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How could the same country elect Trump and Biden? Why is American culture as creative and dynamic as it is? How can Americans be so proud of their diversity, but also conflicted about it? Sounds interesting? Then American Studies is perfect for you!

During the Bachelor's program in American Studies, you will focus on all aspects of US society, culture, and language. You will gain in-depth knowledge about American politics, literature, history, media and arts and learn about the spread and status of English as a world language. Of course you will also learn to speak English at a professional level.

American Studies is one of the two specializations in our Bachelor's degree program in English Language and Culture. If you are interested in English Language and Culture (with a British focus), please check the English Language and Culture program.

Look beyond the visible. From the materials in your smartphone to the processes in the human body: molecules dictate how our world functions. Master the fundamental science behind these mechanisms and acquire the analytical skills to shape reality.

As a Chemistry student you study processes in detail, down to the molecular or even atomic level. To understand molecules or materials, or to create new applications by changing them. In the Chemistry Bachelor's programme, you learn to research the molecular world from both theory and practice. Through theoretical lectures, you study different areas of chemistry, such as organic chemistry, physical chemistry or biochemistry. During the course of your studies you can choose in which direction you want to specialise.

In addition, you will learn the mathematical and physical concepts that are important to investigate and predict molecular processes. Because the world on the nanometer scale can only be studied experimentally, you receive extensive training in the practicalities of chemistry. For example, so that you understand the techniques for studying materials - such as lasers or magnetic fields - in detail. And of course an important part of your studies takes place in the lab; through experiments you get to know and study chemical reactions.

In the IBC programme at Radboud University you can combine the study of communication processes in (international) organisations with learning a foreign language (English, French, German, or Spanish).

As international companies operate across the globe, they are faced with various communication challenges. How do you avoid misunderstandings when communicating with people from different cultural backgrounds? What is the best way to launch an advertising campaign in a different country? You will address such questions in the Bachelor’s programme in International Business Communication. By the end of this three year degree programme, you will have also mastered a foreign languages of your choice: English, French, German or Spanish. You will improve your proficiency in practical language courses. Furthermore, you will learn about the countries in which your foreign language is spoken by working on projects that address common challenges in international business communication. For example, designing an advertising campaign in a foreign language or developing a marketing plan for a foreign start-up company.

Are you interested in creating smart computers and systems, and in unravelling human intelligence? Then our Bachelor's programme in Artificial Intelligence is the perfect fit for you!
In the Bachelor's programme in Artificial Intelligence at Radboud University, you'll study three themes: what happens in the human brain when people use computers, how does human intelligence work, and how can we make computers work smarter? You will learn how to create intelligent computer programmes that copy human cognitive functioning. In order to do so, at Radboud University we combine the fields of information technology, mathematics, psychology, computing sciences, and neurosciences. Artificial Intelligence is a young, dynamic field in which there is much to discover!

How do businesses interact with their environment and stakeholders? And how do global environmental challenges affect organisational structures? Within the International Business Administration programme, you learn about what it takes for organisations to create social and economic value for long-term survival of organisations.

Combine chemistry, biology and medical sciences in a challenging programme. Unravel the workings of healthy and diseased cells and gain fundamental knowledge necessary for medical innovation. Launch your career at the forefront of international biomedical research.

In the Molecular Life Sciences programme, you learn about important molecular processes from a biomedical and biological perspective, in which cells work together to form a multicellular organism (human, animal or plant).

Of course, you will also need to study the relevant mathematical and physical concepts needed to understand molecular processes. That's why especially in the first year, you will follow challenging courses in physics and mathematics. Moreover, you will be studying the differences between healthy and diseased cells. You will get acquainted with these topics during lectures and seminars and perform hands-on experiments in the lab.

Are you passionate about culture? Do you like sitting front row at music festivals and plays? Are you ready to join the debate on the arts? Then Arts & Culture Studies might be the programme for you.

Arts and Culture Studies focuses on art in its various forms: visual arts, literature, music, theatre, film and architecture, as well as digital media and popular culture. After an introduction to long-term developments in western art history, we zoom in on the art worlds of Europe and the Americas in the past hundred years or so. Our approach is interdisciplinary, comparative and multi-medial: you will not only analyse art forms in and by themselves, but will also learn to compare and contrast them. Students are invited to explore art and culture from a number of theoretical, historical, political and social perspectives, incorporating European and American views on culture. You will learn to discern differences between art forms, and between contemporary and historical valuations of art, as well as how to apply theoretical concepts to analyse cultural phenomena. During the programme you're encouraged to develop your own well-founded vision on art and (popular) culture.

How do societies tackle major challenges, how can companies stay both responsible and profitable, and what keeps financial markets stable? In the Bachelor’s programme in Economics and Business Economics you will discover how Accounting, Finance and Economics provide the tools to analyse and anticipate today’s complex realities.

English Language and Culture has two tracks: English Language and Culture and American Studies. If you are interested in American Studies, please check the American Studies programme.

Growing internationalisation increases the importance of the English language in our society. It's is the language of science, politics and business. In this programme you will become an expert in this area.

English Language and Culture allows you to study all aspects of the English language as it has evolved across the centuries. At the same time, you immerse yourself in the culture and literature of Great Britain and other English-language regions. You study the classics of high and popular culture - Shakespeare, Stevenson, Downton Abbey, Little Britain, and much more. To become an expert in the field of English language, linguistics and culture, you will also have to immerse yourself in the culture, social relations, habits and eccentricities of the people for whom (British) English is their native language.

If you are fascinated by the ideas that determine the course of humanity, then Philosophy, Politics and Society might be the perfect fit for you.

Are you fascinated by the political, technological, cultural, and ecological challenges that dominate the headlines? Do you want to study the concepts and ideas behind those challenges?

PPS is a uniquely issue-oriented philosophy programme. The curriculum is organised around themes such as ecological crises, scientific progress, the future of technology, identity politics, or the global political landscape.

For each theme, you will examine a combination of key historical philosophical texts, contemporary thinkers, and empirical cases.
Your first year consists of a series of systematic introductory courses. In your second and third years, you tailor your curriculum to those global issues in which you are most interested.
PPS cooperates with other faculties such as Law, Management, Social Science or the Science Faculty.
PPS gives you the opportunity to spend a semester studying abroad at a university of your choice.

This specialisation in Business Administration equips you with the knowledge and skills to navigate complex global challenges arising from geopolitical tensions, technological shifts, and disruptions to international trade and supply chains.

You will come to understand how and why organisations innovate and what challenges entrepreneurs face when starting their business in a changing environment.

Understanding how gender, race, ethnicity, class, religion, and other identities intersect with power structures is key to addressing pressing societal issues such as discrimination, unequal representation, economic disparities, and violent conflicts. This programme equips you to critically analyse these domestic and global dynamics and develop viable solutions to foster more inclusive political and social systems.

