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(Pre-)Master's Welcome Day Faculty of Social Sciences

Thursday 27 August 2026, 9 am - 5 pm

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Welcome to the Faculty of Social Sciences! As a prospective pre-Master’s or Master’s student, you are warmly invited to the (pre-)Master’s Welcome Day.

During this day, you will get to know the faculty, your study programme, the ICT systems and, of course, your fellow students. You will also have the opportunity to ask any questions you may have about your programme and meet your study advisor.

Invitation and registration

You will receive an invitation to the (pre-)Master's Welcome Day by 1 August 2026 at the latest. If you have not received an invitation by then, please send an email with your name and study programme to intro [at] socsci.ru.nl.

Schedule per study programme

For most programmes, the (pre-)Master's Welcome Day takes place on Thursday 27 August, but some programmes organise the Welcome Day on a different date. So be sure to check below to see what the schedule is for your programme.

Pre-Master's Anthropology and Development Studies

The pre-Master’s Welcome Day for Anthropology and Development Studies will take place on Thursday 27 August.

Morning programme For students who are new at the Faculty of Social Sciences
9:00 - 9:30	Word of welcome & Quiz	Maria Montessori building 00.025
9:30 - 10:30	Campus tour	Campus
10:45 - 11:45	Masterclass student wellbeing	Maria Montessori building 00.025

Afternoon programme

For all students of the Pre-Master's Anthropology and Development Studies

13:00 - 15:00

More information will follow

Maria Montessori building 02.610

Pre-Master's Artificial Intelligence

The Pre-Master’s Welcome Day for Artificial Intelligence will take place on Thursday 27 August.

Morning programme For students who are new at the Faculty of Social Sciences
9:00 - 9:30	Word of welcome & Quiz	Maria Montessori building 00.025
9:30 - 10:30	Campus tour	Campus
10:45 - 11:45	Masterclass student wellbeing	Maria Montessori building 00.025

Afternoon programme For all students of the Pre-Master's Artificial Intelligence
12:00	Welcome and introduction Pre-Master Programmes	Maria Montessori building 00.029
13:00	Lunch + games organised by CognAC	TBA
14:30	Social activity by CognAC	TBA

It is not possible yet to register for the afternoon programme. Students will receive a seperate invitation at the start of August.

Pre-Master's Communication Science

The Pre-Master’s introduction for Communication Science will take place on Monday 17 and Tuesday 18 August. Participation costs €20,-. Please register before 1 August.

Programme
Monday 17 August
11:00 - 13:00	Information about the programme	Collegezalencomplex 3
13:30	Intro market	Campus
18:30 - 19:30	Dinner	Florijn
20:00 - 23:00	City games	Stadscentrum
23:00	S-Cape party	Molenstraat

Tuesday 18 August
10:30 - 13:00	Campus games	Campus
14:30 - 17:30	Beach games	Lentse plas
17:30	BBQ	Lentse plas
23:00	Open CW party	Bascafé

Pre-Master's Curriculum Development for Primary Education

The pre-Master’s Welcome Day for Curriculum Development for Primary Education will take place on Thursday 27 August.

Morning programme For students who are new at the Faculty of Social Sciences
9:00 - 9:30	Word of welcome & Quiz	Maria Montessori building 00.025
9:30 - 10:30	Campus tour	Campus
10:45 - 11:45	Masterclass student wellbeing	Maria Montessori building 00.025

Afternoon programme For all students of the Pre-Master's Pedagogical Sciences, Educational Sciences and CoPO
12:45 - 13:30	Get to know the study advisors, study association and fellow students	Maria Montessori building 00.025
13:30 - 14:30	Order study books and register for courses	Maria Montessori building 01.031, 01.037, 01.075 & 01.085
14:30 - 16:30	Introductory activity	Maria Montessori building 00.029

It's not necessary to register for the afternoon programme.

Pre-Master's Educational Sciences

The Pre-Master’s Welcome Day for Educational Sciences will take place on Thursday 27 August.

Morning programme For students who are new at the Faculty of Social Sciences
9:00 - 9:30	Word of welcome & Quiz	Maria Montessori building 00.025
9:30 - 10:30	Campus tour	Campus
10:45 - 11:45	Masterclass student wellbeing	Maria Montessori building 00.025

Afternoon programme For all students of the Pre-Master's Pedagogical Sciences, Educational Sciences and CoPO
12:45 - 13:30	Get to know the study advisors, study association and fellow students	Maria Montessori building 00.025
13:30 - 14:30	Order study books and register for courses	Maria Montessori building 01.031, 01.037, 01.075 & 01.085
14:30 - 16:30	Introductory activity	Maria Montessori building 00.029

It's not necessary to register for the afternoon programme.

