European Network for the Psychology of Religion

   

A number of European Universities offer a third cycle diploma of advanced studies in psychology of religion. This program is offering to people having a degree in psychology, theology, religious sciences, philosophy, educational sciences, ... who are interested in psychological understanding of religion and religious phenomena as well as interdisciplinarity between psychology and religious studies. It implies the participation in research projects and teams, intellectual openness to different fields, exchanges in international level. In addition to theoretical-research aspect, this program presents an interest for possible applications at work (clinical practice, counseling, understanding contemporary religious phenomena, ...).

Universities partners

The advanced studies offering the above diploma can be realized in one of the following universities which constitute the "European Interuinversity Network in Psychology of Religion":

Abo Akademi University (Finland)	Prof. Nils Holm   nholm@abo.fi
Universiteit van Amsterdam (The Netherlands)	Prof. Ulrike Popp-Beier popp@hum.uva.nl
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium)	Prof. Dirk Hutsebaut dirk.hutsebaut@psy.kuleuven.ac.be
Université catholique de Louvain (Belgium), coordinator	Prof. Vassilis Saroglou vassilis.saroglou@psp.ucl.ac.be
Lund Universitet (Sweden)	Prof. Antoon Geels antoon.geels@teol.lu.se
Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen (The Netherlands)	Prof. Jacques Janssen j.a.janssen@psych.kun.nl
Uppsala Universitet (Sweden)	Prof. Valerie DeMarinis valerie.demarinis@teol.uu.se
Universität Wien (Austria)	Prof. Susanne Heine susanne.heine@univie.ac.at

The candidate's registration to one of the above universities gives him/her the possibility to realize the entire program in that university, but also -that is more desirable- to effect a part of his/her studies in another university of the Network.

Specific domains of interest

• clinical psychology of religion
• social psychology of religion
• developmental psychology of religion
• personality psychology and religion
• hermeneutical, phenomenological, historical psychology of religion
• religion and culture (including gender)
• pastoral psychology
  

Program

The program includes the following elements:

• A research practicum: realization of a research project in psychology of religion, resulting in the writing of a report which will become the object of an official presentation and defense. The project will be developed according to the individual interests of the student in the context of a qualified team of researchers
• Involvement in the scientific communication (written and oral) of research
• A specialized seminar in psychology of religion
• Theoretical and methodological seminars in which special attention will be given to epistemological and ethical problems.
  

Conditions 

second cycle degree on human and social sciences
possibly more restrictive conditions for some universities of the Network (e.g. it may happen that a psychology department accept for this diploma only psychologists)

Duration and cost

One year. Possibilities to realize the program in two years depend on the host university.

The cost depends on each university. Possibility of European students for an Erasmus exchange fellowship in order to do a part of the program in another University.

For more information 

• For the Network in general
  and the postgraduate program at the Université catholique de Louvain
  contact vassilis.saroglou@psp.ucl.ac.be
• For the psotgraduate program in other Universities-partners
  contact the respective person mentioned above