Universiteit Maastricht

Honours programme

hounours programme study psychology


The honours programme at the Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience is an extra-curricular programme for excellent students who want to broaden and deepen their education. It starts in the second year of the bachelor’s programme and lasts for one year. Bachelor’s students who pass all their first-year subjects the first time around and who are among the 20 best students in their year (based on the average score of all first-year subjects) will be invited to join.


The honours programme includes the following components:

  • genetics
  • social/cultural anthropology
  • theory of science
  • modern logic

You finish the honours programme with a thesis and, if successful, receive an honours certificate alongside your bachelor’s degree.