Cultural Psychology
In order to apply for the Master's track Cultural Psychology, you should meet the following track-specific requirements in addition to the basic requirements:
The levels refer to UvA bachelor years:
Level 3 of the UvA bachelor refers to level 6 of the European Qualifications Framework.
More information about this track-specific requirement
Students should have basic knowledge of Cultural Psychology when they enter the master’s programme. To ensure this, we expect applicants to have completed an introductory course in Cultural Psychology. This course should introduce you to the discipline of cultural psychology, the development of culture and discuss the major cultural differences in psychological functioning (e.g. self, social relations, emotion, motivation, cognition, perception).
If you have successfully completed, or will complete one of the bachelor’s programmes stated below before 31 August, you will meet this track-specific requirement:
If you have passed one of the courses listed below, you also meet this track-specific requirement:
Please note: courses that are very specific and zoom in on only one aspect of how culture affects psychological functioning (e.g. intercultural communication) do not meet our entry requirement.
If you followed one of the courses listed below, you do not meet the entry requirement “Introductory course in Cultural Psychology”:
If you do not meet this requirement with your prior education, you can take the following course at the UvA:
More information about this track-specific requirement
We expect you to have knowledge at level 2/3 (comparable to UvA bachelor year 2/3, advanced, more specialised courses) in one or more areas of psychology, regardless in which subarea(s).
With which pre-education do you fulfil this track-specific requirement?
If you have successfully completed, or will complete one of the bachelor’s programmes stated below before 31 August, you will meet this track-specific requirement:
If you have a different previous education, please show in your application how you meet this requirement. You can do this by referring to one or more courses that you have obtained in the area of this requirement and by enclosing the course catalogue description of these courses with your application.
What if you do not meet this track-specific requirement?
If you do not meet this requirement with your prior education, it is possible to do two courses of 6 EC each at 2nd/3rd year level with us (or one for 6 EC, depending on the size of your deficiency in the area of this requirement). In order to meet this track-specific requirement, it does not matter which area of psychology the course(s) you choose are about.
Please note: by taking these/this course(s), you meet this requirement. However, eligibility for a pre-Master's programme depends on which and how many deficiencies you would have to solve altogether. More information about the attainment of courses to meet the admission requirements for the selection can be found under the information about pre-Master's programmes.
In MyInfo, our online application system, you will be asked to upload certain documents, including your academic transcripts, grading scheme, copies of your academic diplomas, cv, English language proficiency test score and course descriptions from the course catalogue provided by your university.
In order to demonstrate your knowledge of the basic and track-specific requirements, you need to fill out and upload your proofs of qualification (PoQ) for both the basic and the track-specific requirements. Refer to section 2: Entry requirements and list your corresponding courses in the PoQ templates.