Bachelor of Educational Sciences (180 ECTS) Bachelor of Science

Students must follow the common courses and select in the third stage of the Bachelor one of the three options: education and training, social and cultural education or orthopedagogics. In addition, students complete their programme with electives until they reach at least 180 credits.

• Common Courses

  • Educational Practice

    All courses are mandatory.
    

    • 5 ECTS	Analysis of Supply and Demand in Education									P0L01B	K.Petry (coordinator) B.De Fraine K.Petry J.Vandenabeele staff staff K.Petry (coordinator) B.De Fraine K.Petry J.Vandenabeele
      4 ECTS	Theory and Practice of Cooperative Work and Team Learning									P0L02A	F.Dochy staff staff F.Dochy

  • Methodology

    All courses are mandatory.
    

    • 4 ECTS	Methodology of Educational Research, Part 1									P0R91A	K.Hannes (coordinator) B.De Smedt K.Hannes staff staff K.Hannes (coordinator) B.De Smedt K.Hannes
      6 ECTS	Statistics for Educational Sciences, Part 1									P0S14A	E.Ceulemans staff staff E.Ceulemans
      4 ECTS	Educational Research: Interpretative Approaches, Part 1									P0R47A	S.Ramaekers staff staff S.Ramaekers
      5 ECTS	Statistics for Educational Sciences, Part 2									P0S17A	E.Ceulemans (coordinator) W.Van Dooren staff staff E.Ceulemans (coordinator) W.Van Dooren
      4 ECTS	Methodology of Educational Research, Part 2									P0R92A	K.Hannes (coordinator) B.De Smedt K.Hannes staff staff K.Hannes (coordinator) B.De Smedt K.Hannes
      4 ECTS	Educational Research: Interpretative Approaches, Part 2									P0L19B	P.Smeyers staff staff P.Smeyers
      6 ECTS	Statistics for Educational Sciences, Part 3									P0L17B	E.Ceulemans staff staff E.Ceulemans

    • Methodology for Students from Kortrijk

      Students from Kortrijk who have a credit/tolerance for P0R97A Statistics for Behavioural Researchers, Part 1 and P0S18A Statistics for Behavioural Researchers, Part 2 take P0S81A Statistics for Behavioural Researchers, Part 3 instead of P0L17B Statistics for Educational Sciences, Part 3.
      

      • 3 ECTS	Statistics for Behavioural Researchers, Part 3									P0S81A	E.Ceulemans staff staff E.Ceulemans

  • Educational Sciences

    All courses are mandatory.
    

    • 5 ECTS	Philosophy of Education, Part 1									P0L04B	J.Masschelein staff staff J.Masschelein
      5 ECTS	Family Pedagogy									P0L10A	K.Van Leeuwen staff staff K.Van Leeuwen
      5 ECTS	Public Pedagogy and Adult Education									P0S63A	J.Vandenabeele staff staff J.Vandenabeele
      5 ECTS	History of Education, Part 1									P0L06A	P.Verstraete (coordinator) J.Vlieghe staff staff P.Verstraete (coordinator) J.Vlieghe
      5 ECTS	Instructional Psychology and Technology									P0L29A	J.Elen staff staff J.Elen
      5 ECTS	Children and Adolescents with Special Educational Needs: an Orthopedagogical Perspective									P0L31A	K.Petry (coordinator) G.Bosmans B.De Smedt K.Petry staff staff K.Petry (coordinator) G.Bosmans B.De Smedt K.Petry
      4 ECTS	Philosophy of Educational Sciences									P0R46A	S.Cuypers staff staff S.Cuypers
      5 ECTS	History of Education, Part 2									P0L07A	P.Verstraete (coordinator) J.Vlieghe staff staff P.Verstraete (coordinator) J.Vlieghe
      4 ECTS	Lifelong Learning and Equality of Opportunities									P0S64A	I.Nicaise staff staff I.Nicaise
      4 ECTS	Educational Sciences as Discipline: An Introduction to Various Research Trends									P0S65A	P.Verstraete J.Vlieghe (substitute) staff staff P.Verstraete J.Vlieghe (substitute)
      4 ECTS	Neuroscience and Education									P0S66A	B.De Smedt staff staff B.De Smedt
      5 ECTS	Philosophy of Education, Part 2									P0L05A	J.Masschelein staff staff J.Masschelein
      5 ECTS	Global and Intercultural Education									P0L09A	L.De Haene D.Wildemeersch (substitute) staff staff L.De Haene D.Wildemeersch (substitute)
      5 ECTS	Educational Policy and Organisation									P0L30A	G.Kelchtermans (coordinator) L.Piot (substitute) M.Simons staff staff G.Kelchtermans (coordinator) L.Piot (substitute) M.Simons
      5 ECTS	Educational Problems in Family and School									P0L32A	I.Noens (coordinator) K.Van Leeuwen staff staff I.Noens (coordinator) K.Van Leeuwen

  • Related Disciplines

    All courses are mandatory.
    

