Second degree teacher qualification or U-TEAch student?

You will follow a specific programme. For more information see our second degree teacher qualification and U-TEAch pages.

Did you start in or before the 2017-2018 academic year?

Check the recommended timelines in our  2017-2018 course overview (pdf).

Are you going to start in the 2018-2019 academic year?

The Science Education and Communication programme has two specialization tracks: the track Teacher Degree and the track Research and Development. The contents of each track are detailed below.

Track Teacher Degree - recommended timeline

After completion of this track you are qualified to start as a teacher in your school subject. Check the recommended timeline for this track in our course overview (pdf) or in the following list:

Course EC Period
Issues and Theories in SEC 5 1-2
Communicating Science with the Public 5 1
Research Methods 5 2
Teaching Practice 1a 10 1-2
Teaching Methodology 1 5 1-2
Course EC Period
Designing EC 5 3-4
Elective 5 3
Research Proposal 5 4
Teaching Practice 1b 10 3-4
Subject Teaching Methodology 1 5 3-4
Course EC Period
Research Project 30 1-2
Course EC Period
Elective 5 3
Elective 5 4
Teaching Practice 2 10 3-4
Teaching Methodology 2 /
Subject Teaching Methodology 2		 2.5/
7.5		 3-4

Mandatory electives

You need to choose at least 5 EC out of the following courses (available in period 3):

Code Course EC
GSTPKC04 Pedagogisch onderzoek 5
GSTPKC05 Pedagogiek en passend onderwijs 5
GSTPKC06 Dealing with Cultural Diversity and Social inclusion in Education 5
GSTPKC07 Excellence and differentiation in secondary education 5

Other electives

You may select electives for a maximum of 10 EC from a wide range of Master's courses, as long as you take into account the following conditions:
 

  • the courses are relevant to the learning aims of the SEC-programme;
  • the total package of courses has sufficient depth and coherence (see EER, appendix).

You will find a selection of suitable courses below and in the course planner, but you may choose other courses, for example courses MasterMath, Chem4all, Natk4all or Inf4all. This has to be approved by the Board of Examiners​ in advance. Please consult Academic policies and procedures ​> Requests to the Board of Examiners before you submit your request.
 

Code Course EC
GSTKO02 Toetsing en beoordeling 3.75
GSTKO03 Het organiseren van leren 3.75
GSTKO07 Sustainability Education/Duurzaamheidseducatie 3.75
GSTKO19 Lezen en schrijven 3.75
GSTOKC05 CKV-didactiek 5
GSTOKC06 ICT in education 5
GSTOKC07 Cross-disciplinary Science and mathematics education/ Vakoverstijgende bètadidactiek 5
GSTOKC08 Data in de school 5
GSTOKC09 Erfgoededucatie 5
GSTOKC10 Taalbeleid in onderwijs en maatschappij 5
TLEMV16012 Complexiteit educatieve teksten 5
FI-MSECID Innovation and Dissemination* 3.75
FI-MSECHPS History and Philosophy of Science for SEC* 3.75
FI-MHPSPSI Professional Skills and Identity* 3.75
FI-MSECSIS Science in Society 5
FI-MHPSPS Philosophy of Science 7.5
FI-MHPSSP Science and the Public 7.5
FI-MHPSDM Science and the Dilemmas of Modernity 7.5
FI-MHPSFQM The Quantum World 7.5
200600022 Teachers and Teaching 7.5
GEO4-2502 Energy Conversion Technologies I (chemical) 7.5
GEO4-2503 Energy Conversion Technology II (physical) 7.5
GEO4-2508 Advanced Energy Analysis 7.5
NS-MO402M Dynamical Meteorology 7.5
NS-MO405M Atmosferic composition and chemical processes 7.5
SK-MASPN Advanced spectroscopy of nanomaterials 7.5
SK-MSYNA Synthesis of heterogenous catalysis 7.5
SK-MIMLS Concepts in Molecular Life Sciences 3
SK-MICLS Concepts in Cellular Life Sciences 3

Please note that registration periods may take place many months in advance of the course, especially at the Faculties of Humanities and Social Sciences!