As our society's reliance on IT increases, cyber security grows in importance. In this specialisation, you learn how to assess the security of existing ICT systems, and how to develop more secure future solutions.

The Master’s specialisation in Cyber Security will teach you how to contribute in the design of new security systems. You’ll be able to draw up the security requirements of an application and discover where possible weaknesses lie. Main focus lies on topics as cryptographic codes, operating systems and protocol verification. But you will also get a broad scope of cyber security to include mathematical, organisational, legal and ethical aspects, with particular attention for privacy issues.

Would you like to specialise in fundamental particle physics or dive into astrophysics, neurophysics or condensed matter physics? You choose! The Master's specialisations in Physics and Astronomy at Radboud University cover various research areas. You can dive into theoretical physics or perform your own experiments. Discover new material properties in Europe’s highest magnetic fields or with unique free electron lasers, study space objects with the with the world's largest telescopes or unravel brain activity with MRIs. At Radboud University, you can choose from six specialisations to define your field of interest within Physics and Astronomy.

North American Studies offers solid expertise about the concept of 'America' in a variety of fields: US history, literature, (popular) culture, politics, constitutional law and social science.
The world loves American culture, but is deeply distrustful of American power and politics. In Nijmegen, we offer critical insights into both. Our Master's programme gives students the opportunity to acquire solid expertise in relation to the concept of 'America' in a variety of fields: US history, literature, (popular) culture, as well as political history, foreign policy, constitutional law and social sciences. Nijmegen distinguishes itself from other American Studies programmes through its emphasis on the cultural and political relations between the United States, its neighbours, and Europe.
The Master's programme in North American Studies offers one specialisation: Transatlantic Studies: History, Culture and Politics.

This specialisation provides a land and real estate development perspective on urban development. The programme aims to prepare students for a future role as city developer, either in the public or in the private sector.

In this English-taught Philosophy Research Master’s programme, you will study ethics and political philosophy in relation to societal and political issues – such as climate change, social injustice, protests, public health, technology and digitalization.

What is the nature of critique in French and/or German critical theory? What are the ethical, societal and political questions of digitalization or AI? How can we best understand various practices of protest and activism? Does post-truth rely on myth-building? What ethical questions do climate change or chronic illness pose? These are examples of the kind of questions that you will explore during this programme.

What makes this programme unique is not only its (non-exclusive) emphasis on continental practical philosophy, but also its engagement with pertinent societal and political issues – such as climate change, protest, disability, racism, post-truth and digitalisation. In this programme you will not only deepen your textual knowledge of ethics and (largely continental) social and political philosophy but also learn to apply it in practical relation to issues of justice, truth, equality, care, and ethical values. In doing so, you will both deepen your philosophical conceptual understanding, as well as your skills in ethical, social and political analysis.

In the Molecular Sciences Master's programme, you will learn about all aspects of the functioning and synthesis of molecules. Choose a specialisation at the intersection of chemistry, molecular life sciences, and biology. Deepen your knowledge in areas such as solid-state chemistry, spectroscopy, organic or physical chemistry, or molecular biology. Combine theoretical courses with extensive research internships in a multidisciplinary and international learning environment and get your MSc degree in Molecular Sciences.

Do you want to contribute to solving the environmental sustainability challenges of our time? In this specialisation, you focus on unraveling human impacts on nature and using this knowledge to identify environmental sustainability solutions.

In this specialisation you will dive into ecological issues on all size scales and connecting scientific findings to societal implications or environmental policies. You will be trained to become an environmental expert, analysing the human impact on nature. You will learn to unravel the effects of stressors - like carbon dioxide emission or toxic pesticide - to connect scientific findings to societal implications or environmental policies. During your two internships within the specialisation, you will be responsible for your own experiments, surveys and (model) analysis, under the supervision of one of our top researchers at the RIBES.

Become an expert in the molecular, cellular, and physiological processes behind stress adaptation in plants, animals and microorganisms. This research-oriented specialisation offers hands-on experience with cutting-edge techniques to prepare you for a career at the forefront of science and R&D.

In the Adaptive Organisms specialisation, you will become an expert in adaptation of individual organisms to environmental stressors. Alongside in-depth courses in molecular physiology, ecophysiology and quantitative biology, you will conduct your own experiments during two internships spanning at least a full year. You will gain hands-on experience with advanced equipment to quantify stress responses while developing a critical research mindset.

Power shapes politics, but what shapes power in the 21st Century? The Radboud Master's programme in Political Science offers a unique opportunity for highly motivated students to prepare for a rewarding career in leading positions in the public and private sector. Within the Master's Political Science, you have a choice between seven Master's specialisations. Moreover, our Master's programme offers Dual Degree programmes with the American University in Washington, DC and with the University of Glasgow.

Ancient and Medieval Mediterranean Worlds offers a unique programme covering ancient and medieval history, as well as Byzantium, the Islamic world and Western Europe in contact and conflict. Taught by a group of specialists who are internationally renowned in these fields of expertise, the programme will offer you a broad treatment of the major questions in Mediterranean history, looking at:

The Master's specialisation Ancient and Medieval Mediterranean Worlds explores ancient and medieval history, Byzantium, the Islamic world and Western Europe in contact and conflict.

• Cultural identity, cultural memory and imagined communities
• Regionalism, colonialism and conquest
• Continuity and change over the ancient and medieval periods
• Tradition and ideology
• Economic history and trade, including numismatics
• Inter-religious contact, influence and acculturation

At the same time, the programme gives you the freedom of in-depth study through specialised courses and projects, depending on your own interests and future perspectives.

The Master's specialisation in Global Communication and Diversity provides you with knowledge and tools to function as an independent communication specialist in international organisational contexts.

The Master’s specialisation in Global Communication and Diversity teaches you about professional communication in multinational, multicultural, and multilingual organisational contexts. This programme trains you to operate as an independent communication specialist. You will develop in-depth theoretical knowledge and methodological skills, and will learn to work in teams through practical communication projects. After completing your studies, you will be able to design and conduct scientific communication research. You can make tailor-made recommendations to optimise communication with diverse target groups. You will explore themes such as the impact of globalisation and diversity on communication (e.g. in marketing and advertising, recruitment, or corporate communication), the role of intercultural competence, and the consequences of language choice for effective and inclusive communication with different stakeholders. You will gain insight into the factors that can affect an organisation's communication with diverse publics and its reputation and performance in international settings.

Study all stages of drug development (discovery, design, development, targeted delivery), including the phases of drug activity relating to a drug’s formulation, analysis of its toxicity, and understanding of its pharmacokinetics and -dynamics.

In this specialisation you will deal with the discovery, design, development, targeted delivery, and both pharmacological and analytical characterisation of drug substances. You will learn how to develop a potential drug candidate on a molecular level and get acquainted with the latest trends in the field used to understand and tackle the molecular mechanisms of disease.