    • 5 ECTS	Introduction to Psychology									P0L58B	B.Reynvoet (coordinator) W.Schaeken staff staff B.Reynvoet (coordinator) W.Schaeken
      5 ECTS	Developmental Psychology									P0L59A	L.Goossens staff staff L.Goossens
      6 ECTS	Psychological Assessment									P0N45C	P.Bijttebier (coordinator) M.Van Craenenbroeck staff staff P.Bijttebier (coordinator) M.Van Craenenbroeck
      4 ECTS	Sociology									P0L61B	K.Matthys staff staff K.Matthys
      3 ECTS	Perspectives on Religion and Meaning									A09C6A	D.Pollefeyt M.Moyaert (substitute) staff staff D.Pollefeyt M.Moyaert (substitute)

• Option: Education and Training

  • Short Internship

    Students choose one of the two short internships. The Short Internship Instructional Science - Primary School-Teacher Internship is meant for students who want to obtain a professional Bachelor of Education: Primary Education in a shortened programme after a bachelor/master.
    

    • 5 ECTS	Short Internship Educational Studies									P0O96A	F.Laevers (coordinator) B.De Fraine F.Laevers E.Buyse (substitute) staff staff F.Laevers (coordinator) B.De Fraine F.Laevers E.Buyse (substitute)
      5 ECTS	Short Internship Instructional Science - Primary School-Teacher Internship									P0R93A	F.Laevers (coordinator) B.De Fraine F.Laevers E.Buyse (substitute) staff staff F.Laevers (coordinator) B.De Fraine F.Laevers E.Buyse (substitute)

  • Common Courses Education and Training

    All courses are mandatory.
    

    • 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
      10 ECTS	Learning Project on Labour Pedagogics									P0S68A	F.Dochy staff staff F.Dochy
      5 ECTS	Education in relation to Society and Culture									P0S69A	M.Simons staff staff M.Simons
      5 ECTS	Instructional Science of Experiental Education									P0L35A	F.Laevers (coordinator) E.Buyse (substitute) staff staff F.Laevers (coordinator) E.Buyse (substitute)
      5 ECTS	Secondary Education School Careers									P0L37A	B.De Fraine staff staff B.De Fraine
      5 ECTS	Topics in Instructional Technology									P0L38A	J.Elen staff staff J.Elen

• Option: Social and Cultural Education

  • Common Courses Social and Cultural Education

    All courses are mandatory.
    

    • 10 ECTS	Project Work: Education and Society									P0S72A	L.De Haene (coordinator) J.Masschelein S.Ramaekers M.Simons J.Vandenabeele P.Verstraete staff staff L.De Haene (coordinator) J.Masschelein S.Ramaekers M.Simons J.Vandenabeele P.Verstraete
      5 ECTS	Theory and Practice of Adult Education									P0S73A	D.Wildemeersch staff staff D.Wildemeersch
      5 ECTS	Education in relation to Society and Culture									P0S69A	M.Simons staff staff M.Simons
      5 ECTS	Video Production: Theory and Practice									P0S83A	W.Van Petegem (coordinator) N. staff staff W.Van Petegem (coordinator) N.
      4 ECTS	Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology									S0L62A	F.De Boeck staff staff F.De Boeck
      5 ECTS	Topics in Instructional Technology									P0L38A	J.Elen staff staff J.Elen
      4 ECTS	Critical Theory of Society									S0A32A	R.Laermans staff staff R.Laermans

• Option: Orthopedagogics

  • Common Courses Orthopedagogics

    All courses are mandatory.
    

    • 5 ECTS	Short Internship Orthopedagogics									P0O93A	K.Petry staff staff K.Petry
      5 ECTS	Pedagogical Assessment and Interventions for Persons with a Learning Disability									P0L40A	P.Ghesquière staff staff P.Ghesquière
      5 ECTS	Pedagogical Assessment and Interventions for Persons with a Disability									P0L41A	B.Maes staff staff B.Maes
      6 ECTS	Psychopathology and Psychiatry									P0M34A	S.Tremmery (coordinator) P.Sienaert S.Tremmery staff staff S.Tremmery (coordinator) P.Sienaert S.Tremmery
      4 ECTS	Psychological Counseling and Consultation, Basic Skills									P0M44A	M.Leijssen (coordinator) N.Vliegen staff staff M.Leijssen (coordinator) N.Vliegen
      4 ECTS	Human Genetics									P0L60A	G.Van Buggenhout staff staff G.Van Buggenhout
      6 ECTS	Behavioural Neurosciences, Part 1									P0M09A	R.D'Hooge staff staff R.D'Hooge

• Electives

  Students complete their programme to a total of at least 180 credits. Students can choose courses from other options, related disciplines or university-wide courses. On http://ppw.kuleuven.be/onderwijs/studentenportaal/programma/keuzepedwet  students can find a list of electives recommended per option.
  

