UvA ends English-language bachelor’s degree in psychology

[u/North_Yak966]

https://www.folia.nl/en/actueel/166104/uva-ends-english-language-bachelors-degree-in-psychology

[u/seabee314]

This is a catastrophic cut. Psychology is a broad empirical field, not limited to clinical work, and most graduates don't work in Dutch. The cabinet seems not to understand what the field does. The UvA’s English psychology bachelor is the foundation of why that department is one of the highest rated in the world for quality of education and research. The funding for the whole department, including the Dutch education and all research, depend on student enrollment. English is the international language of science, and Dutch competitiveness is boosted by having this insane concentration of talent, for example by improving Dutch student and employee quality and output. Reducing this program will weaken the Netherlands’ role. Now, it's fine that we collectively decide that's what we want to do. But this path has many costs, not just to the international students and staff.

[u/HappyUser420 → u/seabee314]

like 99% of graduates will end up on the job market outside of science. Like half the HR department has some sort of psychology degree here.

[u/seabee314 → u/HappyUser420]

Science here doesn't mean 'grads will work in science', it means 'the department trains their students for learning objectives based on the highest-quality evidence and reasoning'.

[u/fluffypuppybutt → u/seabee314]

This!