Pre-Master's Pedagogical Sciences

The pre-Master’s Welcome Day for Pedagogical Sciences will take place on Thursday 27 August.

Morning programme For students who are new at the Faculty of Social Sciences
9:00 - 9:30	Word of welcome & Quiz	Maria Montessori building 00.025
9:30 - 10:30	Campus tour	Campus
10:45 - 11:45	Masterclass student wellbeing	Maria Montessori building 00.025

Afternoon programme For all students of the Pre-Master's Pedagogical Sciences, Educational Sciences and CoPO
12:45 - 13:30	Get to know the study advisors, study association and fellow students	Maria Montessori building 00.025
13:30 - 14:30	Order study books and register for courses	Maria Montessori building 01.031, 01.037, 01.075 & 01.085
14:30 - 16:30	Introductory activity	Maria Montessori building 00.029

It's not necessary to register for the afternoon programme.

Pre-Master's Sociology

The Sociology Pre-Master Introduction will take place on Tuesday 18 August. If you do not wish to attend the entire day but would still like to receive the relevant information for a good start, you are welcome to attend only the information sessions from 10:00 to 11:30. If you have any additional questions, please send an email to introductiesociologienijmegen [at] gmail.com.

Programme
Tuesday 18 August
10:00 - 11:00	Information session pre-master	Maria Montessori building
11:00 - 11:30	Get to know the study advisors	Maria Montessori building
11:30 - 12:30	Lunch with teachers	Maria Montessori building
12:30 - 13:30	Lecture	Maria Montessori building
13:30 - 14:30	IT-hour	EOS N 00.300
14:30 - 17:00	Campus walk	Campus
17:00 - 20:00	Dinner	Kronenburgerpark
20:00	Pub crawl	Stadscentrum

Master's Anthropology and Development Studies

The Master’s Welcome Day for Anthropology and Development Studies will take place on Thursday 27 August.

Morning programme For students who are new at the Faculty of Social Sciences
9:00 - 9:30	Word of welcome & Quiz	Maria Montessori building 00.025
9:30 - 10:30	Campus tour	Campus
10:45 - 11:45	Masterclass student wellbeing	Maria Montessori building 00.025

Afternoon programme

For all students of the Master's Anthropology and Development Studies

13:00 - 15:00

More information will follow

Maria Montessori building 02.630

Master's Artificial Intelligence

The Master’s Welcome Day for Artificial Intelligence will take place on Thursday 27 August.

Morning programme For students who are new at the Faculty of Social Sciences
9:00 - 9:30	Word of welcome & Quiz	Maria Montessori building 00.025
9:30 - 10:30	Campus tour	Campus
10:45 - 11:45	Masterclass student wellbeing	Maria Montessori building 00.025

Afternoon programme For all students of the Master's Artificial Intelligence
13:00	Lunch + games organised by CognAC	Maria Montessori building 00.029
14:00	Welcome and introduction Master Programmes	TBA
14:30	Social activity by CognAC	TBA

It is not possible yet to register for the afternoon programme. Students will receive a seperate invitation at the start of August.

Master's Communication Science

The Master's Welcome Day for Communication Science will take place on Tuesday, 25 August in Maria Montessori Building, room 00.025. We would appreciate hearing from you before 19 August at 9:00 AM whether you will be attending the Master's Welcome Day and the pizza/drinks gathering.

	Programme
12:00 - 12:45	Opening
12:45 - 13:00	Break
13:00 - 14:00	Information about specialisation courses
14:00 - 14:15	Pauze
14:15 - 15:15	Information about elective- and professionalisation courses
15:30 - 16:45	Optional: meeting with study advisor or master coördinator. Make appointment on 25 augustus before 13:30 via studieadviseur-mastercw [at] ru.nl
17:00 - 19:30	Pizza and drinks at Plek (Hatertseweg 23a, Nijmegen)

Master's Curriculum Development for Primary Education

You will receive an invitation from the programme with more information.

Master's Intersectional Gender Studies

The introduction for the Master's Intersectional Gender Studies takes place over a few different days.

Thursday 27 August For students who are new at the Faculty of Social Sciences.
9:00 - 9:30	Word of welcome & Quiz	Maria Montessori building 00.025
9:30 - 10:30	Campus tour	Campus
10:45 - 11:45	Masterclass student wellbeing	Maria Montessori building 00.025

The first week of the programme, we take three days to get to know each other and the programme. Monday 31 August until Wednesday 2 September are in your Timetable, but these days are scheduled as Critical Epistemologies for technical reasons.

