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Second degree teacher qualification or U-TEAch students

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 2021-2022 academic year?

Check the recommended timelines in our archive.

Are you going to start in the 2022-2023 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 (pdf) for this track, or read the information below:

Course	EC	Period
Issues and Theories in SEC	5	1-2
Communicating Science with the Public	5	1
Elective	5	2
Professional in Praktijk 1a	10	1-2
Pedagogiek 1	5	1-2

Course	EC	Period
Designing for Science Education	5	3-4
Research Methods	5	3
Research Proposal	5	4
Professional in Praktijk 1b	10	3-4
Vakdidactiek 1 (overview in pdf)	5	3-4

Course	EC	Period
Research Project	30	1-2

Course	EC	Period
Elective	5	3
Elective	5	4
Professional in Praktijk 2	10	3-4
Pedagogiek 2 / Vakdidactiek 2 (overview in pdf)	2.5/ 7.5	3-4

Mandatory elective: 5 EC out of the following

You need to choose at least 5 EC out of the following courses (available in period 1 and 3):

Course code	Course	EC	Period
GSTPKC01	Leerpsychologie	5	1
GSTPKC07	Excellence and differentiation in secondary education	5	1
GSTPKC03	Burgerschap en educatie	5	1,3
GSTPKC05	Pedagogiek en passend onderwijs	5	1,3
GSTPKC16	Kleinschalig onderzoek in de school	5	1,3
GSTPKC02	Interpersoonlijk leraarsgedrag	5	3
GSTPKC09	Foundations of Cultural Diversity and Social Inclusion in Teaching and Learning	5	3
GSTPKC10	Internationalise your Classroom (U-TEAchers only)	5	3
GSTPKC11	International Crosscultural Education (U-TEAchers only)	5	3
GSTPKC14	Digitale geletterdheid	5	3
GSTPKC15	Toekomstbehendig ontwikkelen als leraar	5	3
GSTPKC13	International Perspectives on Teaching, can also be taken as a general elective (GSTOKC13) from the table below	5	1,2,3,4

Mandatory electives: 10 EC out of the following

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 Education and Examination Regulations, appendix)

The Osiris Course Catalogue contains descriptions of all courses. 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.

Course code	Course	EC	Period
FI-MHPSDM	Science and the Dilemmas of Modernity	7.5	4
FI-MHPSQM	Foundations of Quantum Mechanics	5	4
FI-MHPSIJ	Investigative Journalism	7.5	3
FI-MHPSSP	Science and the Public	7.5	2
FI-MSECHP	History and Philosophy of Science for SEC	5	2
FI-MHPSMCE	Making Climatic and Environmental Knowledge: From Meteorologia to the Anthropocene	7.5	3
FI-MSECSIS	Science in Society	5	4
FI-MSECAD	Advanced Design in Science Education	5	1
GSTOKC01	Toetsing en beoordeling	5	2
GSTOKC02	Het organiseren van leren	5	2
GSTOKC03	Duurzaamheidseducatie	5	2
GSTOKC06	ICT in education	5	4
GSTOKC07	Vakoverstijgende bètadidactiek	5	4
GSTOKC08	Data in school	5	2
GSTOKC09	Erfgoededucatie	5	4
GSTOKC10	Taalbeleid in onderwijs en maatschappij	5	4
GSTOKC12	EduChange - Making knowledge together	5	3
GSTOKC15	Applications of Cultural Diversity and Social Inclusion in Teaching and Learning	5	4
GSTOKC14	Communicatie in het educatieve domein	5	2,4
GSTOKC13	International Perspectives on Teaching, can also be taken as a pedagogical elective (GSTPKC13) from the table above	5	1,2,3,4
TLEMV16012	Complexity of Educational Texts	5	1
BMB614319	Engaging Scientists with the Public	3	2,4
FI-MSECTSC	Trends in Science Communication	2.5	1
FI-MSECTSE	Trends in Science Education	2.5	1
FI-MSECSSI	Socio-Scientific Inquiry-Based Learning (SSIBL)	2.5	2

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

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 (pdf) for this track, or read the information below:

Course	EC	Period
Issues and Theories in SEC	5	1-2
Communicating Science with the Public	5	1
Internship Product Development	20	1-2

Course	EC	Period
Designing for Science Education	5	3-4
Elective	5	3
Electvie	5	4
Internship Secondary Education	15	3-4

Course	EC	Period
Electives	10	1
Elective	5	2
Research Methods	5	1
Research Proposal	5	2
Professional Skills and Identity	5	2

Course	EC	Period
Research Project	30	3-4

Mandatory electives: 25 EC out of the following

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 Education and Examination Regulations, appendix)

The Osiris Course Catalogue contains descriptions of all courses. 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.

Course code	Course	EC	Period
GSTOKC12	EduChange - Making knowledge together	5	3
FI-MHPSDM	Science and the Dilemmas of Modernity	7.5	4
FI-MHPSIJ	Investigative Journalism	7.5	3
FI-MHPSSP	Science and the Public	7.5	2
FI-MSECHP	History and Philosophy of Science for SEC	5	2
FI-MSECSIS	Science in Society	5	4
FI-MSECAD	Advanced Design in Science Education	5	1
GEO4-2502	Energy Conversion Technologies I (chemical)	7.5	1
GEO4-2503	Energy Conversion Technology II (physical)	7.5	2
GEO4-2508	Advanced Energy Analysis	7.5	2
GSTOKC01	Toetsing en beoordeling	5	2
NS-MO402M	Dynamical Meteorology	7.5	2
NS-MO405M	Atmosferic composition and chemical processes	7.5	3
SK-MSPEC	Advanced spectroscopy	7.5	1
SK-MSCEM	Synthesis of Catalysts & Energy Materials	7.5	3
TLEMV16012	Complexity of Educational Texts	5	1
BMB614319	Engaging Scientists with the Public	3	2,4
FI-MSECTSC	Trends in Science Communication	2.5	1
FI-MSECTSE	Trends in Science Education	2.5	1
FI-MSECSSI	Socio-Scientific Inquiry-Based Learning (SSIBL)	2.5	2
NS-MO434M	Current themes in climate change	7.5	3-4
INFOMR	Multimedia retrieval	7.5	1
INFOMPR	Pattern recognition	7.5	2
INFOMSMT	Sound and music technology	7.5	2
INFOMMMI	Multimodal interaction	7.5	3
INFOMMOB	Mobile interaction	7.5	4
INFOMSEGA	Serious gaming	7.5	4
INFOMTIS	Theories in information systems	7.5	2
INFOMDTA	Digital transformation and architecture	7.5	4
INFOMSSE	Software ecosystems	7.5	3
INFOAN	Algorithms for decision support	7.5	3
INFOMCPD	Concepts of programming languages	7.5	2
INFOMTFL	Technologies for learning	7.5	1
INFOMDIS	Data Intensive Systems	7.5	4

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:

Science Education and Communication

September start

Second degree teacher qualification or U-TEAch students

Did you start in or before the 2021-2022 academic year?

Are you going to start in the 2022-2023 academic year?

Track Teacher Degree - recommended timeline

Period 1 and 2, year 1

Period 3 and 4, year 1

Period 1 and 2, year 2

Period 3 and 4, year 2

Electives

Mandatory elective: 5 EC out of the following

Mandatory electives: 10 EC out of the following

Track Research and Development - recommended timeline

Period 1 and 2, year 1

Period 3 and 4, year 1

Period 1 and 2, year 2

Period 3 and 4, year 2

Electives

Mandatory electives: 25 EC out of the following

Planning your own timeline

September start

Second degree teacher qualification or U-TEAch students

Did you start in or before the 2021-2022 academic year?

Are you going to start in the 2022-2023 academic year?

Track Teacher Degree - recommended timeline

Period 1 and 2, year 1

Period 3 and 4, year 1

Period 1 and 2, year 2

Period 3 and 4, year 2

Electives

Mandatory elective: 5 EC out of the following

Mandatory electives: 10 EC out of the following

Track Research and Development - recommended timeline

Period 1 and 2, year 1

Period 3 and 4, year 1

Period 1 and 2, year 2

Period 3 and 4, year 2

Electives

Mandatory electives: 25 EC out of the following

Planning your own timeline

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