I obtained Bachelor’s in Psychology at the University of Amsterdam (UvA). Pros&Cons of this study program:
Pros: very high-quality study program, most lecturers are true professionals in their field, possibility to tailor the program according to your own interests, huge emphasis on scientific critical thinking.
Cons: few weekly contact hours (therefore, harder to make friends with your fellow students), exams every/other month (very high pace, can be exhausting), hard to combine studies and internship/part-time job timewise
Generally about UvA: huge uni (more than 40k students), campus spread across the city.
View moreThe psychology bachelor was an in-depth all-around program. At times, things could have been better organized and attention to the students’ needs could have been taken more into account.
Overall, I was really happy with the programme
I liked that it was a 3-year programme, so it was more intense than in other countries while at the same time it included all the relevant information. I liked the autonomy they gave us and the topics they covered. However, the way of teaching was too theoretical and not that practical. Also, the first year was way too intense compared to the others, it should have been more balanced.
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