Become the marketer of the future. Learn how to use marketing analytics to create value, gain deep consumer insights to build lasting relationships and create ground-breaking innovations that have impact that goes beyond the customer.

How can you design and change organisations to deliver societally responsible and economically valuable contributions? Learn to successfully mobilise action in organisations to address contemporary societal challenges.

This specialisation aims at unravelling the properties of molecules and materials in great detail, by developing theory and physical instrumentation for advanced spectroscopic experiments.

In this Master’s specialisation, you will get an in-depth understanding of the fundamental behaviour of molecules and materials aiming to discover novel functionalities. Thanks to the many research facilities located on the Radboud campus, you’ll be able to perform advanced spectroscopic experiments on site. Besides experimental work it is possible to focus on the theoretical aspects of the research. You can follow your personal interests; work on bio(mimetic) molecules whereas others might prefer energy materials. It’s also possible to specialise in the development of new spectroscopic methods.

In this Master's specialisation, you learn to become a competent linguist who has an understanding of language variation and multilingualism, two central and interrelated topics within linguistics.

The Master Language Variation and Multilingualism at Radboud University explores linguistic diversity and multilingualism from theoretical, sociolinguistic and psycholinguistic perspectives, thereby allowing students to have a full grasp on these topics and their relation. Courses generally offer a nice mix of theoretical and practical knowledge: they for instance situate insights from linguistic and language acquisition theory within the context of everyday communication and contemporary language use. For those with sufficient language proficiency, students can also integrate language-specific linguistics courses in Dutch, German, French and Spanish from the Masterlanguage programme, which offers linguistics courses in English, Dutch, Italian, French and Spanish that Radboud organises in collaboration with other Dutch universities. Language Variation and Multilingualism offers you the opportunity to pick and choose those courses that interest you the most, thereby allowing you to create the profile that you desire.

The research Master's Historical Studies is tailored to students with a passion for history and a clear ambition for historical research, and allows you to follow paths in the full range of periods.

Our views of events in the past shape and give meaning to the present. The Research Master’s programme in Historical Studies brings historians together with scholars of literature, art and visual culture to construct critical histories of both the past and the present. Historical enquiry has important transformative potential on not just our ideas about the past but also on present-day societies. In order to properly transform our interpretations, we have to look beyond borders and beyond our own discipline. That is why our specialisation has an international element as well as a connection to the other disciplines in the Humanities. You will gain insight into general methods and theories of the Humanities as well as those specific to historical studies. This will enrich your own research and future contributions to scholarly and societal debates.

This Master's programme discusses the most pressing environmental challenges of our time, such as environmental justice, nature conservation and biodiversity, animal welfare, circular economy, agriculture and food, sustainable energy, climate change, and water. By critically analysing current policies and initiatives, we contribute to achieving the societal transformations necessary to address sustainability challenges. The programme is small scale and prepares you to play an active and effective role in the transformation to a sustainable and just society. Within the Master's Environment and Society Studies, you have a choice between four Master's specialisations.

The Theology Master's at Radboud is rooted in a rich and open tradition of critical catholic thought. We are in dialogue with a wide range of other religions and deeply engaged with the world’s problems. Nijmegen Theology: impact through connection.

Studying Theology in Nijmegen means joining a vibrant academic community rooted in a rich, critical Catholic tradition that is both deeply engaged with the world’s most pressing challenges and open to dialogue across religious and cultural boundaries.

At Radboud University, Theology is more than a subject — it’s a way of connecting with the world. Our program is Christian by tradition, Catholic in heritage, and ecumenical in outlook. It brings together students and scholars from diverse backgrounds in a spirit of openness and intellectual curiosity. Whether you are interested in public theology, ethics, biblical studies, spirituality, or the impact of secularization, you will find a space here to explore, question, and grow.

European Law and Global Affairs is a Master's specialisation of International and European Law

Do you want to become an expert in European law while also studying the international relations of the European Union from a political science perspective? Then the Master's specialization in European Law and Global Affairs might be for you. This multidisciplinary programme prepares you to tackle the legal and political challenges the EU faces globally and provides you with the skills to analyze and influence the EU’s role on the global stage.

Art & Visual Culture is a rich research field. It covers various aspects of Dutch art history & visual culture. Specialisations are Greek & Roman Archaeology, Western Art History or Cultural Studies.
The research master Art and Visual Culture is specifically designed for highly motivated and excellent students who have an interest in the art, material and visual culture of Europe from antiquity to the present. This master gives you an excellent base for an international scientific career in the fields of Art History, Classical Archaeology or Visual Culture.

You will work in small groups on your own field of interest under the guidance of prominent scholars. Moreover, you will work together closely with students from the other HLCS-research master's specialisations: Historical Studies and Literary Studies. In this way, your own specialisation stands in a robust framework of theoretical and methodological training with disciplinary and interdisciplinary levels.

The unique character of this research master lies in the cooperation of Classical Archaeology, Cultural Studies and Art History. From these perspectives you will study western visual and material culture within a strong interdisciplinary, humanities orientated framework. You will have the opportunity to specialise in the research field of your preference, under the supervision of experts in three sub-disciplines.

Molecular Chemistry is a creative science, which involves the synthesis of molecules with new biological or physical properties in order to meet scientific or societal challenges. The possibilities are endless!

The specialisation in Molecular Chemistry is a thorough programme at the heart of chemistry, covering all stages from molecule design to application. The specialisation offers education in connection with top-level research in the Institute for Molecules and Materials (IMM), enabling you to develop in-depth knowledge of the design, synthesis and characterisation of unprecedented functional molecular structures. In your internships, you can conduct independent research, under personal guidance of a researcher. Not seldom this leads to a scientific publication with you as a co-author.

Are you going to bridge the gap between early biomedical research results and clinical practice? Or would you rather study DNA, RNA and/or proteins in the laboratory? In this Master’s programme you will work to get a deep understanding of the mechanisms acting in human in health and disease at the molecular, cellular and system levels. You can choose between the following specialisations.

Data plays a role in almost every scientific discipline, the corporate sector and social organisations. This specialisation will teach you how to transform data into knowledge and solutions using modern machine learning and AI techniques.

The Master's specialisation in Data Science and AI trains you to become a curious, creative, and competent data scientist. As an academic, we do not just expect you to understand and make use of the appropriate tools, but also to program and develop your own. You will follow core courses in machine learning, information retrieval, and probabilistic modeling, and can then delve deeper into different application areas such as natural language processing, medical pattern recognition, neuroimaging, business rules and/or bioinformatics. You’ll learn how to turn data into knowledge with the help of computers and how to translate that knowledge into solutions.

In the Master's specialisation Literary Studies you will learn to develop new insights that will contribute to a better understanding of literary texts and how they function within society.

The Master’s in Literary Studies will teach you how to approach historical and contemporary literary texts from a theoretical perspective, as well as how to examine the current societal significance of literature. By the end of the programme, you will be able to discuss literary texts and scholarly approaches with other researchers at the highest academic level.