Monday 31 August For all students of the Master's Intersectional Gender Studies.			Teacher
10:00-10:30	Arrival in the room	Maria Montessori building 02.610
10:30-12:00	Welcome & fundamentals of the Master's programme	Maria Montessori building 02.610	Ea Utoft & Annelies Kleinherenbrink
12:00 - 13:00	Lunch (BYO or buy)
13:00-14:45	Workshop on hope and joy	Maria Montessori building 02.610	Robyn Ausmeier & Ea Utoft
14:45-15:00	Break
15:00-16:15	Privilege exercise	Maria Montessori building 02.110	Anya Topolski
Tuesday 1 September
10:30 - 12:00	Critical AI literacy	Elinor Ostrom building (EOS) 01.525	Annelies Kleinherenbrink
12:00 - 12:45	Lunch (BYO or buy)
12:45-14:00	Extended break, socializing, optional campus walk	Meeting point for walk (tbd)
14:00-16:00	“Reflections on joy in academia: a praxis of freedom & resistance'' Keynote and panel	De Kapel	Zakia Essanhaji & Dounia Bourabain Panel: Paola Chaves Perez, Liorah Hoek Moderator: Catharina Wilson
16:30-18:00	Optional drinks and socializing (one drink included)	The Yard (EOS)
Wednesday 2 September
10:30-12:00	Non-violent communication	Erasmus building 1.05	Sandy Barasa
12:00-12:45	Lunch (BYO or buy)
12:45-14:00	Wrap up of week 1 Choosing student representatives, etc.	Erasmus building 1.05	Ea Utoft
14:00-15:00	Break and transportation into Nijmegen city center		follow Pia, Ea, Garjan
15:00-17:00	Exhibition “Black women group in Arnhem and Nijmegen"	Huis van Geschiedenis (Mariënburg 26, 6511 PS, Nijmegen)	Garjan Sterk & Linda Hoye
17:00-18:00	Optional drinks and socializing in Nijmegen (paid individually)	De Hemel

Master's Pedagogical Sciences

The Master’s Welcome Day for Pedagogical Sciences will take place on Thursday 27 August.

Morning programme For students who are new at the Faculty of Social Sciences
9:00 - 9:30	Word of welcome & Quiz	Maria Montessori building 00.025
9:30 - 10:30	Campus tour	Campus
10:45 - 11:45	Masterclass student wellbeing	Maria Montessori building 00.025

Afternoon programme

For all students from the Master's Pedagogical Sciences

? - 15:30

Presentations by study advisor, study association and programme committee.

Maria Montessori building 00.025

It's not necessary to register for the afternoon programme.

Master's Educational Sciences

The Master's Welcome Day for Educational Sciences takes place over a few different days.

Thursday 27 August For students who are new at the Faculty of Social Sciences. Not mandatory.
9:00 - 9:30	Word of welcome & Quiz	Maria Montessori building 00.025
9:30 - 10:30	Campus tour	Campus
10:45 - 11:45	Masterclass student wellbeing	Maria Montessori building 00.025

Monday 31 August For all students of the Master's Educational Sciences.
9:30 - 12:15	Kick-off with teachers, student advisors, study association, student council, and information about the study programme	Maria Montessori building 3.650
12:15 - 13:15	Lunch	Maria Montessori building 03.650
13:30 - 15:15	Lecture Leerprocessen	Maria Montessori building 02.130
Wednesday 2 September
13:30 - 16:30	Lecture Professionalisering van leraren	Maria Montessori building 02.110
16:30 - 18:00	Drinks to get to know fellow students and teachers	Cultuurcafé

Aanmelden voor maandag 31 augustus & woensdag 2 september is niet nodig.

Master's Psychology: Behaviour Change

The introduction day for the Master's Psychology: Behaviour Change takes place on Monday 31 Augustus. You will receive an invitation from the programme with further information.

Master's Psychology: Healthcare Psychology

You will receive an invitation from the programme with more information.

Master's Psychology: Work, Organisation and Health

The introduction day for the Master's Psychology: Work, Organisation and Health takes place on Monday 31 Augustus, 12:45 in MM 04.610. You will receive an invitation from the programme with further information.

Master's Sociology

The Master’s Welcome Day for Sociology will take place on Thursday 27 August.

Morning programme For students who are new at the Faculty of Social Sciences
9:00 - 9:30	Word of welcome & Quiz	Maria Montessori building 00.025
9:30 - 10:30	Campus tour	Campus
10:45 - 11:45	Masterclass student wellbeing	Maria Montessori building 00.025

Afternoon programme

For all students of the Master's Sociology

The afternoon programme for Sociology will be announced later.

Research Master's Behavioural Science

You will receive an invitation from the programme with more information.

Research Master's Cognitive Neuroscience

The induction for the Research Master’s in Cognitive Neuroscience will take two days and will take place during the week of 16–22 August. You will receive an invitation from the programme with further information.

Research Master's Social Cultural Science

When: Thursday 27 August 2026, 9 am - 5 pm
Location: Maria Montessori building
Organisation: Faculty of Social Sciences

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