Education and Child Studies
| Degree: | Master of Science in Education and Child Studies |
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| Mode of Study: | Full-time and part-time |
| Duration: | 1 year (full-time); 2 years (part-time) |
| Start date: | September, February |
| Language of instruction: | Dutch; English if international students attend classes |
| Location: | Leiden |
| Croho/isat code: | 56607 |
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In the Master’s programme in Education and Child Studies students can choose a specialisation in one of the sub-disciplines of Education and Child Studies. All specialisations prioritize the students’ academic education.
The Master’s programme in Education and Child Studies is an academic programme that focuses on the link between theory, research and practice. Students are taught to seek evidence-based solutions to problems occurring in child-rearing and education. Students choose a specialisation from the start. All specialisations have one course in common, a course on the practice of empirical research. The rest of the year is spent deepening the students’ scientific knowledge in the field of their choice, doing an internship and completing a master’s project in which students carry out their own research and prepare a written report of their research project.
You can choose from the following specialisations:
- Applied Neuroscience in Education and Child Studies
For those interested in the relation between neuro-cognitive and biological factors, and learning, behaviour and emotions. - Child and Family Studies
For those wishing to specialise in the development of children within their family and day-care facilities. - Clinical Child and Adolescents Studies
This master’s specialisation focuses on severe developmental and behavioural problems in children and adolescents. - Coach for Learning and Development
For students who wish to work in secondary education to coach the teachers who guide pupils with learning and behavioural problems. - Educational Studies
This specialisation is dedicated to the factors that influence the process of learning, reading, and arithmetic in school pupils. - Learning Problems and Impairments
In this specialisation you will learn to recognise and treat many common learning problems.