To fully understand literature, you need to broaden your scope. You will gain insight into methods and theories in both literary studies and the humanities in general. You will become familiar with a wide range of literary cultures, critical approaches and theoretical debates. You will develop and share approaches to literature with fellow students who have different linguistic backgrounds. This will enhance your own research. In order to further expand your horizons as a literary scholar, you will spend a semester conducting research or taking courses abroad.

Mathematics opens the door to a wide range of career paths: from research in mathematics through to working in biology, climate change or finance. In all walks of life, analytical skills are in high demand. The Master's specialisations in Mathematics offer a large selection of courses, allows you to specialise according to your interests and includes interdisciplinary tracks.

Come to understand strategic management processes in relation to the dynamic and complex environment organisations are confronted with. Learn to deal with various stakeholder groups, to define, evaluate and optimise an organisation's strategy.

In this Research Master track, you may specialize in any period in the history of philosophical and scientific thought from Antiquity through the Christian and Islamic Middle Ages to today.

You will acquaint yourself with episodes in either the history of philosophy, or of the sciences, or in the intertwined histories of both, from antiquity to the present age. Themes that have been or will be covered in our seminars include ‘Chance', ‘Theories of Space and Time’, ‘Evolution and the Mind’, and ‘The Philosophy of Karl Marx’ . You will choose your own topic for your research master’s thesis. Our specialties include ancient cosmologies; medieval natural philosophy and logic in the Arabic and Christian worlds; the Scientific Revolution and the birth of modern philosophy and science; idealism and phenomenology; biopolitics; the history and philosophy of contemporary physics; thought experiments in science and philosophy. As for skills, you will learn how to publish in an academic journal and apply for a PhD position.

In this specialisation we explore the key challenges produced by contemporary capitalism: stagnant economic growth; rising debt; geographical inequalities; housing, labour, and resource scarcity; and climate crisis. We ask whether these challenges are endemic to capitalism? How do they unevenly impact different peoples and places? And how can we best tackle them and build more just economies?

From individual molecules to complex solids: in this specialisation, you'll explore matter at the deepest quantum level. You'll investigate fundamental phenomena that form the blueprint for tomorrow's technology. Whether you choose theory, experiment, or the combination of both: here you'll lay the foundation for the next generation of physics.

In the Quantum Matter specialisation, you will gain a bottom-up understanding of the properties and interactions of matter, from individual atoms and molecules to complex solids. In quantum matter, there is no unified theory to explain everything, so you will learn different approaches that enable to understand and predict a quantum system. You start with advanced courses on molecular physics and solid state physics, to prepare you for a wide variety of elective courses that will allow you to shape your focus, theoretical or experimental, molecular or condensed matter – or to remain broad.

Tackling contemporary global problems in the 21st century, such as war and violent conflict, geopolitical and economic competition, rising inequalities, pandemics, climate change, or artificial intelligence requires a deeper understanding of the essential dynamics, actors, and factors that shape global politics.

In this specialisation, you will focus on complex molecular systems in a biological context. You will learn how cells work from a chemist’s perspective and become an expert in the chemistry of all biologically relevant molecules.

In this specialisation, you will learn how to use chemistry to understand life at the molecular level and interact with it. You will get a comprehensive theoretical basis in biochemistry and hands-on experience in a lab. During one or two internships, you will be responsible for your own experiments, under the supervision of one of our top researchers. We encourage you to explore your dream job during a second internship, which is a perfect stepping stone to your future career.

In this specialisation we explore the influence of geopolitics and persistence of global injustices for present day human mobility across the globe. This implies paying attention to processes of colonial and post-colonial arrangements around borders, it calls for a comprehensive epistemology of the impact which policy has on mobility perspectives, and it requires critical empirical approaches to these dynamics that take all actors, migrants included, on board.

Would you like to specialise in organismal stress adaptation? Or in ecosystem dynamics, so that you can contribute to species protection and nature recovery? You could also dive into environmental modelling or walk the line between biological and medical (micro)biology. Choose a specialisation to define your field of interest within Biology.

In the Creative Industries Master's specialisation, you will come to understand a field buzzing with creativity: where art meets commerce, where culture generates innovation and sustainability.

In today’s dynamic media-driven world, creativity and innovation are inseparably integrated into technology and globalisation. At Radboud University, we will help you develop a reflective, inquisitive and critical view of the creative industries and their relationship with ecology, climate, inclusion, democracy, and commercialism. We will ask you to look beyond the promise of authenticity, the cry for value, the quest for quality in the creative industries and dare to peek behind the curtain. We never lose sight of its core, the beating heart of the creative industries; the cultural product or event. That is why in every course, in every debate, our starting point is the aesthetical element.

In the Master’s specialisation in Creative Industries, we have a strong focus on ecological and social sustainability. It’s about adding sustainable value and significance to the creative industries. But we also research how the diverse fields of the creative industries can work towards a sustainable future.

Applied Political Theory is not just about interpreting or explaining the world, but also about changing it. From climate change to homelessness, great societal challenges require that we make decent and legitimate political choices. But how can we determine that? This specialisation provides you with the tools to evaluate whether and how the exercise of power by political actors and institutions can be justified.

Will you help navigate society towards environmental sustainability? In this Master's programme you learn about planetary boundaries and societal transitions, and acquire skills to solve sustainability challenges with societal actors.

In the Master’s programme Science for Sustainability, you will learn how to collaborate with companies, governments and societal organisations to address urgent sustainability challenges such as climate change, biodiversity loss and resource scarcity.

You will explore the complex interaction between humans and nature, learn to work with system models, and discover how organisations can drive sustainable change. In the second year, you will focus on your master’s thesis, applying your knowledge in your own research project.

Gaining insight into methods and theories of the humanities in general as well as specifically for historical, literary or cultural studies.
The research Master's programme in Historical, Literary and Cultural Studies underscores the theoretical and methodological aspects of the humanities in order to contribute to academic depth, interdisciplinarity and future flexibility that extends beyond a single field.

The research Master's programme will prepare you to conduct original research in which you consider complex problems with a multidisciplinary outlook. It's an indispensable stepping stone for students wanting to pursue an academic career as many of our graduates go on to become PhD candidates.

Are you interested in increasingly complex flows of people and goods in the networked city and region? This Master's specialisation will prepare you for dealing with integrated mobility systems and transport modes across spatial scales.

Business Law is a specialisation of the Master International and European Law.
Master EU law and its connection to international frameworks, preparing you to navigate today’s legal challenges in business. This programme focuses among others on digitalisation, artificial intelligence (AI), and sustainability, giving you the expertise to work in multinational corporations or leading law firms.

