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Political Science - Applied Political Theory
Applied Political Theory is not just about interpreting or explaining the world, but also about changing it. From climate change to homelessness, great societal challenges require that we make decent and legitimate political choices. This specialisation provides you with the tools to evaluate whether and how the exercise of power by political actors and institutions can be justified.

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.

Cognitive Neuroscience - Perception, Action and Decision-making (research)
The research Master's in Cognitive Neuroscience - Perception, Action and Decision-making (research) at Radboud University studies the basic sensorimotor aspects of perception-action coupling as well as the cognitive contextual and social components.

Cognitive Neuroscience - Natural Computing and Neurotechnology (Research)
This track studies the interaction between and within groups of neurons, and how they affect our interactions with the outside world. You’ll gain knowledge of the anatomical and neurophysiological aspects of networks in the human brain and the techniques for the computational analysis and modelling of brain networks.

Social and Cultural Science - Comparative Research on Societies (Research)
Have you ever wondered how diversity, solidarity and inequality are connected? Or how to counter radicalisation? How segregation in social networks arises? How organisational processes influence inequality? This programme is the one for you!

Metaphysics and Philosophical Anthropology
What is the nature of reality? What does it mean to be human? In the Research Master in Metaphysics and Philosophical Anthropology, you explore fundamental questions about reality and subjectivity in relation to contemporary existential challenges.

Human Geography - Conflicts, Territories and Identities
How do we make sense of conflict and in/security? What are the causes that spark violence and war? And how are war, terrorism and in/security framed and what shapes do they take in practice at local, regional, national and international levels? How do territorial and identity issues shape and are shaped by conflict, violence and insecurity?

Economics - Corporate Finance and Control
Focus on the financial management and governance of firms and learn how to deal with not just economic but also managerial, legal, and reporting aspects to strengthen and maximise enterprise value.

Intersectional Gender Studies
Are you interested in issues of diversity, inequality and social justice? Become an expert in intersectional research and apply your academic knowledge to real-world challenges. Make a difference - start here!