Master of Educational Sciences (120 ECTS) Master of Science

Students follow the common courses, write a Master's Thesis and take on an internship. In addition, they choose one of the options: education and training, social and cultural education or orthopedagogics. Finally, students select electives until their programme has at least 120 credits.

• Common Courses

  • Master's Thesis

    All courses are mandatory.
    

    • 10 ECTS	Master's Thesis, Part 1									P0R51A	J.Masschelein staff staff J.Masschelein
      14 ECTS	Master's Thesis, Part 2									P0Q63A	J.Masschelein staff staff J.Masschelein

  • Methodology

    Students must choose one course from the list below in the academic year in which they take on Master's Thesis, Part 1. Depending on the subject of the Master's Thesis the promotor can impose a methodological course.
    

    • 6 ECTS	Research Methods: Modern Period									F0LG9A	H.Van Molle staff staff H.Van Molle
      5 ECTS	Qualitative Analysis									S0C92A	M.Swyngedouw staff staff M.Swyngedouw
      5 ECTS	Sociological Research: Multivariate Analysis (+ Exercises)									S0C89B	G.Loosveldt staff staff G.Loosveldt
      7 ECTS	Psychometrics and Construction of Psychological Assessment Tests, with Practicum									P0M29A	R.Janssen (coordinator) W.Vanpaemel staff staff R.Janssen (coordinator) W.Vanpaemel
      4 ECTS	Structural Equations									G0B65A	B.Meuleman staff staff B.Meuleman
      4 ECTS	Experimental Design									G0B68A	C.Demétrio staff staff C.Demétrio
      4 ECTS	Applied Distribution-Free Statistical Inference									G0B71A	P.Onghena staff staff P.Onghena
      4 ECTS	Sampling Theory									G0B72A	G.Molenberghs staff staff G.Molenberghs
      4 ECTS	Meta Analysis									G0B75A	W.Van Den Noortgate staff staff W.Van Den Noortgate
      4 ECTS	Concepts of Multilevel, Longitudinal and Mixed Models									G0B76A	G.Verbeke staff staff G.Verbeke
      4 ECTS	Survey Research									S0C96A	G.Loosveldt staff staff G.Loosveldt
      8 ECTS	Statistics V (Advanced statistical methods for psychological research data)									P0Q00A	W.Vanpaemel staff staff W.Vanpaemel
      5 ECTS	Case Studies and Single-Case Designs									P0R29A	P.Onghena M.Heyvaert (substitute) staff staff P.Onghena M.Heyvaert (substitute)
      5 ECTS	Data Collection and Analysis									P0S37A	W.Van Den Noortgate (coordinator) E.Ceulemans K.Hannes W.Van Den Noortgate staff staff W.Van Den Noortgate (coordinator) E.Ceulemans K.Hannes W.Van Den Noortgate

• Electives

  Students choose an option and follow the rules of that option. In addition, students complete their programme with electives to a total of at least 120 credits. Students can choose from the list 'electives subject-specific teacher training behavioural and social sciences' or 'electives university'. On http://ppw.kuleuven.be/onderwijs/studentenportaal/programma/keuzepedwet http://ppw.kuleuven.be/onderwijs/studentenportaal/programma/keuzepedwet students find a list of recommended electives by option.
  

  • Electives Subject-Specific Teacher Training Behavioural and Social Sciences

    Students can choose following courses.
    

    • 4 ECTS	Teaching Methods: Behavioural Sciences and Education									O0A08A	G.Kelchtermans F.Depaepe (substitute) staff staff G.Kelchtermans F.Depaepe (substitute)
      4 ECTS	Methodological Themes: Teaching Behavioural Sciences and Education									O0A09A	G.Kelchtermans (coordinator) M.Lacante staff staff G.Kelchtermans (coordinator) M.Lacante
      6 ECTS	Teaching Practice Orientation: the Teacher of Behavioural and Social Sciences as Innovator and Researcher									O0A03A	J.Elen (coordinator) S.Cuypers K.De Witte P.Devlieger J.Elen G.Kelchtermans M.Lacante N. staff staff J.Elen (coordinator) S.Cuypers K.De Witte P.Devlieger J.Elen G.Kelchtermans M.Lacante N.

