Educational curricula can change from year to year. Below you will find an overview of both curriculum related and general changes.
Changes starting 2024-2025
Education and Exam Regulation - Applies to all students Rules and Regulations - Applies to students from all cohorts | ||
All specialisations |
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| PSY4114 “Research Grant Writing Workshop” has changed from a course that runs throughout Year 1, to a period 6 (year 1) course. PSY4162 "Applied Statistics": the tutor-less education group meetings will be replaced by interactive plenary discussions. PSY4163 “Applied Statistics” (theme 1 + 2), PSY4164 “Applied Statistics” (theme 1 + 3) and PSY4164 “Applied Statistics” (theme 2 + 3) will be offered in periods 4 and 5 (instead of periods 5 and 6). Changed elective names: PSY4163, PSY4164 and PSY4165 (Applied Statistics combinations): "Capita Selecta” removed from names. | No consequences as the modules were planned in period 6 already. No consequences. Students need to register for this course earlier (deadline December 1) and take the course earlier (period 4 and period 5). For the schedule of students, there should be no consequences as there are no courses in these periods in year 2. No consequences. | |
Specialisation Fundamental Neuroscience |
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| PSY4322 “Electrophysiology: From Single Cell Activity to ‘Cognitive’ Markers” will be assessed via an exam (in MECC) instead of via an individual assignment. PSY4373 "Introduction to R" will be offered in period P3 and P4 (was period 5). | Students have tot take an exam instead of writing an assignment. Not applicable. |
Specialisation Neuropsychology |
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| PSY4418 "Biopsychology" (3 credits) replaces PSY4411 "Biopsychology" (4 credits). PSY4435 "Human Neuroimaging" will be offered in period 5 (was period 4). | No consequences. Successful completion results in the original credits. The Education Office books this course for you. No consequences, as there are no courses in this period in year 2. |
Specialisation Clinical Psychology |
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| PSY4373 "Introduction to R" will be offered in period Not applicable. P3 and P4 (was period 5). PSY4435 "Human Neuroimaging will be offered in Not applicable. period 5 (was period 4). PSY4531 “Research Practical Psychometrics” will be Not applicable. offered in period 5 (was periods 1 and 2). | ||
Specialisation Corgnitive Neuroscience |
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| PSY4224 "Programming in Matlab Basic Course" will be offered in period 3, 4 and 5 (was period 5). | No consequences, as there are no courses in these periods in year 2. | |
Specialisation Drug Development and Neurohealth |
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| PSY4373 "Introduction to R" will be offered in period P3 and P4 (was period 5). | No consequences, as there are no courses in these periods in year 2. |
Changes starting 2023-2024
| Exam and Examination Regulation - Applies to all students Art. 2.2 (admission requirements): Text is adjusted to reflect the current admission requirements, as communicated on maastrichtuniversity.nl since 01-10-2023. Art. 3.1 (programme content): "Clinical Psychology" is the new name for the specialisation "Clinical Psychology ". Art. 3.6 (curriculum): The curriculum of the master’s programme will change in 2023-2024 and the years thereafter. We added that students who might be affected by the curriculum changes due to study-delay, the educational management in consultation with the board of examiners will seek a fitting solution per student. Art. 4.4 (electives): new article. Art 5.2 (grades): added option to evaluate course as pass/fail. Art 5.14 (exemptions): no exemptions possible for the elective courses. |
| Rules and Regulations - Applies to all students Info not yet available |
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The content of the statistic courses has been restructured. Theme 1: Sample size calculation and nested designs (1.0 ects) • PSY4164 'Applied Statistics II: Capita Selecta B' (2 ECTS) Theme 1: Sample size calculation and nested designs (1.0 ects) • PSY4165 'Applied Statistics II: Capita Selecta C' (2 ECTS) Theme 2: Structural equation modeling (1.0 ects)
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| The old statistics courses are no longer offered : - PSY4106 'Advanced Statistics I' (3 ECTS) - PSY4107 'Applied Statistics II' (3 ECTS) - PSY4117 'Practical Training: SPSS II' (0 ECTS) - PSY4119 'Practical Training: SPSS I and Lisrel' (0 ECTS) Questions about this change? Call, email or visit the FPN Servicedesk. | ||
