Dutch educational system
Teaching Psychology in the Netherlands
Universities in Holland
The Dutch universities have a
reputation for being at the
forefront in the development and
introduction of new teaching
methods. Dutch education is both
efficiently run and internationally
oriented.
The Netherlands, with a population
of 16.5 m inhabitants, has:
14 research universities where
students are trained to be
scientists and 41 universities of
applied sciences where study
programmes have a professional
component.
In Holland one can get a Bachelor
degree at universities of applied
sciences. After completing
education at a Dutch university of
applied sciences one can follow
fast - track Master programmes:
Master of Arts or Master of
Sciences at a research university;
PhD degree at a research
university or at a special
international post-university
institution.
In the year 2009, 29.822 students
were studying psychology as a
major or minor on both BA/MA
levels.
After secondary education,
graduates move on to senior
secondary vocational
education or higher education
that includes:
- higher professional
education (HBO), lasts 3-4
years culminating with a
Bachelor diploma;
- university education (WO),
lasts 4-5 years and results in
a Master degree.
There are two main types of
universities: universities of
applied sciences known in
Dutch as ‘hogescholen’, and
NIP
The NIP (The Dutch
Institute for Psychologist). Every
practicing NIP psychologist has
to be registered according to the
professional code of the Dutch
psychologist association.
The N.I.P. has registration
possibilities for the following
fields of psychology:
NIP
First line psychologist NIP
Children and youth psychology NIP
Children and youth psychology
specialist NIP
Psychologist NIP
Psychologist work and health NIP
Psychologist mediator NIP
Neurofeedback psychologist NIP
Psychologist NIP
BIG-registration - registration for
all who work in the health care.
Health psychologist
Psychotherapist
Clinical psychologist
Clinical neuropsychologist
www.europlat.og
universities training students
for the independent practice
of science.
Zeeland University
The Zeeland University is
situated in the south of
Holland and is a relatively
small university. It has 7
departments and about 4200
students. The department of
Health and Welfare has 821
students. For most of these
students psychology is
obligatory. The programme
consists mainly of courses in
developmental psychology,
cognitive psychology, clinical
psychology, psychopathology.
A one year practice
component is obligatory.
During this year students
work in all fields related to
health and welfare.
Contact
Drs. Hans Reijnierse
Senior lecturer
EUROPLAT: European Network for
Psychology Learning and Teaching
Funded with support from the
European Commission. Reference
155981-LLP-1-2009-1UKERASMUS-ENWA
Department of Health &
Welfare
Zeeland University
Edisonweg 4
4382 NW Vlissingen
hans.reynierse@hz.nl