• Learn from leading and internationally recognized scholars and practitioners.
• Gain in-depth knowledge of the interaction between EU and national business law.
• Benefit from the future-oriented curriculum with expertise in emerging trends like digitalization, AI, and sustainability in business law.
• Radboud students with a bachelor’s degree from European Law School or Rechtsgeleerdheid obtain "Civiel Effect".
• Students with a Dutch bachelor's degree in law and a "Civiel effect" progress statement obtain "Civiel Effect".

This Master's degree teaches you how IT impacts organisations, both from a technical and management perspective. You will become an expert in explaining how organisations are able to deal with security and privacy issues.

The curriculum of this Master's programme has been developed in close collaboration with the Nijmegen School of Management. The programme will teach you to become a digital architect who can look beyond mere technical sides to ICT adoption in designing competitive business solutions. In addition to developing a strong basis in systems approaches to information and management, students will specialise either as a Security or privacy officer, or in Alignment and IT.

Focus on the financial management and governance of firms and learn how to deal with not just economic but also managerial, legal, and reporting aspects to strengthen and maximise enterprise value.

This specialisation focuses on the global level of sustainability transformations, such as international agreements and initiatives on climate change, biodiversity and nature conservation on land and in oceans. You will learn how to critically analyse international negotiations. How do international agreements come about, how - and to what extent - are they implemented, and which roles do different stakeholders, such as companies and civil society groups, play in these processes?

It takes a critical, emancipatory approach to the field by engaging with the less privileged in society, but also trying to contribute to positive change and development in many different fields. Within the Master's Human Geography, you have a choice between four important Master's specialisations, as well as the option to add to this with an Educational Master.

The Master's programme in Human Geography is a geopolitical study which explores how individual human behaviour, nations, countries and the spatial environment interact with each other.

• Conflict, Territories and Identities
• Capital. Labour and Extraction
• Borders, Migration and Justice
• Cities, Culture and Inequality

The Master's programme can also be conducted in dual mode (studying next to working in the human geographic profession).

Get ready to contribute to global sustainable and inclusive development. Prepare to tackle today’s challenges, from poverty and inequality to green production and climate-resilient livelihoods, using state-of-the-art analytical tools and methods.

Cognitive Neuroscience is designed to unravel the way human brain works by exploring the cognitive and neural basis for mental functions such as perception, action, language, attention and memory.

This programme in Cognitive Neuroscience is an interdisciplinary research Master’s of the Radboud University and the Radboud UMC. The research Master’s programme offers four specialisations that coincide with the research themes of the Donders Institute: (1) language and communication, (2) perception, action and decision-making, (3) development and life-long plasticity, and (4) natural computing and neurotechnology.

The programme is an excellent opportunity for students who want to prepare themselves for a career as a researcher. You can personalise the programme to best match your research interests by choosing one of the tracks, skill training, track courses and elective courses. Students will be able to use state-of-the-art equipment and research facilities that the Radboud University campus offers.

The Master's specialisation in Behaviour Change focuses on the connection between the science and practice of social influence and behaviour change.

In this Master’s specialisation, students are trained to analyse behaviour change problems from a psychological perspective, and to develop interventions and persuasion strategies to tackle these problems.

The Master’s programme Behaviour Change teaches you to reflect on dif­ferent ways to change behaviour such as by changing intentions or habits, by activating norms or values, by teaching people competences, or by adapting the environment. You learn to develop appropriate interventions and behaviour change strategies, and to test and improve their effectiveness. The behaviour change topics that are discussed are diverse. Examples include motivating people to adopt environmentally friendly behaviours, helping people with efforts to change their lifestyle, increasing diversity and reducing prejudice, and increasing active citizenship.

The Master in History is taught at the most ancient Roman city in the Netherlands. Academic excellence is provided through one English-taught specialisation: Ancient and Medieval Mediterranean Worlds.
The specialisation 'Ancient and Medieval Mediterranean Worlds' focuses on the Roman Empire and the role of its capital city, drawing its influence across Byzantine and Medieval history, the Renaissance and up to our days.

Do you wish to master the art of thinking? The 2-year research Master's in Philosophy provides an extensive training in academic writing and research methodology in a highly international environment.
The two-year English research master's programme in philosophy is tailored for talented and highly motivated students. It has an international character and is of high academic calibre. Thanks to the small number of admissions, supervision is personal and intense. As a student, you will specializes in one of seven possible philosophical domains, which range from metaphysics and epistemology over the history of philosophy to anthropology and ethics. Each specialization is linked to the research carried out at the Faculty. In the course of your two years, you will follow four research seminars in your own domain, two master seminars (out of a choice of eight), an intense methodology seminar and skills training in oral presentation and academic writing. In the research seminars you will discuss your own work as well as that of faculty members and of guest scholars. A research paper and a thesis will conclude the programme. The thesis takes the form of a publishable article and of a research proposal. The aim of the programme is to prepare you for a career in research, in a university context or in the public or private sectors.

In this Master's programme you will study topics such as inequality, polarisation, political power and cultural diversity from a comparative societal perspective and you will learn how how to perform high-quality cross-cultural comparative research.

You'll learn how to translate social problems into research questions and you will be trained in applying diverse theoretical approaches, research designs, data-collections and analyses to get the best possible answer.

Focus on the relationships between different communities within an ecosystem. Find out how they respond to environmental stress and unravel ecosystem dynamics. Use these insights to contribute to nature conservation and restoration.

In this Master's specialisation, you will learn to unravel ecosystem dynamics in order to contribute to species protection and nature restoration. You’ll get insight in the relations between different communities and how they react to environmental stress. Within your two internships, you can choose to focus on fundamental or applied research. Some students choose to perform research at the leading Radboud Institute for Biological and Environmental Sciences (RIBES), while others rather work at a company, water authority or NGO. How do you want to make your contribution to nature?

This Master's programme provides you with insight into the molecular processes underlying health and disease, which form the basis for new therapies of cancer, metabolic and immunological disorders.

All staff are members of the Radboud University Medical Center (Radboudumc). Their research focuses on the molecular basis of disease-related processes with a direct translation of results into the clinic. All faculty contribute to courses that directly relate to their own research providing you with cutting-edge knowledge. For your two research internships you will have numerous options to contribute to state-of-the-art research. The first internship takes place at the Radboudumc. Many students go abroad for their second internship, using the international network of the Radboudumc researchers. Next to skills directly relating to science, the programme comprises of courses on presentation and communication skills. Taken together, the MMD Master's is a perfect preparation for a career in research. Students are selected based on past performance and a personal interview. Team playing is also a condition. You will find yourself among a highly motivated and international group of students. Each student has an Radboudumc researcher as a personal tutor to provide guidance in the programme. The start of the programme is September 1st of each year. Individual adjustments are possible.

How do we make sense of conflict and in/security? What are the causes that spark violence and war? And how are war, terrorism and in/security framed and what shapes do they take in practice at local, regional, national and international levels? How do territorial and identity issues shape and are shaped by conflict, violence and insecurity?