  • Electives University

    Students can choose courses from other options, from other Master's programmes at KU Leuven or from the theoretical part of the Subject-Specific Teacher Training Behavioural and Social Sciences.
    

• Option: Education and Training

  • Common Courses Education and Training

    All courses are mandatory.
    

    • 5 ECTS	Advanced Topics in Educational Psychology									P0P56A	W.Van Dooren staff staff W.Van Dooren
      5 ECTS	Process-Oriented Coaching of Teams, including Practicals									P0R27A	F.Dochy staff staff F.Dochy
      5 ECTS	Educational Effectiveness									P0P43A	B.De Fraine (coordinator) J.Van Damme (substitute) staff staff B.De Fraine (coordinator) J.Van Damme (substitute)
      5 ECTS	Professional Training and Development in Profit and Non-Profit Organisations									P0S38A	F.Dochy staff staff F.Dochy
      5 ECTS	Pedagogy of Education									P0P62A	G.Kelchtermans staff staff G.Kelchtermans
      5 ECTS	Policy of Education and Continuing Education									P0P42A	M.Simons staff staff M.Simons
      5 ECTS	Designing Learning Environments									P0P54A	J.Elen staff staff J.Elen
      6 ECTS	Educational Innovation and School Development									P0R57A	G.Kelchtermans L.Piot (substitute) staff staff G.Kelchtermans L.Piot (substitute)
      5 ECTS	Economics of Education, Training and Lifelong Learning									P0P63B	I.Nicaise staff staff I.Nicaise
      5 ECTS	Advanced Topics in Experiential Education									P0P46A	F.Laevers E.Buyse (substitute) staff staff F.Laevers E.Buyse (substitute)
      5 ECTS	Measurement and Assessment for Education and Training									P0P57A	R.Janssen staff staff R.Janssen

  • Internship Education and Training

    All students education and training follow an internship on education and training.
    

    • 20 ECTS	Internship Education and Training & Development									P0S39A	F.Dochy (coordinator) J.Elen G.Kelchtermans M.Simons staff staff F.Dochy (coordinator) J.Elen G.Kelchtermans M.Simons

• Option: Social and Cultural Education

  • Common Courses Social and Cultural Education

    All courses are mandatory.
    

    • 5 ECTS	Anthropology of Children and Youth									S0D56A	F.De Boeck staff staff F.De Boeck
      5 ECTS	Issues in Global and Intercultural Education									P0Q68A	L.De Haene staff staff L.De Haene
      5 ECTS	Education, Culture and Society: Topics and Issues									P0S44A	J.Vandenabeele staff staff J.Vandenabeele
      5 ECTS	Policy of Education and Continuing Education									P0P42A	M.Simons staff staff M.Simons
      5 ECTS	Educational Heritage									P0S42A	P.Verstraete (coordinator) G.Thyssen (substitute) staff staff P.Verstraete (coordinator) G.Thyssen (substitute)
      5 ECTS	Educational Dimensions of Intergenerational Relations									P0S45A	S.Ramaekers staff staff S.Ramaekers
      14 ECTS	Laboratory Exercise: Designing Educational Practices									P0S40A	J.Masschelein (coordinator) L.De Haene J.Masschelein S.Ramaekers M.Simons J.Vandenabeele P.Verstraete staff staff J.Masschelein (coordinator) L.De Haene J.Masschelein S.Ramaekers M.Simons J.Vandenabeele P.Verstraete
      5 ECTS	Community, Urbanism and Digitalisation									P0S46A	J.Vandenabeele (coordinator) J.Vlieghe staff staff J.Vandenabeele (coordinator) J.Vlieghe
      4 ECTS	Educational Theory and Society									P0S48A	M.Simons (coordinator) J.Masschelein M.Simons staff staff M.Simons (coordinator) J.Masschelein M.Simons

  • Internship Social and Cultural Education

    All students social and cultural education follow an internship on social and cultural education.
    

    • 20 ECTS	Internship regarding Education, Culture and Society									P0S49A	S.Ramaekers (coordinator) J.Vlieghe staff staff S.Ramaekers (coordinator) J.Vlieghe

• Option: Orthopedagogics

  • Common Courses Orthopedagogics

    • Common Courses Orthopedagogics: Compulsory Courses

      All courses are mandatory.
      

