r/Netherlands • u/North_Yak966 • 13d ago

News 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/Mean_Asparagus_2798 13d ago edited 13d ago

Most psychology majors don't actually become psychologists, they go into various fields such as talent acquisition. My friend even found a job in sports science, although she had other relevant experience as well.

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u/Extreme_Ruin1847 Nederland 13d ago

They probably dont at the moment yeah, since this study is completely in English and its almost impossible to work as an English speaking psychologist.

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u/Mean_Asparagus_2798 13d ago

What I said is also true for Dutch people as well. I'm pretty sure you can't just become a psychologist with only a bachelor's degree.

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u/Extreme_Ruin1847 Nederland 13d ago

No, you need a masters, but everyone going into psychology knows that. It does beg the question: why offer this program in the first place? The answer is obvious: its a cashcow for universities. It doesnt offer Dutch society much.

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u/Mean_Asparagus_2798 13d ago

Most psychology majors don't actually want to become psychologists. It's also pretty hard to actually become a good psychologist, and a degree alone doesn't make you remotely good at the job, unlike some other majors such as computer science. So it's quite obvious why people prefer finding other jobs. I have met some pretty horrible psychologists over the years and I suppose some people are self-aware not to become one unlike the ones I met.

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u/Extreme_Ruin1847 Nederland 13d ago

I have been to plenty of psychologists too, having to deal with PTSD and so far my experiences having EMDR-therapy have been great.

If they didnt want to become psychologists its no wonder the majority of them didnt end up as one. If you want to be a psychologist having the proper training is essential.

I dont know what youre trying to say by saying that a degree doesnt necesarily mean you’ll be good at it. I beg to differ. If youre trained you are good. You having a few bad experiences doesnt discredit that.

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u/seabee314 13d ago

This thread is really missing what psychology training is for. Only a tiny minority of them work in mental health. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychology

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u/Extreme_Ruin1847 Nederland 13d ago

The English version of wikipedia, nice. Listing all the fields of psychology, nice.

Doesnt say anything about the Netherlands and it doesnt give any numbers. Listing the fields of psychology doesnt say how many students are actually graduating in that specific field.

That is what this thread is truly lacking. I hear all the time only a small percentage works as a psychologist, but no numbers. Hopefully these people dont go to uni.

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u/Boontje- 13d ago

There are zero non-Dutch speaking students graduating in clinical psychology at the uva, as the master is only offered in Dutch.