Learning Problems and Impairments
| Specialisation of: | Education and Child Studies |
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| Degree: | Master of Science in Education and Child Studies |
| Mode of Study: | Full-time, 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: | 60396 |
More than 15% of school-age children have learning problems; they experience severe difficulties in learning one or more basic skills or they fail to display general base requirements. Experts who treat these children must be aware of the way in which children learn, what can go wrong and what interventions are evidence-based.
Career
This master’s specialisation allows students to become experts in the field of learning problems. With the knowledge and skills they acquire, students can apply for a variety of jobs:
- In education (for instance, in school supervision departments, schools for special education, and teacher training schools)
- In clinical functions (for instance, an ortho-pedagogical practice or a treatment centre for dyslexia)
- In policy support (for instance, national pedagogical centres, expertise centres or local town administration)
- In research
The programme in Learning Problems and Impairments fulfils the requirements of the professional Association of Educationalists in the Netherlands (NVO) for the Basic Registration as Ortho-Pedagogist and the Basic Diagnostics Registration.