      • 5 ECTS	Orthopedagogics, including Deontology and Professional Ethics									P0Q78B	S.Ramaekers (coordinator) P.Ghesquière S.Ramaekers staff staff S.Ramaekers (coordinator) P.Ghesquière S.Ramaekers
        5 ECTS	Special Needs Education									P0Q82B	K.Petry staff staff K.Petry
        8 ECTS	Clinical Assessment in Orthopedagogical Settings incl. Practical									P0Q80A	I.Noens (coordinator) G.Bosmans I.Noens staff staff I.Noens (coordinator) G.Bosmans I.Noens
        8 ECTS	Orthopedagogical Interventions incl. Practical									P0Q81A	B.Maes (coordinator) G.Bosmans B.Maes I.Noens staff staff B.Maes (coordinator) G.Bosmans B.Maes I.Noens
        5 ECTS	Policy on Orthopedagogical Assessment and Interventions									P0Q79B	B.Maes staff staff B.Maes

    • Common Courses Orthopedagogics: Elective Courses

      Students must choose two courses.
      

      • 5 ECTS	Topics in Family Pedagogy									P0Q13C	K.Van Leeuwen staff staff K.Van Leeuwen
        5 ECTS	Topics in Parenting and Special Education									P0R56A	K.Van Leeuwen (coordinator) G.Bosmans P.Ghesquière B.Maes I.Noens K.Van Leeuwen staff staff K.Van Leeuwen (coordinator) G.Bosmans P.Ghesquière B.Maes I.Noens K.Van Leeuwen
        5 ECTS	Topics in Orthopedagogics: Behavioural and Parenting Problems									P0P47B	G.Bosmans staff staff G.Bosmans
        5 ECTS	Topics in Orthopedagogics: Learning Disabilities									P0P52B	P.Ghesquière staff staff P.Ghesquière
        5 ECTS	Topics in Orthopedagogics: Disabilities and Developmental Disorders									P0Q70B	B.Maes staff staff B.Maes

  • Internship Orthopedagogics

    • Internship

      Students choose one of the two courses: a clinical internship or a research internship. If they choose a clinical internship, they follow a case study course that matches the domain of their internship. If they opt for a research internship, they follow an elective course in consultation with the supervisor of the internship.
      

      • 20 ECTS	Research Internship Orthopedagogics									P0S61A	K.Petry (coordinator) G.Bosmans B.De Smedt P.Ghesquière B.Maes I.Noens K.Petry K.Van Leeuwen staff staff K.Petry (coordinator) G.Bosmans B.De Smedt P.Ghesquière B.Maes I.Noens K.Petry K.Van Leeuwen
        25 ECTS	Clinical Internship in Orthopedagogics									P0S62A	I.Noens (coordinator) G.Bosmans P.Ghesquière B.Maes I.Noens K.Petry K.Van Leeuwen staff staff I.Noens (coordinator) G.Bosmans P.Ghesquière B.Maes I.Noens K.Petry K.Van Leeuwen

    • Case Studies

      Students who choose a clinical internship, follow a case study course that matches the domain of their internship. If they opt for a research internship, they follow an elective course in consultation with the supervisor of the internship.
      

      • 4 ECTS	Case Studies in Orthopedagogical Assessment and Interventions: Behavioural and Parenting Problems									P0Q83A	I.Noens staff staff I.Noens
        4 ECTS	Case Studies in Orthopedagogical Assessment and Interventions: Disabilities and Developmental Disorders									P0Q84A	B.Maes staff staff B.Maes
        4 ECTS	Case Studies in Orthopedagogical Assessment and Interventions: Learning Disabilities and School Counseling									P0Q85A	P.Ghesquière E.Gadeyne (substitute) staff staff P.Ghesquière E.Gadeyne (substitute)
        4 ECTS	Case Studies in Orthopedagogical Assessment and Interventions: Special Needs Education									P0S67A	K.Petry staff staff K.Petry
        4 ECTS	Case Studies in Orthopedagogical Assessment and Interventions: Child Welfare									P0S77A	G.Bosmans staff staff G.Bosmans

  • Electives

    Students must take at least one course out of the list 'behavioural and parenting problems','student counseling and learning disabilities' or 'developmental disorders and disabilities'.
    

