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Education and Child Studies

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  • University/Institute Name Leiden University
  • Attendance Type On Campus (Full Time)
  • Position Duration1 year
  • Application deadlineExpired
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Position Details (Master's)

The Education and Child Studies course offered by Leiden University is an academic program that focuses on the link between theory, research and practice. Students are taught to seek evidence based solutions to problems occurring in child rearing and education.

Students of the Education and Child Studies course offered by Leiden University choose a specialisation from the start. All specialisations have one course in common, a course on the practice of empirical research. The rest of the year is spent deepening the students’ scientific knowledge in the field of their choice, doing an internship and completing a master’s project in which students carry out their own research and prepare a written report of their research project.

Career prospects

The knowledge and skills you will acquire will qualify you for many different jobs. Possible careers include: researcher of learning, behavioural and emotional problems in children, or designer of prevention and intervention programs.

Specialisations include:
  • Applied Neuroscience in Human Development
  • Parenting and Child Development
  • Digital Media in Human Development
  • Educational Science
  • Learning Problems and Impairments (international track)

Research Areas & Fields of Study involved in the position

Position Start Date

Feb 2026