The Master's specialisation of Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science (MFoCS) is all about understanding the fundamental mathematical concepts of computation and information, to explore the potentials of computer science.

This Master's specialisation covers a wide range of material at the intersection of mathematics and theoretical computer science. Courses in this programme range from the use of mathematics to model the foundations and explore the potentials and limits of computer science to the use of computers to help solve mathematical problems with a discrete component. MFoCS brings students in contact with the research frontier of the field. The curriculum consists of a range of courses in theoretical computer science and of research projects, which are organised in the MFoCS Research Seminar, a Research internship and a Master's Thesis project.

Gain the skills and knowledge required to become a professional in the domains of auditing, accountancy, controlling and financial management and consulting.

Learn to analyse and understand the working of (global) financial markets. Explore various aspects, such as financial risk management, asset pricing and monetary policy.

Making (economic) policy smarter and effective as advisor, policy maker or manager? Introducing psychology, political science and sociology in governmental and non-governmental policy design will bridge the gap between theory and practice.

Are you interested in climate proofing cities or in making cities climate-neutral? This Master's specialisation prepares students for working on the nexus between urban planning, water and environmental management.

Become an academic expert in cultural tourism! Radboud University is the only university in the Netherlands that offers an English-taught Master's specialisation in cultural tourism.

Municipalities, heritage centers, publishers and travel organisations are increasingly looking for academically trained professionals who can creatively and critically reflect on tourism as a cultural phenomenon and who can provide tourists with enticing ideas and well-informed stories. This master’s specialisation will train you to analyse and critically reflect on contemporary trends in tourism and heritage management, focusing on the challenges and opportunities of (for instance) dark tourism, film-induced tourism, sustainable tourism and 'bubble tourism' in times of travel restrictions. Enriched with a long-term historical perspective and developing projects with and for public and commercial partners, you will not only acquire the academic knowledge and practical skills to work in the field, but also to change and reinvent the field.

In this specialisation you investigate the human mind and its manifold complexities and products, from a philosophical perspective. You study cultural diversity, mental health and neurodiversity, language and communication, AI and science.

What is consciousness? Do we have a free will? As a student in our research master's in The Human Mind and its Complexities you will try to answer these questions by combining analytical philosophy, continental phenomenology and empirical data. This specialization also focusses on Language. Language is an immensely complicated tool. We talk all the time. Language is our main form of social interaction. In this Master’s specialization you’ll explore the richness of language from a social perspective. As a student in our research master Philosophy you will arm yourself with all the necessary tools for a future career in academia.

Students in Radboud's 1 year Theology programme obtain all skills to identify and discuss intelligently theological influences in everyday life, covering issues from justice to climate change.
Students interested in Radboud University's world-ranked Top-50 Theology programme obtain all the necessary skills to identify and discuss intelligently theological influences in everyday life across a range of topics such as economics, the arts, law, history, philosophy, health care, medicine, politics, and science, covering issues from justice to climate change. Studying Theology in the broad Catholic Christian tradition gives students from all walks of life the opportunity to flourish as scholars in an ecumenical context.

Radboud offers flexible tailor-made programmes in Biblical Exegesis, Church History, Practical Theology, and Systematic Theology. In addition Radboud University offers specialisation tutorials in Canon Law, Old and New Testament Exegesis, Pastoral Theology, Missiology, Theological Ethics, and Dogmatic Theology. All courses are offered in English and the classrooms are international.

Tackle real world sustainability challenges at the local level. This specialisation equips you to integrate policies on energy, climate, water, mobility, agriculture and more, across cities and regions in the Netherlands or abroad.

The Research Master's programme in Behavioural Science is a two-year international programme for social scientists who want to discover the how and why behind human behaviour. You'll combine knowledge and research skills from different social disciplines to contribute to a better understanding of human behaviour, emotions and decision-making. Your research can contribute to society by improving social processes and people's development, well-being, and health.

In order to get admission to this Master's you will need a completed Bachelor's degree in Psychology, Pedagogy, Educational Science, Biology, Artificial Intelligence, Communication Science or another related discipline. Because this Master's programme is a selective programme, additional criteria and documents such as a motivation and reference letter are needed for the placement procedure.

Uncover the economic and political dimensions of global issues and power struggles behind policy choices. Learn to understand and explain the world from the perspectives of different stakeholders.

The Master's programme in International and European Law at Radboud University is unique because it not only provides a thorough understanding of international and European law in general, but also allows further specialisation in one of the four tracks.

We challenge you to look at economics differently and to discover that it is much more than money, markets and regulations. Economists also examine consumers’, businesses’ and governmental financial behaviour and decision-making. Within the Master's specialisation in Economics, you have a choice between six Master's specialisations.

Join the Digital Management specialisation to become a boundary spanner who bridges business and technology. Learn how to use AI and other digital innovations responsibly to boost organisational performance and create a positive impact on society.

Master's specialisation of International and European Law.

Develop an elaborate understanding of international and European law. Master the skills needed to tackle pressing international and EU legal challenges - from sustainability and digitalization to migration and international conflicts - through our dynamic and forward-thinking LLM programme.

Would you like to use multi-omics to dissect complex cellular processes? In this specialisation, you will learn to perform systems level investigation of gene regulatory processes that govern cellular identity/function in health and disease.

In this specialisation, you’ll look at a cell as one big and complex system. You’ll study epigenetic mechanisms during development and disease from different angles. This includes studying DNA and RNA by next-generation sequencing (epigenomics) and analysing proteins by mass spectrometry (proteomics). In addition, you‘ll be trained to design computational strategies that allow the integration of these multifaceted, high-throughput data sets into one system. You will learn how to work with state-of-the-art technology in combination with biological software tools to study complete networks in cells in an unbiased manner.

Do you want to learn how to lead people and organisations in a complex and rapidly changing world? This Master’s programme teaches you how adopting a paradox lens helps you to navigate competing demands and create sustainable value. You’ll explore how Human Resource Management (HRM) can benefit employees, managers, and policymakers alike, enhancing both well-being and performance, now and in the future.

In Science, Management and Innovation (SMI) you will gain expertise addressing societal challenges, work towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and learn to speak in the languages of policy and business.

Science, Management and Innovation is a unique, two-year programme in which you first advance your knowledge in your scientific field and then apply it to a societal relevant business or policy question. You will learn how innovation is managed in companies, how policy is made in government, and you will discuss several approaches to today’s societal challenges. You will improve your ability to cooperate with actors from other disciplines. You will gain work experience outside of academia during your Master’s and develop skills including interviewing, oral presentation, cooperation and entrepreneurship. You will create a unique profile with your disciplinary background and combine this with one of the focus track areas related to the Sustainable Development Goals: Health, Climate & Energy or Biodiversity.

Our programme in Business Administration is designed to impart you with the skills to design and implement organisational strategies and structures with the aim to create social and economic value. The focus is on responsible organisations which emphasises ways in which organisations interact with multiple stakeholders to perform sustainably. Within the Master's Business Administration, you have a choice between seven Master's specialisations.

How can the effectiveness of EU policy be ensured? How does the EU engage with societal actors, and what effect does this have on the EU's legitimacy? This multidisciplinary Master's equips you with cutting-edge insights from public administration and political science to tackle questions like these.

Whenever we use language we're communicating. How does this work, and how and why does miscommunication occur? How does language fit together and how do we learn to understand each other?

The Research Master's programme in Linguistics and Communication Sciences offers a multidisciplinary perspective on language and communication, fed by linguistic and communication research, with a special interest in cognitive and societal processes. Such a multidisciplinary approach requires advanced research methodologies, including the analysis of big data, machine learning, brain research and advanced experimental techniques. The use of empirical data is the cornerstone of our programme, originating from real-life communication and from detailed experiments. In this way, specific existing theories can be tested and new theories can be developed to understand the richness and complexities of both language and communication.

This programme is intended to prepare its students for a career in research, in particular for PhD positions, although other career options in the fields of Linguistics and/or Communication Sciences are also open to you.

Our brain has an information processing capacity that far exceeds modern supercomputers. In this specialisation, we aim at unravelling the neuro-computational mechanisms of this fascinating system using experimental approaches and advanced theory.

We study the brain and artificial neural networks through the lens of mathematical modeling and physics. This 2-year masters, unique in Europe, provides a rigorous theoretical foundation in neural systems using methods from experimental physics, machine learning, and computational modelling. Advances in network theory, illustrated by recent physics Nobel Prizes (Hinton, Hopfield, Parisi), and brain imaging technologies are expanding research opportunities in this developing field. Apart from fundamental knowledge of the brain, the Neurophysics specialisation also provides you with a general background in the principles of complex systems, and of intelligent behaviour of living and artificial systems.

Particle physics and Astrophysics both use the laws of physics to study the universe. In this specialisation, you’ll dive into extreme worlds and unravel the inner workings of the universe from the smallest to the largest scales.

The Universe is an excellent laboratory: it tells us how the physical laws work under conditions of ultra-high temperature, pressure, magnetic fields, and gravity. In this specialisation you’ll learn how to decode that information, making use of advanced telescopes and observatories. Moreover, we’ll provide you with a thorough theoretical background in particle physics and astrophysics. Within this specialisation, you can choose to focus on astrophysics or high energy physics - or if you're interested in the theories and predictions underlying all experimental work, we offer an extensive programme in mathematical or theoretical physics.

Software plays a role in almost every aspect of our daily lives and in every organisation across the globe. This specialisation focuses on analysing and testing of code in order to both improve and simplify it.

Producing software is not merely a technological enterprise but a deeply scientific and creative one as well. In this specialisation, therefore, we don’t just expect you to understand and make use of the appropriate tools, but also to program and develop your own. Although this is not the only focus, our programme puts emphasis on embedded software and functional programming. Other topics that are covered are domain-specific languages, model learning, model-based testing, task-oriented and functional programming, model checking and sustainable computing.

Focus on the functioning of microorganisms and their potential to improve our health and the environment. This includes applications such as energy-efficient waste management or new vaccines. You will gain extensive experience in microbial research.

In this specialisation, you will work on improving health and environment, by studying, applying, and manipulating microorganisms. You will study the interface between fundamental, applied and medical microbiology. The programme contains more than one year of academic research at a Microbiology research department, at the forefront in the areas of environmental, medical, and molecular microbiology. You can choose to focus on one the following themes: Environmental Microbiology & Biotechnology, Immunology, Molecular Microbiology, Medical Microbiology & Virology.

Combine fundamental human biology with clinical studies. Bridge the gap between biomedical research results and clinical practice. Get the chance to work together with scientists from highly regarded research groups.

Courses in the specialisation will provide you with a solid background in human molecular biology and animal models. You will apply this knowledge in developing clinically-oriented research questions. Thanks to extensive collaboration between the Faculty of Science and Radboudumc, you become familiar with both perspectives.

The specialisation starts off with three main topics: Translational Genomics, Molecular Therapeutics, and Stem Cell Biology. Once you have completed these, you can follow your own tracks to prepare for your internship of choice.

How can we improve the interaction between science and society? What societal and ethical responsibilities do scientific experts have? What does it take for scientific knowledge to make an impact outside of the laboratory? If you are interested in question like these, enrol in this Master’s specialisation to learn how science and society shape each other and how to make science better—for us.

In this specialisation, you broaden your perspective on your own scientific discipline by connecting it to social science, philosophy, and through interdisciplinary applications. You study the relevance of science in society using various theoretical perspectives and practical examples.

Leading questions are: What societal challenges does science face in the 21st century? What would it mean to make science better for society and policy? How can and should we understand the roles and responsibilities of science in society? How do interactions between scientists and societal stakeholders shape developments and create or address societal issues? These and similar questions form the starting point of SiS courses on science-policy interaction, science communication and dialogue, citizen participation in science and policy, and on philosophy and ethics of science and technology.

The Master’s specialisation Comparative Politics: Autocracies and Democracies addresses worldwide democratic decline and rising authoritarianism. Students acquire skills to understand and explain polarisation, populism, inequality and declining trust.

In this specialisation you will become familiar with the nature of violent conflict in the 21st Century. How can we explain the origins and development of violent conflicts? What are the effects of international interventions in war? What are the conditions for an enduring peace?

Would you like to understand the brain from a multidisciplinary point of view? In this specialisation, you will study the brain across spatial scales, from molecule to whole human brains. Learn about the organisation and functioning of the brain.

In this two-year, English-taught multidisciplinary specialisation you will learn from behavioural, cellular, molecular and systems neuroscience. This will help you to learn the common ground that is necessary to communicate in a multi-faceted (research) team. A large part of the programme consists of two research internships that can be done at the Donders Institute, focusing on neuroscience.

The Computing Science Master's programme offers a solid, theoretical understanding of computer technology with plenty of attention for the wide range of ICT applications.

The enormous and rapidly growing power of ICT is the main driving force shaping our modern society. This goes beyond the technical and economical aspects. ICT is also essential in research as all sciences benefit from the raw power of software in processing huge quantities of data. But how do we manage and control the complexity of modern software? How can we make the most of the opportunities? And, not to be forgotten, how can we secure the ICT infrastructures we so heavily rely on? The Master's programme in Computing Science at Radboud University covers all these aspects.

Within this Master's programme, we offer 5 specialisations in each terrain: Cyber Security, Software Science, Data Science, Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science, and Cyber Security & AI. These are not, however, isolated disciplines. We also look at the interesting interplay between them. For example, by taking privacy into account when dealing with big data. And by doing a thorough analysis of newly designed software to prevent security breaches later. Thanks to a large number of optional courses, you can decide where you want your focus to be.

