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Your elective options

In periods 1, 2 and 3 of the 3rd-year of the Bachelor, you can choose which courses you want to take. You have to obtain a total of 24 European credits (ECTS) for your elective program. When choosing, not only consider your interest in a certain topic but also possible requirements of Master programmes you want to apply for.
 

Your options are:

Options that do not require much preparation in advance:
Follow FPN electives courses
Follow a pre-aproved minor at an other UM faculty
Follow the Psychological Citizenship Project (PSY3390)

Options that require some preparation in advance:

Follow electives at an other UM faculty
Follow electives or minor at an other Dutch university

Options that require substantial preparation in advance:
Follow electives abroad
Follow the Internship "Professional in Psychology"-elective
Follow the Clinical Psychology elective package
Follow the MaRBLe Excellence Programme


Descriptions of the elective options

Follow FPN electives courses
FPN offers various elective courses in period 1, 2 and 3 of the third year. Around May, you can find the course descriptions online.

- An elective has a study load of 6 ECTS.
- You can take maximum two elective courses in period 1 and 2, max. one course in period 3.

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Follow a pre-aproved minor at an other UM faculty

Most UM faculties offer 'minors', however not all are suitable for FPN students. A pre-approved list of minors is available at https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/education/bachelors/minors/psychology.

- A minor has a study load of 24 or 30 ECTS
- A minor starts in period 1 or 2 and spans two or three periods.
- Minors are pre-approved by both faculties.

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Follow the Psychological Citizenship Project


This elective will invite you to become more psychologically literate, to be able to apply psychological science to complex professional and societal problems. You  work in small teams together with stakeholders outside academia (e.g., businesses, NGOs) on authentic, locally meaningful problems.

• For 12 ECTS, spans period 1 and 2
• Combine with other electives to get 24 ECTS in total

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Follow electives at an other UM faculty

Instead of a minor, you can also select one or more elective courses at other UM faculties.  This is slightly more administrative work for you, as both faculties have to approve your request. 

Finding available courses can be a challenge as most faculties do not advertise special elective courses but allow enrollment into regular courses.

- You get ECTS as shown in the course overview on  curriculum.maastrichtuniversity.nl.
- Both faculties need to approve the request.
 


Follow electives or minor at an other Dutch university

Seen an interesting course  or minor at an other Dutch University? That's also possible. It might require some paperwork.

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Follow electives abroad

You can follow electives abroad at one of our partner universities. Each year, our team of the International Relations Office offers several spots for which you can apply.

- Unless otherwise agreed upon, an elective abroad provides all 24 ECTS.
- The electives take place in period 1, 2 and 3.
- When applying for selection, you should have passed all courses of the first year.
- Six weeks before going abroad,  you should have passed all 2nd year courses of period 1, 2 and 3, the Experimental Obligation ('proefpersoonverplichting') and the Intercultural Awareness course.

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Follow the Internship "Professional in Psychology"-elective


This elective allows you do an internship in a variety of settings, for example (mental) health care facilities, rehabilitation centres, schools, but also companies such as recruitment agencies. This internship can take place in period 1, 2 or 3

• You will have to organize your internship yourself: finding a spot and a supervisor
• You can earn a maximum of 6 ECTS  (= max.5 weeks full time), so you will have to take other electives as well.

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Follow the Clinical Psychology elective package

This 'Clinical Psychology' Elective Package is new in 2023-2024.  It consists of 2 theoretical courses and 2 short clinical internships.

• Only if you passed all year 1 courses, all courses from period 1-3 of year 2 courses of year 2. And you ave all your Sona credits.  [updated 3 Aprl 2023]
• You will have to organize your internship yourself: finding two spots and supervisors which fulfil the
necessary requirements.
• This elective package provides all the needed elective ECTS.

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Apply for the MaRBLe excellence programme


The UM MarBLe excellence programme offers talented and motivated third-year Bachelor students the opportunity to conduct their own research within a Research-Based Learning (MaRBLe) project.

Second year students with the best results (top 20% = between 40 and 60 students af FPN)  will be invited to join. Any unused spots are then open for application.

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Last modified: Fri, 21/04/2023 - 12:25

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