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519 Master's degrees in Social Sciences in Netherlands

Political Science - Global Political Economy
In a world where new economic powers are reshaping global hierarchies, geopolitical tensions intensify by the day. Master the analytical tools to decode how shifting economic power balances influence everything, from global supply chains to trade wars, from climate diplomacy to green investments. Understand what happens in the global economy beyond the surface and understand why and who benefits.
Applied Archaeology
The Applied Archaeology MA programme at Leiden University offers you a brand-new academic programme to start your professional career in archaeology.
Economics and Economic Analysis
At University of Groningen, in this Economics and Economic Analysis double degree master with Universidad de Chile in Santiago, you will gain comprehensive knowledge of the economies, economic policies, strategies, theories and practices of Europe and Latin America.
Social Challenges, Policies and Interventions
As a graduate of the Social Challenges, Policies and Interventions programme at Utrecht University, you will be able to study social problems from an interdisciplinary and comparative perspective. You will also have acquired the professional and academic skills necessary to design, implement, and evaluate social policies and interventions.

Econometrics - Data Analytics
In the Econometrics - Data Analytics programme of the University of Amsterdam your focus is on analysis of the large amounts of data that organisations collect through the internet and social media. This track is one of the four tracks you can opt for in our Master's in Econometrics.
European Public Affairs
The master's programme in European Public Affairs at Maastricht University provides advanced professional training in both the theoretical and practical aspects of European policy-making.
Governance of Violence
In the Master's programme Governance of Violence at Leiden University , you will study contemporary security challenges from both local and global points of view, gaining a deep understanding of the ‘wicked problem’ of security and crisis topics in a complex and globalising world.
Music Therapy
With the Master of Music Therapy at the ArtEZ University of the Arts you learn how to substantiate and demonstrate the effects of your music therapy through research.

North American Studies
The North American Studies programme at Leiden University takes a multidisciplinary approach to the study of the United States, with a particular emphasis on examining key aspects of American history, culture, and literature.
Education and Child Studies (research)
The aim of the Education and Child Studies (research) MSc programme from Leiden University is to promote the scientific development of young academics on the path to becoming independent researchers within education and child studies and related disciplines.
Sociology of Policy in Practice
Are you eager to conduct policy-oriented research on issues of relevance to organisations? Do you want to combine ethnographic research with a 3-month internship? Do you have excellent analytical, organizational and communication skills? Are you flexible and hard-working? Then the Sociology of Policy in Practice MSc programme at Leiden University is the right specialisation for you!

International and European Law
The challenges of our time constantly demand urgent international and regional legal responses. Become a professional who is equipped to navigate how international and European law affects global governance, organizations, tribunals, courts and actors at the national, European and international level. This interdisciplinary program offers you the opportunity to tailor your specializations.
Music Therapy
The Music Therapy program of Codarts Rotterdam will run alongside the dance therapy education. With this master the internationally well-known professional training in dance therapy, with a strong basis in dance, gets an equivalent for music therapy with a strong basis in music. Both programmes offer the possibility for advanced professional training and specialisation.

Brain and Cognition
On the Brain and Cognition programme from Erasmus University Rotterdam you will examine cognitive and emotional processes in the brain.
Maritime Economics and Logistics
The Maritime Economics and Logistics Programme from Erasmus University Rotterdam is designed to give you outstanding qualifications and to provide you with a wide array of both subject-specific and transferable skills so that you can experience prospects for desired positions and (re)boost your career in the Maritime and Logistics industry.
Tinbergen Institute Research Master in Economics - Business Data Science
The Tinbergen Institute Research Master in Economics - Business Data Science course at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam is unique programme with the best researchers and teachers from three leading schools of economics
Psychology - Health and Social Psychology
Psychology - Health and Social Psychology from Maastricht University focuses on understanding how people’s personalities, cognitions and social environment influence their health and social functioning.
Communication and Information Sciences - Multimodal Communication
In this Communication and Information Sciences - Multimodal Communication programme from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam they look at text, images, talk, and interaction, considering how they function, both on their own, and when integrated.

Sustainable Futures
The Sustainable Futures programme from University of Groningen is designed to educate students on the significant impact of individuals' everyday experiences and how their identities shape and are shaped by their living environments.

Artificial Intelligence for Psychological Research
This 2-year Master’s program combines AI and computational methods to study human behavior. Gain expertise in computational psychology and advanced data analysis, turning complex behavioral challenges into actionable insights. Develop a research mindset to tackle societal issues and prepare for a career in research.