  • Electives Other Options

    Students can choose courses from other options.
    

  • Electives Related Disciplines

    • 4 ECTS	Public Administration									S0A50A	A.Hondeghem staff staff A.Hondeghem
      4 ECTS	Public Management									S0A56A	J.Matthys staff staff J.Matthys
      6 ECTS	Economics									S0A25A	E.Schokkaert A.Watteyne (substitute) staff staff E.Schokkaert A.Watteyne (substitute)
      4 ECTS	Contemporary Anglo-American Philosophy									W0AC6A	F.Buekens staff staff F.Buekens
      4 ECTS	Ethics and Society									W0AA7B	A.Vandevelde B.Engelen (substitute) staff staff A.Vandevelde B.Engelen (substitute)
      4 ECTS	Work Psychology, Part 1									P0M40A	H.De Witte staff staff H.De Witte
      4 ECTS	Personnel Psychology, Part 1									P0M41A	N.De Cuyper staff staff N.De Cuyper
      4 ECTS	Developmental Psychology, Part 2									P0M04A	R.Krampe staff staff R.Krampe
      5 ECTS	Social Psychology, Part 1									P0M05A	V.Hoorens staff staff V.Hoorens
      6 ECTS	Juvenile Criminology and Juvenile Protection									C01A7B	J.Put (coordinator) S.Pleysier J.Put staff staff J.Put (coordinator) S.Pleysier J.Put
      4 ECTS	Ethics and Society									S0C13A	A.Vandevelde staff staff A.Vandevelde
      4 ECTS	Environmental Philosophy									W0AE2B	U.Melle staff staff U.Melle
      5 ECTS	Phenomenology and Contemporary Continental Philosophy									W0AO1A	U.Melle staff staff U.Melle
      6 ECTS	Human Resource Management									D0T34A	L.Sels (coordinator) M.Verbruggen staff staff L.Sels (coordinator) M.Verbruggen
      4 ECTS	Introduction to Law									S0A15A	S.Lierman B.Demarsin (substitute) staff staff S.Lierman B.Demarsin (substitute)
      6 ECTS	Contemporary History									F0LB0A	M.Kohlrausch staff staff M.Kohlrausch
      5 ECTS	Experimental Psychology, Part 2									P0M02A	W.Schaeken (coordinator) F.Baeyens B.Gomes de Mesquita W.Schaeken G.Storms staff staff W.Schaeken (coordinator) F.Baeyens B.Gomes de Mesquita W.Schaeken G.Storms
      4 ECTS	Policy Analysis									S0A74A	M.Brans staff staff M.Brans
      4 ECTS	Psychology of Learning									P0N39A	F.Baeyens staff staff F.Baeyens
      4 ECTS	Social Philosophy									W0AE3B	A.Vandevelde staff staff A.Vandevelde
      6 ECTS	Psychology of Individual Differences, Part 1									P0M07B	P.Kuppens staff staff P.Kuppens

  • Electives University-Wide

    • 4 ECTS	Entrepreneurship									D0M00A	K.Debackere (coordinator) W.Bodewes K.Debackere staff staff K.Debackere (coordinator) W.Bodewes K.Debackere
      4 ECTS	Gender Studies									S0B88A	V.Draulans staff staff V.Draulans
      4 ECTS	Studium Generale: Lectures for the 21st Century									W0AE0A	B.Pattyn (coordinator) P.d'Hoine staff staff B.Pattyn (coordinator) P.d'Hoine
      3 ECTS	Science of the Cosmos									G0M00B	C.Waelkens staff staff C.Waelkens
      3 ECTS	Planet Earth									G0U33B	M.Sintubin staff staff M.Sintubin
      4 ECTS	Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Development and Cultures									S0E06A	A.Cassiman staff staff A.Cassiman
      3 ECTS	Science of Life									G0U34B	P.Roels staff staff P.Roels
      3 ECTS	Carrying Capacity of the Earth									G0V46B	G.Govers staff staff G.Govers
      3 ECTS	Technology for the Society									H09M1A	J.Vandewalle (coordinator) P.Van Puyvelde J.Vandewalle staff staff J.Vandewalle (coordinator) P.Van Puyvelde J.Vandewalle
      6 ECTS	Introduction to Journalism									S0F39A	B.Van Gorp staff staff B.Van Gorp