Master's specialisation of International and European Law

This programme provides in-depth knowledge of international and European legal instruments that impact the rights and mobility of citizens in the EU. You will explore the role of major international courts in protecting individual rights, while also examining the dynamic relationship between migration law and human rights across national, European, and international contexts.

• Explore how legal frameworks address the rights of individuals and groups in migration contexts.
• Get to understand freedom of movement and immigration within the European Union.
• Study migration and human rights in their broader social, political, and operational contexts.
• Learn from leading academics and practitioners affiliated with Radboud University’s Centre for Migration Law, a recognised hub for research and education in this field.
• Radboud students with a bachelor’s degree from European Law School or Rechtsgeleerdheid obtain "Civiel effect"; Radboud students with a bachelor’s degree in Notarial Law obtain “Civiel effect”.
• Students with a bachelor's degree in law from a Dutch research university and a "Civiel effect" progress statement can obtain "Civiel effect".

Transatlantic Studies examines the complex connections between the two sides of the Atlantic Ocean. You will learn to analyse the past and present of multilayered exchanges between North America and Europe, with regard to, for example, culture and politics.

In close collaboration with fellow students and staff, you will reflect on complex international interactions through themes such as global citizenship, democracy, cultural exchange and mobility, international affairs, freedom, equality, and diversity, all from a transatlantic perspective. The interdisciplinary approach will allow you to use and synthesise knowledge from a wide range of sources, such as digital collections, social media, policy documents, visual media, literature and popular culture. You will acquire intercultural skills to work in or with other cultures and societies.

Language is an essential tool of communication that is determined by one of the most complex cognitive processes. Understanding these processes contributes greatly to various fields of knowledge.

Language use is one of our most complex cognitive abilities. People are able to get their own messages across and to understand other people's utterances. But they also adjust their language in different situations, for example, when listening to someone with a different dialect or sociolect, when reading a novel or an e-mail, when speaking on the phone, and when chatting.

If you choose to study Linguistics in Nijmegen you will have a unique opportunity to put together your own programme. You can choose from a wide range of interesting advanced topics in fields as diverse as psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, second language learning, language description and linguistic diversity. You will be working closely with top researchers, in the middle of a research environment where important discoveries are being made.

Within the Master's programme in Linguistics, you can choose from the following specialisations:

• Language Variation and Multilingualism (English-taught)
• Taal en spraakpathologie (Dutch-taught)
• Nederlands als Tweede Taal: Docent en Expert (Dutch-taught)

The master's Biomedical Sciences is designed for students aiming to do research or applying biomedical research in practice. It prepares you for a career dedicated to improving human health.

Whether your ambition is to do research or to apply biomedical research in practice, you should consider getting your master’s degree in Nijmegen. This programme is an excellent preparation for anyone contemplating a career dedicated to improving human health. For over 20 years, research institutes and health-care organisations all over the world have been employing graduates from Nijmegen.

With the master’s Biomedical Sciences you can get an understanding of molecular, individual or population and societal aspects of human health and disease. During the master’s you can choose from the following specialisations:

• Clinical Human Movement Sciences
• Development of Cell, Drug and Gene Therapies
• Drug Safety and Toxicology
• Epidemiology
• Health Technology Assessment
• Immunology and Host Defence
• Medical Neuroscience
• Molecular Medicine

Next to specialisations we provide career profiles to help guide your future career. These profiles are: Consultancy, Communication, Entrepreneurship or Research.

The programme in Anthropology & Development creates an in-depth understanding of the most relevant current local and global issues concerning social and cultural anthropology and development studies.

During the Master's programme in Anthropology and Development studies, you dive into the processes that play a role in social transformation related to diversity and inequality in complex and diverse worlds. You develop into a thorough researcher who knows how to optimize the impact of research findings. The programme has a unique interdisciplinary approach and allows you to specialise in one of three urgent research domains. These domains help you understand and frame not only your research field, but also the world around you. In the first semester, you choose and design your research project fitting in one of three tracks:

- Decolonising diversity in a polarised world

- Ecological livelihoods and environmental justice

- Grassroots initiatives, development and the state

The Master's programme Work, Organisation and Health (WOH) focuses on the behaviour and well-being (motivation, health and performance) of working people.

In this Master's specialisation you will learn to explain the behaviour of working people and to organise work processes in such a way that people can function optimally. We use work-, organisation -, and person-oriented interventions for this purpose. In this one-year Master's programme, knowledge and skills are provided using the scientist-practitioner model: you learn to base your own professional practice on current scientific insights and to develop a critical scientific attitude that will be of great value in the professional field. Experienced lecturers and professionals from the workfield will contribute to all theoretical and practical courses. In addition to gaining theoretical understanding, you learn how to apply acquired knowledge to practical situations and to master the most important professional and research skills. You have a lot of input (and responsibility) into your own learning process. Moreover, you will gain hands-on experience during your 5-month internship and thesis project, so you're well prepared for your career.

In Nijmegen, a range of specialisations are possible in the master's programme in psychology. Find your track within Work, Organisation and Health; Gezondheidspsychologie (in Dutch) or Behaviour Change.

The Master's in Psychology is a one-year programme. There are three different Master's specialisations; 'Work, Organisation and Health', 'Gezondheidspsychologie (in Dutch)' and 'Behaviour Change'. The master consists of approximately 50% theoretical subjects and skills training and 50% internship and master's thesis. During the internship, you practice professional skills and conduct empirical research. The master's thesis is the report of this research, in which you further elaborate the results of this research and link it to the theoretical knowledge acquired. The internship is external, for example at a company or hospital. After completing the master's phase, you will be an academically trained psychologist who acts on the basis of scientifically acquired knowledge and can contribute to increasing this knowledge.

In this specialisation, we explore how cities are represented, contested and experienced by a wide array of urban dwellers. You will learn how to think about city life and urban inequalities from different scales and perspectives; from the edge to the core, and with urban theory and (creative) methodologies.

What is the nature of reality? What does it mean to be human? In the Research Master in Metaphysics and Philosophical Anthropology, you explore fundamental questions about reality and subjectivity in relation to contemporary existential challenges.

In this specialisation, you will tackle fundamental questions about being, reality, human existence, and the relationship between humans and the world. You will explore key philosophical methods and fields of study, from German Idealism and phenomenology to hermeneutics, psychoanalysis, critical theory, and feminist philosophy.

The programme develops your conceptual and critical skills, enabling you to analyse complex questions rigorously and communicate your insights clearly. You will participate in research-focused seminars that provide targeted exploration of specific themes, while also undertaking an independent thesis project on a topic of your choice within the continental tradition.

Through this combination of seminars and independent research, you will gain the ability to situate classical and contemporary theories in relation to pressing philosophical, social, and ethical issues. You will learn not only to study the works of influential thinkers but also to assess what new insights they can offer in today’s context, equipping you to contribute to ongoing debates in continental philosophy and related fields.