Cognitive NeuroscienceCohort 2023-2024 |
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| PSY9509 'Facultary Introduction RM CN': new administrative code, used to provide the schedule via the timetable. | Not applicable. |
Fundamental NeuroscienceCohort 2023-2024 |
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| PSY9511 'Facultary Introduction RM FN': new administrative code, used to provide the schedule via the timetable. | Not applicable. |
NeuropsychologyCohort 2023-2024 |
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| PSY9512 'Facultary Introduction RM NP': new administrative code, used to provide the schedule via the timetable. | Not applicable. |
Clinical PsychologyCohort 2023-2024 |
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The Research Master specialisation Clinical Psychology has been renamed to Clinical Psychology. The new name better reflects the content and focus of this specialisation. | ||
| PSY9513 'Facultary Introduction RM CP': new administrative code, used to provide the schedule via the timetable. | Not applicable. | |
Drug Development and NeurohealthCohort 2023-2024 |
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| PSY9510 'Facultary Introduction RM DDN': new administrative code, used to provide the schedule via the timetable. | Not applicable. |
Changes starting 2022-2023
| Exam and Examination Regulation - Applies to all students - Article 4.2 (entrance requirements): lowered the number of ECTS required to start an internship to 54 ECTS (was 60 ECTS). - Article 4.2 (entrance requirements): clearified that the ECTS requirements pertain to courses of the first year. - Article 5.5 (format of exams): updated the various options for a written exam, such as a presentation or report. |
| Rules and Regulations - Applies to all students No changes. |
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| PSY4114 "Research Grant Writing Workshop": now starts in period 2 with lectures. | ||
Neuropsychology | ||
PSY4373 "Introduction to R (= software)": now available as elective. | ||
Drug Development and NeurohealthCohort 2022-2023 |
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| PSY4821 "Robot-based High-Throughput Screening": no longer offered | Not relevant, was 0 ECTS. |
Changes starting 2021-2022
| Exam and Examination Regulation - Only applies to 2021-2022 |
| Rules and Regulations - Applies to all students nagevraagd amendement 3: The research proposal will be assessed as pass/fail and can be re-sit once. |
Fundamental NeuroscienceCohort 2021-2022 |
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| PSY4373 "R for Pathway Enrichment or Drug Repositioning Analysis" has a new name: "Introduction to R" | N/A |
PsychopathologyCohort 2021-2022 |
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New Module: PSY4373 "Introduction to R" | N/A | |
| PSY4542 "The Application of Cognitive Methods in Psychopathology Research" is no longer offered | N/A |
Drug Development and NeurohealthCohort 2021-2022 |
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PSY4373 "R for Pathway Enrichment or Drug Repositioning Analysis" has a new name: "Introduction to R" | N/A |
Changes starting 2020-2021
!Inplemented COVID-19 changes in academic year 2019-2020 will not apply in academic year 2020-2021!All Specialisations Year 1-2 |
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PSY4110/PSY4113 "Scientific Writing" not offered anymore | Students who have not passed this modules will be contacted via e-mail. | |
| PSY4112 "Research Grant Writing Workshop" changes from 1 ECTS to 2 ECTS. PSY 4112 has a new code: PSY4114 | Students who have not passed this module will be contacted via e-mail. |
NeuroeconomicsCohort 2020-2021 |
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NeuroEconomics will not start a new cohort in 2020-2021 | Students who have not passed all modules in year 1 will be contacted via e-mail. | |
| No changes in Year 2 | N/A |
Fundamental NeuroscienceCohort 2020-2021 |
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PSY 4317 "Neuroimmunology and Inflammation" changes from 5 to 4 ECTS and has a new code: PSY 4360 | Students who have not yet passed PSY 4317 will be contacted via e-mail. | |
| PSY 4321 "Psychiatric Neuroscience" changes from 5 to 4 ECTS and has a new code: PSY 4323 | Students who have not yet passes PSY 4321 will be contacted via e-mail. | |
| New Module: PSY4373 "R for Pathway Enrichment or Drug Repositioning Analysis | N/A |
NeuroPsychologyCohort 2020-2021 |
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PSY 4434 "Basic Cognitive Psychological Skills" offered in period 1 instead of period 2. | Students who have not yet passed PSY 4434 have to check their timetable. | |
| PSY 4433 "Neuropsychological Assessment" offered in period 2 instead of period 1. | Students who have not yet passes PSY 4433 have to check their timetable. |
Drug Development and NeurohealthCohort 2020-2021 |
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PSY 4812 "Drug Discovery" changes from 5 to 4 ECTS and has a new code: PSY 4842. | Students who have not yet passed PSY 4812 will be booked. | |
| PSY 4840 "Psychiatric Neuroscience: Psychopharmacology" changes from 5 to 4 ECTS and has a new code: PSY4841. | Students who have not yet passed PSY 4840 will be booked. | |
| PSY 4831 "Valorisation" changes from 1 to 2 ECTS and has a new code: PSY4834 | Students who have not yet passed PSY 4831 will be booked. |
Changes starting 2019-2020
NeuroeconomicsCohort 2019-2020 |
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Name change: | N/A |
Fundamental NeuroscienceCohort 2019-2020 |
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New electives: | N/A | |
| PSY5314 "Workshop: Laboratory Animal Sciences" changed to elective PSY4161 "Elective: Laboratory Animal Sciences". | Choose PSY4161 or one of the other FN electives. |
Drug Development and Neurohealth (DN) | Consequences cohort 2018-2019 or before | |
| PSY4352 "Practical training: Western Blotting" changed to PSY4823 "Practical Training: Western Blotting: A Pharmacological Perspective" | Use course PSY4823. | |
| PSY4321 "Psychiatric Neuroscience" changed to PSY4840 "Psychiatric Neuroscience: Psychopharmacology" | Use course PSY4840. | |
| Name changes: PSY4159 "Elective: Research DN" has a new name: PSY4159 "Double Elective: Research" PSY4160 "Elective: Review DN" has a new name: PSY4160 "Double Elective: Review" | N/A |
Changes starting 2018-2019
Fundamental NeuroscienceCohort 2018-2019 |
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PSY4337 Commercialising Science and Technology, year 1 period 4, will be replaced by the module PSY4831 Valorisation, year 1 period 2. | Students who started in 2017-2018 or before and have not yet passed PSY4337 will be booked for PSY4831. | |
| PSY5331 will be offered in year 2 in 2018-2019 for the last time and will be replaced by PSY4340 in period 1, year 1 as from 2018-2019 and PSY5333 Advanced Genetics period 1, year 2 in 2019-2020. | Students who started in 2016-2017 and have not yet passed PSY5331 will be booked for PSY5331 in year 2 in 2018-2019. |
Drug Development and Neurohealth (DN) | Consequences cohort 2017-2018 or before | |
| New Module: PSY 4340 Introduction to Genetics. | Please contact the education office if you have any questions. | |
PSY 4811 Medical Needs & Failures, Target Discovery has a new code: PSY 4818. The study load in terms of ECTS for the module PSY4818 is set at 3 ECTS. The module PSY 4818 is offered in period 1 instead of period 3. | Please contact the education office if you have any questions. | |
| PSY 4813 Big Data in Drug Discovery & Development has a new code: PSY 4819. The study load in terms of ECTS for the module PSY4813 is set at 3 ECTS. The module PSY 4813 is offered in period 3 instead of period 1. | Please contact the education office if you have any questions. | |
| PSY 4814 Drug Metabolism and Safety is offered in period 2 instead of period 1. | Please contact the education office if you have any questions. | |
| PSY 4815 Clinical Development had a new code: 4820. The study load in terms of ECTS for the module PSY4815 is set at 4 ECTS. | Please contact the education office if you have any questions. | |
| PSY 4822 Practical Training: Conmputer Supported training in ... is offered in period 3 instead of period 2. | Please contact the education office if you have any questions. |
Changes starting 2017-2018
Drug Development and NeurohealthCohort 2017-2018 |
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PSY4110 Scientific Writing . This module is not offered in period 5 anymore but in period 4. This module has a new code: PSY4113 | Please register for PSY4113 in registration period 4. | |
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Fundamental NeuroscienceCohort 2017-2018 |
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PSY4353 Measuring Cognitive Functions is a new practical with PSY4312 Introduction to Psychology. | No consequences. |
Changes starting 2016-2017
Educational curricula can change from year to year. Below you will find the curriculum changes Research Master starting 2016-2017.
| Curriculum changes Research Master, starting 2016-2017 | ||
FNCohort 2016-2017 |
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PSY4372 Functional Brain Imaging (2 ECTS, P5) replaced with PSY4832 Biomedical Brain Imaging (3 ECTS, P4) (PSY4372 is not offered anymore.) | Students who started in 2015-2016 or before should register for PSY4832 instead of PSY4372. | |
PSY4313 Neuroanatomy (P1) will change from 5 credits to 4 credits | Students who started in 2015-2016 or before will still receive 5 credits but will need to make an extra assignment to justify the 1 extra ECTS. Please contact the coordinator of your specialisation. | |
PSY5332 Behavioural Tests and Models (Period 1 Year 2) (In 2014-2015 PSY4339 was offered for the last time in Year 1 Period 2.) | Please contact the coordinator of your specialisation if you have not yet passed PSY5332. | |
PSY5313 Laboratory Animal Sciences + practicum PSY5350 periode 1 year 2.(In 2014-2015 PSY4338 + practicum PSY4350 were offered for the last time in Period 5 Year 1) | Please contact the coordinator of your specialisation if you have not yet passed PSY5313+PSY5350. | |
PSY4322 Electrophysiology: From Single Cell...(In 2015-2016 Period 1 year 2 PSY5311 Electrophysiology: From Single Cell Acti… was offered for the last time) | Please contact the coordinator of your specialisation if you have not yet passed PSY4322. | |
NPCohort 2016-2017 |
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PSY4422 Psychophysiological Skills (P4) will not be offered as a regular skills training but only as an elective (P4 as well). | Please contact the coordinator of your specialisation if you have not yet passed PSY4422 as a regular skills training. | |
PSY4423 Neuropsychology in Practice: From Test … is offered only in P5 (not P4 and P5) | Please contact the coordinator of your specialisation if you have not yet passed PSY4423. | |
PSY4372 Functional Brain Imaging (2 ECTS, Period 5) Replaced with PSY4435 Human Neuroimaging,(3 credits, P5) ( PSY4435 is not offered anymore.) | Students who started in 2015-2016 or before should register for PSY4435 instead of PSY4372. | |
PSY4110 Scientific Writing (P5). This module is not offered in P5 anymore but in P4. | Please register for this course in registration P4. | |
PPCohort 2016-2017 |
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PSY4422 Psychophysiological Skills (P4) will not be offered as a regular skills training but only as an elective (P4 as well). | Please contact the coordinator of your specialisation if you have not yet passed PSY4422 as a regular skills training. | |
PSY4542 The Application of Cognitive Methods... Offered in P 4- year 1 (not P5-year 1) | Please register for this course in registration P 4. | |
PSY4372 Functional Brain Imaging (2 ECTS, Period 5) Replaced with PSY4435 Human Neuroimaging, (3 credits, P5)( PSY4435 is not offered anymore.) | Students who started in 2015-2016 or before should register for PSY4435 instead of PSY4372. | |
CN NE NPCohort 2016-2017 |
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PSY4110 Scientific Writing (P5). This module is not offered in P5 anymore but in P4. | Please register for this course in registration P4. | |
NeuroPsychologyCohort 2020-2021 |
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PSY 4434 "Basic Cognitive Psychological Skills" offered in period 1 instead of period 2. | Students who have not yet passed PSY 4434 have to check their timetable. | |
| PSY 4433 "Neuropsychological Assessment" offered in period 2 instead of period 1. | Students who have not yet passes PSY 4433 have to check their timetable. |