    • Behavioural and Parenting Problems

      The student can follow the courses below if he/she has not earned a credit or tolerance for those courses in the Bachelor of Educational Sciences or the Bachelor of Educational Studies or any of their abbreviated programmes.
      

      • 4 ECTS	Child and Youth Psychiatry									P0M88A	M.Danckaerts staff staff M.Danckaerts
        4 ECTS	Child and Adolescent Cognitive and Psychosocial Development: Theory and Practice									P0P65A	P.Bijttebier (coordinator) L.Goossens W.Schaeken K.Verschueren staff staff P.Bijttebier (coordinator) L.Goossens W.Schaeken K.Verschueren
        4 ECTS	Psychology of Learning									P0N39A	F.Baeyens staff staff F.Baeyens
        4 ECTS	Relation and Family Therapy									E00M8A	P.Rober staff staff P.Rober
        4 ECTS	Developmental Psychopathology									P0P98A	P.Bijttebier staff staff P.Bijttebier
        4 ECTS	Behaviour Therapy									P0Q09A	D.Hermans (coordinator) N.Van Broeck staff staff D.Hermans (coordinator) N.Van Broeck

    • Student Counseling and Learning Disabilities

      The student can follow the courses below if he/she has not earned a credit or tolerance for those courses in the Bachelor of Educational Sciences or the Bachelor of Educational Studies or any of their abbreviated programmes.
      

      • 4 ECTS	Neurological Speech and Language Disorders, Logopaedic Part									E02C7A	E.Manders N. staff staff E.Manders N.
        5 ECTS	Instructional Science regarding Instrumental Skills: Language and Mathematics									P0L36A	L.Verschaffel (coordinator) W.Van Dooren L.Verschaffel staff staff L.Verschaffel (coordinator) W.Van Dooren L.Verschaffel
        4 ECTS	Psychological Assessment in Student Counseling									P0M47A	K.Verschueren staff staff K.Verschueren
        4 ECTS	Clinical Neuropsychology									P0M52A	C.Lafosse staff staff C.Lafosse
        4 ECTS	Topics in Psychonomic Science									P0P75A	B.Reynvoet (coordinator) W.Schaeken G.Storms K.Verfaillie J.Wagemans staff staff B.Reynvoet (coordinator) W.Schaeken G.Storms K.Verfaillie J.Wagemans
        4 ECTS	Principles of School Psychological Work: Introduction									P9X14A	K.Verschueren staff staff K.Verschueren
        4 ECTS	School-Based Consultation									P9X15A	H.Colpin staff staff H.Colpin
        6 ECTS	Behavioural Neurosciences, Part 1									P0M09A	R.D'Hooge staff staff R.D'Hooge
        4 ECTS	Career Counselling and Guidance									P0P48A	K.Verschueren (coordinator) M.Lacante K.Verschueren staff staff K.Verschueren (coordinator) M.Lacante K.Verschueren
        4 ECTS	School-Based Prevention									P0P51A	H.Colpin staff staff H.Colpin

    • Developmental Disorders and Disabilities

      The student can follow the courses below if he/she has not earned a credit or tolerance for those courses in the Bachelor of Educational Sciences or the Bachelor of Educational Studies or any of their abbreviated programmes.
      

      • 4 ECTS	Human Genetics									P0M30A	H.Van Esch staff staff H.Van Esch
        4 ECTS	Language Development									E01M4A	H.Smessaert (coordinator) I.Zink N. staff staff H.Smessaert (coordinator) I.Zink N.
        4 ECTS	Auditory Rehabilitation									E03I5A	A.Van Wieringen (coordinator) G.Lichtert A.Van Wieringen staff staff A.Van Wieringen (coordinator) G.Lichtert A.Van Wieringen
        4 ECTS	Language Development Disorders									E9XE7A	I.Zink staff staff I.Zink
        4 ECTS	Culture and Disability									S0D43A	P.Devlieger staff staff P.Devlieger
        4 ECTS	Topics in Child Neurology									P0Q87A	N. E.Ortibus (substitute) staff staff N. E.Ortibus (substitute)