Please note: This page is aimed at prospective students. Are you already a student at Radboud University? You can find your current study programme in the Course catalogue.

Study programme Bachelor Psychology year 2

Study year
2

Year 2 focuses on the application of psychological knowledge. You become acquainted with Neuropsychology. In Psychopathology from a life-span perspective, you learn to recognise menal disorders. In Behaviour & Environment 2, you learn how psychological knowledge contributes to better working conditions and motivation in the workplace.

About this study curriculum

Research

Your research skills are further practiced in Data Analysis, Statistics 2, and Psychometrics. You will carry out a second study in a small group, in which you will be asked to build on your core theme. Theoretical Psychology, you will think about how Psychology has evolved over time. In Philosophy of Mind, Brain and Behaviour, you will discover how different visions of people collide with each other in psychological debates, and thus lead to progress in science.

Provisional overview for prospective students

This overview provides an indication of the study programme of the academic year 2026-2027 and is aimed at prospective students. It is subject to change and no rights may be derived from it. Already a student at Radboud University? View your current study programme in the Course catalogue.

Total EC
60 EC
Compulsory courses
P1
P2
P3
P4
4 EC
1 EC
4 EC
1 EC
2 EC
6 EC
4 EC
1 EC
3 EC
4 EC
5 EC
4 EC
4 EC
0.5 EC
Elective courses
P1
P2
P3
P4

Two Core Theme courses (12 EC)

Minimum 12 EC, maximum 12 EC
6 EC
6 EC
6 EC
6 EC

Please note that the study programme is subject to change.

Personal route and core theme courses

In the second year, you can combine the core theme courses and the domain electives. With a targeted choice you can start developing your own profile as a future psychologist. Examples of this are:

  • Labor and organisation
  • Labor and health
  • Influence, language, and communication
  • Development, learning, and education
  • Happiness, health, and good life
  • Gender, behaviour and culture
  • Mental healtcare
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Sport and exercise sciences

Combination of routes are also a possibility.

In the second year, you’ll decide on two core themes in which you’ll analyse a theme from a biological, psychological, and social point of view.

Specialisations