Become an expert in economic behavior and consumer psychology to build marketing, financial, and communication decisions on. Apply economic and psychological reasoning theories to understand and influence the consumer, consumption, and financial behaviors. This is a track of MSc Social Psychology.
Programs and courses
Learn to understand and apply social and psychological insights to economic behavior, such as consumer behavior, financial decision-making, and marketing.
Typical courses are:
Career prospects
Prepare for both academic and practical careers in the fields of economic psychology, consumer behavior, marketing, communication, policy, consulting, or research.
Alumni are often employed by management consultancies, and trade unions as well as in the consumer products industry and at market research institutes.
Expected August 2022
Tilburg University
Warandelaan 2,
TILBURG,
Noord-Brabant,
5037, Netherlands
Bachelor's and/or a Master's degree in psychology e.g. Psychology and Sociology, but not with a degree in, for example, Marketing and Communication, Economics, or Business Studies. No exemptions can be made.
Advanced knowledge in research methods and statistics, specifically quantitative research.
Knowledge of relevant subjects in the field of Social Psychology, Economic Psychology or Work and Organizational Psychology.
Experience with first-hand empirical research (i.e. collecting, analyzing and reporting quantitative data).
English language proficiency:
You need to demonstrate proficiency in English by submitting the results of either:
TOEFL with a minimum score of 90 (internet-based) or 577 (paper-based).
Academic IELTS score with a minimum of 6.5 score overall and a minimum score of 6.0 on individual parts of the test.
Cambridge English test results: C1 advanced (formerly CAE) or C2 proficiency (formerly CPE). For both C1 and C2, we accept a score of A, B or C.
