Year 1: Biology
The Biology component consists of the following:
Theoretical components should be minimally at level 400. The individual study programme consisting of choices of courses and the research project must have prior approval by the Board of Examiners through approval of the individual study plan of a student and approval of the research agreement.
Year 2: Education
The coordinator of the Education component of the programme is:
Prof.dr.ir. F.J.J.M. Janssen, email: fjanssen@iclon.leidenuniv.nl
The Education specialisation is offered as a joint programme of the faculty and the Leiden University Graduate School of Teaching (ICLON) and consists of the following components:
Educational Theory: level 400, 5 EC
Learning and Instruction 1: level 300, 3 EC
Innovations in Education: level 400, 3 EC
Teaching Methodology 1: level 400, 5 EC
Teaching Methodology 2: level 500, 5 EC
Subject specific Research Project: level 600, 7 EC
Teaching Practice 1, 17 EC
Teaching Practice 2, 15 EC
For students who passed the minor Education (30 EC) during the BSc programme, the programme consists of the following:
Learning and Instruction 2: level 400, 3 EC
Teaching Methodology 2: level 500, 5 EC
Design Research: level 600, 7 EC
Teaching Practice 2, 15 EC
The remaining 30 EC can be used for both the education specialisation and the research component of the MSc programme.
For further description and information about the programme see the following link: Website ICLON
More info
Description
The MSc specialisation Education prepares students for a career in teaching in their subject matter specialisation. This programme leads up to the so-called “eerstegraads-lesbevoegdheid”, qualifying the student to teach in Dutch upper secondary education. Students with an MSc specialisation in Education are also admissible to a PhD programme in their MSc research specialisation.
Programme
The specialisation Education (EDU) consists of 60 EC in Biology and 60 EC in Education. The Biology component of the programme will be followed during the first year of study, the Education component will be followed during the second year. When the student has passed the minor Education (30 EC) during the BSc programme, the compulsory education component is reduced with 30 EC. The remaining 30 EC can be used for both the education specialisation and the research component of the MSc programme.
Biology (60 EC)
The Biology research component of the Education (EDU) specialisation consists of a biology research project of 36 EC, and 24 EC of advanced theory (courses and lectures).
The research project has to take place in one of the research groups of the IBL, CML or Naturalis, other Institutes of the Faculty of Sciences or LUMC. A “Fish specific animal experimentation course (2 EC) or a “Bird specific animal experimentation course (2 EC) is obligatory in case of a research project in which experiments with fish or birds are involved.
Theoretical components should be minimally at level 400. The individual study programme consisting of choices of courses and the research project must have prior approval by the Board of Examiners through approval of the individual study plan of a student and approval of the research agreement.
Education (60 EC)
The Education specialisation is offered as a joint programme of the faculty and the Leiden University Graduate School of Teaching (ICLON) and consists of the following components:
Educational Theory: level 400, 5 EC
Learning and Instruction 1: level 300, 3 EC
Innovations in Education: level 400, 3 EC
Teaching Methodology 1: level 400, 5 EC
Teaching Methodology 2: level 500, 5 EC
Subject specific Research Project: level 600, 7 EC
Teaching Practice 1, 17 EC
Teaching Practice 2, 15 EC
For students who passed the minor Education (30 EC) during the BSc programme, the programme consists of the following:
Learning and Instruction 2: level 400, 3 EC
Teaching Methodology 2: level 500, 5 EC
Design Research: level 600, 7 EC
Teaching Practice 2, 15 EC
The remaining 30 EC can be used for both the education specialisation and the research component of the MSc programme.
For further description and information about the programme see the following link: Website ICLON
Approval of program
All master students have to submit a master study program, consisting of choices of courses and one or two research projects, to the studyadvisor. Through the submission of this study program, the Board of Examiners determines whether the individual study program can be approved.
Study and Career Orientation
Contact
Education Office Biology
Email: assistentopleiding@biology.leidenuniv.nl
Description
During the master several meetings and activities concerning Study and Career Orientation will be organized in collaboration with the Science Career Service. Through lectures, information meetings, individual and / or group assignments, students are encouraged to plan a future professional career.
Learning goals
Goals:
Study and Career Orientation aims to get students to think about his or her choices during the masters degree in biology and to encourage students to plan their future career. Topics covered include:
Thinking about your own career wishes and potentials;
Orientating yourself in the job market and examining job opportunities for biologists;
Developing your skills such as writing your CV, writing a job application letter and presenting yourself;
Being aware that a social/professional network can help you;
Preparing yourself for interviews and application procedures including psychological tests and assessments.
End terms:
After having followed this course, a student can, on the basis of their personal profile and individual and group orientation, make a motivated choice for a future career.
Schedule
Various meetings and activities per year. The timetable can be found under ‘files’
Brightspace
More information about Study and Career Orientation can be found on Brightspace' Teaching programme BSc and MSc Biology’ / Master
