Developmental Psychopathology in Education and Child Studies (Research)

Master

Research Master Developmental Psychopathology in Education and Child Studies

Welcome to the Master’s Degree Programme (Research) in Developmental Psychopathology in Education and Child Studies. The programme takes two years. Upon completion graduates will possess the knowledge, skills and attitude listed below under Achievement levels. In each course description you will find which achievement levels are trained.

Achievement levels

The following achievement levels apply with regard to the programme:
1. A profound awareness of the role of education and learning for children’s and adolescents’ development and social participation;
2. A thorough understanding of the various theories and methodological approaches (data analysis techniques included) which are commonly used in the research pro-grammes that are central to this research master;
3. The capacity to identify a theoretical framework suitable for addressing relevant problems and issues related to education and learning;
4. The capacity to apply various theoretical frameworks in conducting independently basic research in education and learning;
5. The ability of critically selecting, studying and analyzing literature relevant to the issues and problems presented by the curriculum and the connected research programmes;
6. The capacity to report independently about relevant research which is carried out according to current academic standards;
7. The ability to independently formulate, perform and assess scientific research at a level suitable to preparing scientific publications;
8. The ability to write scientific reports in English;
9. Advanced, up to date knowledge of quantitative en qualitative research methodology;
10. Profound knowledge of philosophy and ethics of social research;
11. The ability to engage in the international academic debate;
12. The fundamentals of research project management.

Please refer to our website for the complete Course and Examination Regulations.

Timetable

You will find the complete timetable of the Master’s programme on our website. For the timetable per course please refer to the individual course descriptions.

First Year

In the first year of the Research Master the student must choose Electives (20.0 ECTS).
In the second year of the Research Master the student must also choose Electives (10.0 ECTS).

Courses totalling a study load of 20.0 ECTS must be chosen from the Master’s courses on offer in the Master’s programme in Education and Child Studies (Leiden University). Free choice (to a maximum of 10.0 ECTS) from Mastercourses (level 500 or 600) on offer in Leiden University or in other universities (to be decided after consultation with the supervisor and upon approval of the curriculum director and the board of examiners.

Course	EC	Semester 1	Semester 2
Conducting and evaluating empirical research	5
Developmental Clinical Neuroscience	5
Learning, cognition and the brain	5
Elective Research Master	20
Methods and instruments in cognitive and affective neuroscience	5
Attachment and developmental psychopathology: theory, research, and clinical applications	5
Recent advances in developmental psychopathology	5
Test theory and scale development	5
Applied Multivariate Data Analysis (Spring)	5
Research Master's electives offered by the Institute for Education and Child Studies
Clinical skills (Clinical assessment and treatment)	5
Clinical assessment and treatment: general introduction	5
Learning problems and impairments: research and practice	5
Child Abuse and Neglect: Neurobiological Aspects and Intervention	5
Family process and developmental psychopathology	5

Second Year

In the first year of the Research Master the student must choose Electives (20.0 ECTS).
In the second year of the Research Master the student must also choose Electives (10.0 ECTS).

Course	EC	Semester 1	Semester 2
Applied Multivariate Data Analysis (Fall) - Educational and Child Studies	5
Research internship and tutorials on writing a master thesis	45
Elective Research Master	20
Research Master's electives offered by the Institute for Education and Child Studies
Clinical assessment and treatment: general introduction	5
Learning problems and impairments: research and practice	5
Clinical skills (Clinical assessment and treatment)	5
Child Abuse and Neglect: Neurobiological Aspects and Intervention	5
Family process and developmental psychopathology	5