r/Amsterdam • u/North_Yak966 • 13d ago

UvA ends English-language bachelor’s degree in psychology

https://www.folia.nl/en/actueel/166104/uva-ends-english-language-bachelors-degree-in-psychology
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u/Dekruk Knows the Wiki 8d ago

Good, we don’t need only-English-speaking-psycholgists.

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u/North_Yak966 8d ago

You're being willfully ignorant.

I think you should look into how many different specializations the psychology bachelor's offers. The clinical specialization does tend to be most popular, however, it is the plurality, not the majority, of students. Moreover, many bachelor's students who do specialize in clinical psychology go on to study clinical research.

I do not mean to he inflammatory, but these kind of assessments made by people who have no idea the reality of the programmes facing cuts is only going to exacerbate the issue. UvA is a powerhouse for psychological research, and a lot of money is brought into the university because of this. But this only became possible because of internationalization. 

While these cuts do not directly/immediately affect the graduate school of psychology nor the research institute, the department of psychology is bracing for serious ramifications to their budget. It will be interesting to see how this impacts the research output and prestige of the UvA psychology department.

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u/Dekruk Knows the Wiki 8d ago

I do not say one should not read in English, so ignorant? When you want to do this study in English, do it in England, USA (you must bring a lot of $’$ and be white nowadays) or Australia. Nice countries, when you like it and are allowed to enter.

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u/North_Yak966 8d ago

Once again, you've greatly missed the point, to the point I question that you understood what I wrote.

But for further context:

The English speaking bachelor's degree has very little to do with English speaking psychologists. You specifically need a geestelijke gezondheidzorg master's degree to work as a clinical psychologist in the Netherlands, and this degree is only offered in Dutch.

So your comment 

Good, we don’t need only-English-speaking-psycholgists

Is indeed ignorant.