Tilburg University is a research university located in the city of Tilburg in the Netherlands. It was founded in 1927 and offers a range of bachelor's, master's, and PhD programs in fields such as economics, law, social sciences, humanities, and theology. The university is known for its expertise in fields such as economics, business, psychology, and law, and is home to a number of research institutes and centers focused on these areas. Tilburg University has a strong international focus, with students from over 100 countries and partnerships with over 150 universities worldwide. It is also a member of several international research and educational networks.

Program content
Courses at Tilburg University
24 ECTS of the MSc in Social Psychology, with a selection of 1 of these 2 programs:
Economic Psychology
Work and Organizational Psychology
During the first semester, you will take the courses of unit 1 and 2. The course lists may be subject to change, so please check the course guide for specific course information.

Courses at the University of Osnabrück
59-60 ECTS in Cross-Cultural Psychology courses during your second and third semester, more specifically:
Semester 2

German (or other) Language Course (6 ECTS)
Selected Topics Development and Culture (4 ECTS)
Methods of Cross-Cultural Business Psychology (4 ECTS)
Selected Topics of Cross-Cultural Business Psychology (4 ECTS)
Intercultural Competencies (4 ECTS)
Intercultural Management* (10 ECTS)
Development and Diagnostic (4 ECTS)
Semester 3

Culture and Development* (4 ECTS)
Introduction to Cross-Cultural Business Psychology* (4 ECTS)
Introduction to Cross-Culture Social Psychology* (4 ECTS)
Study project with focus Cross-Cultural Psychology (8 ECTS)
Additional elective**: Intercultural Competences (5 ECTS)
Colloquium with Focus on Cross-Cultural Psychology (3 ECTS)
* Lectures are in German; slides, books, articles, assignments and exams are in English.

**The credits of the additional elective course will not be part of the official 120 ECTS DD program; however, the credits will be added to the transcript of records of the Degree at University of Osnabrück as an extracurricular course, if completed.

Course lists may be subject to change. Before students start at the host institution a course plan will be approved by both institutions.

Please keep in mind that some lectures will be taught in German. However, powerpoint sheets, books, articles and exams are in English. In your first semester at Tilburg University you can participate in a German language course for free. Also, you have a compulsory language course as part of your curriculum in your first semester at University of Osnabrück.

Master’s thesis at Tilburg University
You will start writing you Master's thesis in the first semester of the program.
The Master’s thesis (18 ECTS) in the fourth semester will be under joint supervision of Tilburg University and the University of Osnabrück (a University of Osnabrück member may act as an external supervisor).
You can choose your own research topic, but the topic should be closely related to the research programs.
The thesis takes form of a scientific journal article, written in English, ready to be submitted to an APA-journal.
Dependent on the choice of the colloquium, you might need to complete a 1 ECTS paper at Tilburg to fulfil the 120 ECTS requirement.
Please note: programs are subject to change. We advise you to look up the current program in OSIRIS Student at the start of the year.

You will need to book the accommodation after you have been accepted.

You can choose to live on campus or off campus in private accommodation.

• Make a booking online after you have been accepted (in this case please let us know your choice when you apply).
• Register when you arrive - its not possible to reserve a room before arriving. You can arrive a few days before and book it