Research Participation

Volledige vakbeschrijving

Every student must have participated as a test subject in an FPN scientific research before the bachelor's exam. Students who started their psychology programme in 2009 or earlier must have acted as a test subject for a total of 10 hours. Students who started in 2010, 2011 or 2012 must have acted as a test subject for a total of 15 hours. Students who started in 2013 or later must have acted as a test subject for a total of 20 hours. The experimental obligation is included on the overview of year 1, but does not count towards the 60 credits a student must obtain in year 1. The corresponding ECTS credit will only be awarded in year 3. Research participation during the 2nd and 3rd academic year is not guaranteed, due to too much prior knowledge. Furthermore, the sign-off experimental obligation hours must have been obtained in order to continue the programme abroad at the start of the 3rd academic year. Students are encouraged to complete the Experimental Obligation in their first year. To that end, students from cohort 2013 onwards, who have acted as a test subject for 15 hours in their first academic year will be rewarded with 5 extra hours and will automatically receive the sign-off experimental obligation. Students from cohort 2013 onwards, who have acted as a test subject for less than 15 hours on their first academic year will have to work the full 20 hours in other academic years of the bachelor's programme and will receive no extra hours.