Education of Education and Learning Sciences
Education and Learning Sciences offers education by teaching courses at the bachelor and master level of different study programs. In addition, they provide BSc- and MSc theses, research practices and internships.
Theses and Internships
If you are interested in doing an internship or thesis at the Education and Learning Sciences Group, please contact Judith Gulikers. We regularly get requests from our network to evaluate and update educational material or to develop new innovative material, this in all kind of educational settings. It is also possible to discuss your own ideas for an internship or thesis with us.
Questions about theses or internships?
If you are interested in doing your thesis or internship at our chair group, contact us:
dr. JTM (Judith) Gulikers
Universitair hoofddocent
Skills training
Skills training involves a range of skills courses and learning activities targeted at BSc, MSc and PhD students and on professionals in the field of the life sciences. The courses focus on both the development of academic, professional and personal competencies. In the Bachelor, skills courses are in most cases integrated in other program courses. Most WU Master programmes include modular skills courses, so called MOS modules. Students can choose from a wide range of Modular Skills Courses offered by either ELS or other chair groups.
A few examples of modular skills courses offered by Education and Learning Sciences are:
- Academic skills: Scientific Writing Skills; The Art of Public Speaking, Video for Data Collection
- Professional skills: Negotiation Skills, Management Skills, Networking Skills, Consultancy Skills
- Skills for Personal Development: Personal Leadership and Effectiveness; Resilience Skills; Intuitive Intelligence.
For a complete overview of all ELS MOS courses, please check the Study Handbook. Select ‘Modular Skills Training course’ in the list of filters. Select the modules that interest you and fit into your schedule.
Teacher training
Teacher training includes an educational training trajectory (30 ECTS) that leads to a (restricted) degree in teaching for secondary education and that can be embedded both in the BSc (Minor Education) and outside the BSc (Educational Module). Teacher training at ELS also includes an orientation programme, a set of courses for students who are not yet sure if they want to become a teacher though want to explore teaching and training skills (including an orientation on practice in the field).
Students from Wageningen University & Research can enter the teaching profession within one of the following three educational sectors:
- Secondary education
- Senior secondary and higher vocational education and training (in Dutch these are called mbo and hbo respectively)
- Academic education
Students and graduates who want to orientate themselves on a job in education might consider following the Orientation programme.
Bachelor and Master students from programmes directly linked to secondary education subjects can follow the Minor Education (for Master students this is called the Educational Module) after which they are allowed to teach as a starting professional in havo/vwo 1+2+3 or vmbo-t. Students who aren't studying a bachelor program directly linked to secundary education can teach in mbo.
From 2018-2019 academic year, students MEE & students MML can enrol in the Track Academisch Eerstgraads Docent VO, after which they are allowed to teach, respectively, Physics or Chemistry in the Dutch secundary education. In this Educational Track the space of the regular internship is used for this teacher training. You first follow the Education minor in Wageningen within your bachelor. This gives you an exemption for the first half of the teacher training. You will take the second part of the teacher training course at the Radboud Teachers Academy (Radboud University), after you have completed the subject-specific part of the master's program in Wageningen, including your master's thesis. After completing this track, you’ll have two master's degrees, one for your master's degree and one for your teacher's degree. The track can be completed within the regular duration of the master.
Only in Dutch
The courses of the Minor Education are taught in Dutch. A good command of Dutch is an entry requirement for the courses because students spend two/three days a week on teaching practice at a Dutch or bilingual school.
Thematic courses
Thematic courses cover the fields of learning for sustainable development (including the AMC variant Capacity Building for Sustainable development) and entrepreneurial learning / learning in businesses (including the MSc track Entrepreneurship).
Environmental Education and Learning for Sustainable Development
- Environmental Education and Learning for Sustainability (ELS31806)
- Educational Design and Training for Sustainability (ELS32806)
- Empowerment for Sustainability (ELS21806)
HRM, Entrepreneurship and Learning in Organisations
- Human Resource Management (ELS57206)
- Building Entrepreneurial Teams (ELS51306)
- Responsible Learning Organization for Sustainability (ELS59206)
Challenge Based Learning
- MOOC Development (ELS59306)
- Student Challenge Learning Journey I (YWU51803)
- Student Challenge Learning Journey II (YWU52309)