* Professional Skills and Identity is scheduled for 3.75 ECTS in 2018-2019 (code FI-MHPSPSI) and for 5 ECTS in 2019-2020 (code FI-MSECPSI). The same counts for Innovation and Dissemination and History and Philosophy of Science for SEC.

Track Research and Development - recommended timeline

After completion of this track you are prepared for a career as a science education researcher or designer. Check the recommended timeline for this track in our course overview (pdf) or in the following list:

Course EC Period
Issues and Theories in SEC 5 1-2
Communicating Science with the Public 5 1
Research Methods 5 2
Internship Secondary Education 15 1-2
Course EC Period
Designing EC 5 3-4
Research Proposal 5 4
Internship Product Development 20 3-4
Course EC Period
Research Project 30 1-2-3-4
Electives 25 1-2-3-4
Professional Skills and Identity* 5 4

* Professional Skills and Identity is scheduled for 3.75 ECTS in 2018-2019 (code FI-MHPSPSI) and for 5 ECTS in 2019-2020 (code FI-MSECPSI).

You may select electives for a maximum of 25 EC from a wide range of Master's courses, as long as you take into account the following conditions:
 

  • the courses are relevant to the learning aims of the SEC-programme;
  • the total package of courses has sufficient depth and coherence (see EER, appendix).

You will find a selection of suitable courses below and in the course planner, but you may choose other courses, for example courses MasterMath, Chem4all, Natk4all or Inf4all. This has to be approved by the Board of Examiners​ in advance. Please consult Academic policies and procedures ​> Requests to the Board of Examiners before you submit your request.
 

Code Course EC
GSTKO02 Toetsing en beoordeling 3.75
GSTKO03 Het organiseren van leren 3.75
GSTKO07 Sustainability Education / Duurzaamheidseducatie 3.75
GSTKO19 Lezen en schrijven 3.75
GSTOKC05 CKV-didactiek 5
GSTOKC06 ICT in education 5
GSTOKC07
 		 Cross-disciplinary Science and mathematics education /
Vakoverstijgende bètadidactiek		 5
 
GSTOKC08 Data in de school 5
GSTOKC09 Erfgoededucatie 5
GSTOKC10 Taalbeleid in onderwijs en maatschappij 5
GSTKO01 Leerpsychologie 3.75
GSTKO16 Interpersoonlijk leraarsgedrag 3.75
GSTKO14 Burgerschap en educatie 3.75
GSTPKC04 Pedagogisch onderzoek 5
GSTPKC05 Pedagogiek en passend onderwijs 5
GSTPKC06 Dealing with Cultural Diversity and Social inclusion in Education 5
GSTPKC07 Excellence and differentiation in secondary education 5
TLEMV16012 Complexiteit educatieve teksten 5
FI-MSECID Innovation and Dissemination 3.75
FI-MSECHPS History and Philosophy of Science for SEC 3.75
FI-MSECSIS Science in Society 5
FI-MHPSPS Philosophy of Science 7.5
FI-MHPSSP Science and the Public 7.5
FI-MHPSDM Science and the Dilemmas of Modernity 7.5
FI-MHPSFQM The Quantum World 7.5
200600022 Teachers and Teaching 7.5
GEO4-2502 Energy Conversion Technologies I (chemical) 7.5
GEO4-2503 Energy Conversion Technology II (physical) 7.5
GEO4-2508 Advanced Energy Analysis 7.5
NS-MO402M Dynamical Meteorology 7.5
NS-MO405M Atmosferic composition and chemical processes 7.5
SK-MASPN Advanced spectroscopy of nanomaterials 7.5
SK-MSYNA Synthesis of heterogenous catalysis 7.5
SK-MIMLS Concepts in Molecular Life Sciences 3
SK-MICLS Concepts in Cellular Life Sciences 3

Please note that registration periods may take place many months in advance of the course, especially at the Faculties of Humanities and Social Sciences!

Planning your own timeline

If you wish, you can deviate from the recommended timelines. Plan your own timeline by using the planning form: for students who started in / after: