Overview

This two-year research programme is designed to teach students high-quality research skills in Child and Education Studies. It offers a solid base for either an academic or a professional career.
Graduates are able to design, conduct and evaluate applied scientific research, and can make the link between (clinical) practice and science.

The programme Education and Child Studies (research) is designed to serve as preparatory training for a PhD position. The programme also offers the opportunity to specialise in the field of social work and youth care, which meets society's need for academics who are trained in evidence based clinical assessment and treatment for children and families with psychological problems.

The research master is a small scale programme. At the beginning of the programme, you are allocated a supervisor – one of the professors – and a day-to-day mentor. While writing your thesis, you make a contribution to one of our research programmes, working closely with your supervisor and mentor within that research.

What you will learn

https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/education/study-programmes/master/education-and-child-studies-research/career-prospects

Career prospects

When graduating from our programme, you will be a starting researcher who can bridge the gap between research and practice. You will be prepared for a PhD position.

In addition, you will be eligible for functions in the public or private sector in which advanced research skills and substantial practical research experience are among the qualifications required (jobs at research agencies or research departments in businesses or governmental organisations, or positions as scientist-practitioner in youth care or education). Of course, combinations of research, teaching, and (clinical) practice are also possible.

Note that, to work in the (clinical) field in the Netherlands, you will need a Dutch professional registration as Basis Pedagoog, or Basis Orthopedagoog (NVO). For students who are proficient in Dutch and have passed the required bachelor courses, the Research Master programme can contribute to obtaining that registration.
https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/education/study-programmes/master/education-and-child-studies-research/career-prospects

Accreditation

Accredited by NVAO, the Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders.