Master

Health Education and Promotion

Understand human behaviour and why people engage in certain (unhealthy) behaviour

Are you interested in helping individuals to improve or maintain their health behaviour, health and well-being? Do you like working with a diverse set of groups such as employees, children, older people, patients or even health professionals, and would you like to know how best to address their health problems, how to motivate them to change unhealthy behaviour, find out what reasons they could have for their behaviour? Would you like to contribute to environments and organisations that are conducive to healthy living? If the answer is yes, then this programme might be the best choice for you.

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Fast facts

focus on planned and systematic approach to health promotion
understanding and changing health behaviour
implementation and evaluations of interventions and policies
combination between theoretical insides and practical applications
1-year full-time or 2-year part-time, taught in English
study load - full-time: 12-14 hrs classes, 22-24 hrs group work/individual study; part-time: 6-7 hrs classes, 11-13 hrs group work/individual study
starts in September
admission deadlines available under 'Admission requirements'

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Student stories

Angelica D’Sa: behavorial change has no one-size-fits-all answer

Angelica moved to the Netherlands, because of the high level of education and the offer of English-taught programmes. “During my bachelor’s, I had a minor in exploring health behavior. I found that minor fascinating because physical therapy is more than just working with a broken leg, it’s also looking at the determinants that influence the recovery of that leg.