Student review [#85298] for Psychology
at Leiden University

I think the Psychology Bachelor gives you a broad inside into all the fields within psychology. But I think the main focus is a bit too much on research and too little on experience. I thought this might come during the specialization courses, but for example clinical psychology did not at all dive into how the field currently works in real life, but again very research-focused. This was the same for other courses, except for one (IBP). You really get taught the foundations of psychology, but not at all the skills to become a good practitioner in any field. I owe my own insights to the work experience I got from my side job. This bachelor lacks experimental learning. Although most courses are taught by experts in the specific field, the workgroups are often given by new employees. They don’t always know all the information about the course or material.
But my experience besides these things is positive. In general, things are well coordinated and a lot of teachers are enthusiastic about their course. There is lots of social activities to take part in and places to study.