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Welcome to the Master’s programme Clinical Child, Family and Education Studies (CCFES).
This information is meant for students who are already enrolled in our programme.
If you scroll through all the linked pages (on the left side of this screen) you can find all the information that is needed to successfully participate in the master’s programme.
For example, an overview of the entire programme, the mandatory courses, the elective courses, our rules and regulations and other practical information.
We recommend that you read all pages carefully. You can consult the STIP (Student Information Point of the faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences) if you still have practical questions after reading this information.
For more content related questions about the programme you can consult the support team of CCFES: master.ccfes@uu.nl.
Raising children requires a lot, especially when problems in parenting or development arise. In the Clinical Child, Family and Education Studies Master's programme (in Dutch: Orthopedagogiek), the emphasis lies on the needs of children, adolescents, parents and the professionals involved.
As a graduate, you can contribute to improving the developmental and educational opportunities of children and adolescents, or the daily functioning of adults with cognitive impairments. You can also assist parents, teachers, caretakers in raising their children or pupils. You do this by analysing, diagnosing, treating, or preventing problems at home, school and/or an institution.
This Master’s programme trains you to become an academic and clinical professional, capable of analysing problems and contributing to positive changes. Our teaching and assignments challenge you to look critically at all circumstances affecting socialization of children, development and education, and gain insight into international comparisons in these fields.
The aim of this programme is to gain specialised knowledge, skills and insights in the field of clinical child, family and education studies.
Our goal is:
- to teach you to become a critical thinker in the area of clinical child, family and education issues, who is able to distinguish, evaluate and apply theoretical perspectives and practical, clinical applications of theoretical knowledge;
- to become a skilled academic researcher;
- to enable you to connect scientific knowledge to issues in practice;
- to be able to analyse, research and apply your expertise from an international and global perspective.
The competencies specific to the profession include:
- analysing issues related to (individual or group-based) clinical child, family and education based on academic knowledge;
- conducting and evaluating scientific research;
- preparing for academic and clinical professional practice in the field of clinical child, family and education issues.
The following is intended with the programme:
- to provide specialised knowledge, insight and the first clinical skills to work in the field of socialization and child development issues and education or youth care. The skills specific to this profession concern:
- conducting and evaluating scientific research;
- using diagnostic assessment models and techniques;
- implementing and/or evaluating pedagogical interventions;
- analysing existing socialization and development issues;
- formulating and evaluating practical innovations;
- preparing for scientific professional practice from a transnational perspective.
Knowledge and understanding
Graduates from the Master’s programme Clinical Child, Family and Education Studies have knowledge and understanding of:
- the key current issues in the field of clinical child, family and education studies, including those in which the student gains practical experience during the Master’s programme;
- theories and models applied in the field of clinical child, family and education studies, in which this knowledge builds on the knowledge gained during the Bachelor’s programme and surpasses/intensifies the final level of the Bachelor’s programme;
- methods and programmes for care and assistance to prevent, support and treat problems in socialization;
- important frameworks and procedures in care, education and other pedagogical facilities that apply to the field of clinical child, family and education studies;
- ethical aspects of performing at the level of an academic professional.
Application of knowledge and understanding
Graduates of the Master’s programme Clinical Child, Family and Education Studies are able to:
- analyse complex issues from multiple theoretical perspectives and relate these to concepts that play a role in the fields of clinical child, family and education studies;
- carry out independent research, draw conclusions from this research as well as the knowledge, motives and considerations that underlie it and clearly and unambiguously communicate these conclusions in written and verbal form to an audience of specialists and non-specialists;
- master skills that may relate to diagnostic assessments, treatment, treatment coordination, care innovation, policy and prevention, and apply these in a socially responsible way, taking account of the specific cultural context and transnational comparisons;
- apply ethical aspects of performing at the level of an academic professional, both scientifically and professionally.
Opinion forming
Graduates of the Master’s programme Clinical Child, Family and Education Studies are able to:
- critically reflect on current practices based on theoretical, methodological, diagnostic and intervention strategic considerations, taking into account the specific cultural context;
- form a scientifically responsible opinion in complex or new situations in the field;
- form an opinion and critically reflect on their professional actions, both in the field of clinical child family and education studies and in scientific research.
Communication
Graduates of the Master’s programme Clinical Child, Family and Education Studies are able to:
- function adequately as a professional within the frameworks of the professional codes of the field in question, including adequately written and verbal communication with professionals in the practice of clinical child, family and education studies;
- present acquired competencies that align with labour market needs in both verbal and written form.
Graduates of the Master’s programme Clinical Child, Family and Education Studies demonstrate:
- an honest and critical attitude concerning research projects and results;
- a respectful, responsible, culturally sensitive, professional and customer-oriented attitude towards students, colleagues, respondents, clients, etc.
Learning skills
Graduates of the Master’s programme Clinical Child, Family and Education Studies have:
- an understanding of and the ability to reflect on their own learning process and academic career development;
- the willingness to continue learning, further develop themselves and contribute to the field of study as their career progresses.
Read the complete Education and examination regulations.