PSY2138 / IPN2138).		- Students who started in 2016-2017 or earlier and still have to do the whole course: You should book the new modules - PSY2144 / IPN2144 "Skills lV" - PSY2142 / IPN 2142 "Portfolio year 2 part 1" and - PSY2143 / IPN 2143 "Portfolio year 2 part 2". - Students who already passed either PSY2131/IPN2131 or PSY2138 / IPN2138: You will be booked by the Education Office for the new module(s) they still need to pass: PSY2144 / IPN2144 or PSY2142 / IPN2142 and PSY2143 / IPN2143.

Changes starting 2017-2018

Changes bachelor Psychology 2017-2018
Year 2 Cohort 2016-2017		Cohort 2015-2016 and earlier
PSY2139/IPN2139 Cognition and Culture is a new practicum for PSY2021/IPN2021 Complex Cognition		Students who started in 2015-2016 or before do not have to follow this practica

Changes starting 2016-2017

Changes bachelor Pscychology 2016-2017
Important: changes for cohort 2013-2014 and earlier: Please note the ultimate date of 11 July 2017 for the progress test (VGT) compensation assignment. Please see below for the changes in PSY3012 and PSY3013. Additional assignments compensate for the change in ECTS.
Year 1 Cohort 2016-2017		Cohort 2015-2016 or before
PSY/IPN1122 Introductiecursus computergebruik en EleUM/Computer and EleUM introduction is not offered anymore. Instead PSY/IPN 1138 Introductie UM systemen/Introduction UM systems is offered.		Students who started in 2015-2016 and have not yet passed PSY/IPN1122 will be booked for PSY/IPN1138.
PSY/IPN1029 Ontdek de Psychologie / Discover Psychology will not be offered anymore as such. Instead the following modules are offered: - PSY/IPN1029A Psychologie in de maatschappij / Psychology in Society - PSY/IPN1029B Ontmoet je brein/Meet your brain - PSY/IPB1029C Drugs en het brein/Drugs and the Brain - PSY/IPN1029D Lichaam in beeld/Mind your BodyThe content of the modules is identical to the subcourses of the initial PSY/IPN1029 course.		Students who were enrolled (or could have been enrolled since they were registered as a student in the bachelor’s studies in psychology at Maastricht University) in PSY/IPN1029 before 2016-2017 and have not obtained the attendance: - Should book PSY/IPN1029A or PSY/IPN1029B or PSY/IPB1029C or PSY/IPN1029D via Qualtrics in line with the guidelines given to the students who will start their bachelor’s studies in 2016-2017. - Have obtained the attendance for this course before 2016-2017: students will be booked for Take Exam Only by the Education Office.
Year 3 Cohort 2014-2015 Note: 1 this rule also applies to students of the cohort 2013-2014, who terminated in the first year of enrolment in the bachelor’s programme their enrolment before 1 February 2014 and who started over in September 2014 as a student of the cohort 2014-2015.		Cohort 2012-2013 and before; Cohort 2013-2014²⁾ Note: 2) this rule does not apply to students of the cohort 2013-2014, who terminated in the first year of enrolment in the bachelor’s programme their enrolment before 1 February 2014 and started over in September 2014 as a student of the cohort 2014-2015.
The study load in terms of ECTS for electives is set at 24 ECTS		The study load in terms of ECTS for electives is set at 18 ECTS
The study load in terms of ECTS for the Bachelor thesis is set at 6 ECTS		Students who started in 2013-2014² or before are required to write a bachelorthesis of 8 ECTS (`PSY3010`), i.e., including the `PSY3204 Weblog`
The study load in terms of ECTS for the module PSY3012 Action is set at 5 ECTS.		Students who started in 2013-2014² or before - and still have to do the whole course - will make the same exam of the module `PSY3012 Action` as the cohort 2014-2015, but to justify the extra 1 ECTS, they should submit an additional assignment. If this applies to you, you should have received an email with the assignment(s). Contact the Education Office if you need to receive the assignments (again). Deadline assignments: - For PSY3012: Wed. 7 June 2017 23:59h - For PSY3013: Fr. 9 June 2017 23:59h If you made arrangements about your academic progress with an academic adviser, please check these arrangements with regards to these two courses.
The study load in terms of ECTS for the module PSY3013 Motivation and Emotion is set at 5 ECTS		Students who started in 2013-2014² or before - and still have to do the whole course - will make the same exam of the module `PSY3013 Action` as the cohort 2014-2015, but to justify the extra 1 ECTS, they should submit an additional assignment. If this applies to you, you should have received an email with the assignment(s). Contact the Education Office if you need to receive the assignments (again). Deadline assignments: - For PSY3012: Wed. 7 June 2017 23:59h - For PSY3013: Fr. 9 June 2017 23:59h If you made arrangements about your academic progress with an academic adviser, please check these arrangements with regards to these two courses.
`PSY3451 VGT` (2 ECTS) has disappeared		Students who started in 2013-2014² or before are still required to obtain their VGT-credits by making a VGT compensation assignment. Ultimate date: 11 July 2017
PSY3109 Psychodiagnostiek will not be offered anymore as such. Instead PSY3109A Psychodiagnostiek including the practical PSY3157 Constructie van psychologische tests and PSY3109B Psychodiagnostiek including PSY3158 De diagnostische cyclus are offered. Students have to choose one of these combinations (i.e., PSY3109A + PSY3157 or PSY3109B + PSY3158).		Students who started in 2013-2014² or before and: - have not obtained the attendance: should book `PSY3109A + PSY3157` or `PSY3109B + PSY3158` via Qualtrics. - have obtained the attendance: will be booked for take exam only by the Education Office

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