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International Joint Master of Research in Work and Organizational Psychology

The international labour market is changing rapidly, and with it work and organisational practices. By understanding these changes, organisations can adapt to new developments. This is where work and organisational psychologists come in. To assist organisations in their sensemaking and interventions, psychologists need to possess basic and applied research competences. The International Joint Master of Research in Work and Organizational Psychology addresses a wide range of topics from organisational behaviour, to entrepreneurship practices, to advanced research methods, and it familiarises you with types of research that are relevant in academic and professional settings (like evaluation research, translational research, and intervention research).

Each form of research has its own set of methods and forces researchers to identify and engage with the context in which they operate. Researchers who seek a positive impact of their outputs need to show competences such as:

  • translating laboratory findings to large organisations
  • designing evidence-based interventions
  • valorisation and commercialisation of research outputs
  • communicating results to society
  • interfacing with entrepreneurs

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Scientist-Innovator

The International Joint Master of Research in Work and Organizational Psychology trains psychologists according to a ‘scientist-innovator’ model. You’ll not only produce research targeted towards the scientific community. Rather, in our programme we define research broadly to include:

  • basic research,
  • applied research,
  • R&D,
  • innovation and translational research,
  • evaluation research,
  • and non-standard consultancy.

The programme gives you an up-to-date overview of Work and Organizational Psychology paired with high quality research training focused on basic and applied research. During the two years, you’ll develop indispensable competences for researchers who wish to create organisational and societal impact, like valorisation competence and cultural agility.

If you are self-starting, proactive, and able to overcome barriers you will find this programme a good fit. The active learning approach links up with these entrepreneurial attributes.

Three universities

The International Joint Master of Research in Work and Organizational Psychology allows you to earn a joint degree from three renowned universities:

  • Maastricht University (Netherlands)
  • Leuphana Universität Lüneburg (Germany)
  • Universitat de València (Spain)

By studying in three countries, you’ll develop intercultural competences and gain a heightened sensitivity for the importance of international contexts in doing research.

International staff

Below you will find the programme coordinators for each of the partnering universities.

Ute Hülsheger
Maastricht University
Professor of Work and Organizational Psychology

Michael Gielnik
Leuphana University Lüneburg
Professorship for Psychology, in particular Entrepreneurship

José Ramos López
Universitat de València
Professor of Work and Organizational Psychology.