Science Education and Communication Utrecht University

Overview

In the Master’s programme in Science Education and Communication at Utrecht University, you will gain theoretical insights and practical skills in both formal and informal educational practices. 

Your science discipline will be put in a broader societal perspective, and you will develop your own views on how your discipline should be relevant to secondary education and to the public at large.

The internships and the research project in science education and communication will support you to develop as a skillful practitioner as well as an innovator.

This two-year programme can be your gateway to careers, such as:

• Teacher in secondary or higher education

• Educational design

• Science writing or editing

• Museum education

• Science education research.

Programme objective

• A deep understanding of your science discipline in a societal and educational context.

• Professional skills as a teacher, a designer, and a communicator.

• Mastery of systematic research approaches to evaluate and improve your professional practices.

• Attitudes and skills as reflective practitioners, in terms of subject specialist knowledge, skills and pedagogical practices.

Career Prospects

The career prospects for our graduates are good. Approximately half of our students start a career as teacher. Others find a job as an educational researcher at a university, or they find a job in another setting in which they can transmit their science knowledge to others.

Getting Started As A Teacher

After completing the track Teacher Degree, you will be qualified as a teacher for one of the school subjects in both lower and upper secondary education. 

The employment prospects for teachers in science subjects are generally good, but there are differences between school subjects. There are many vacancies for teachers in chemistry, computer science, physics, and mathematics, and there are fewer opportunities for biology teachers.

Accreditation

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