Life Science and Education (MSc)
About the programme
The LST and Education specialisation consists of 120 European Credit Transfer System points (EC) comprising an LST component (60 EC) and an education component (60 EC).
Programme Overview
The curriculum of this master’s specialisation consists of an LST component to be followed in the first year, and an Education component in the second year, offered by the Leiden Graduate School of Teaching. On top of the Education component, you can also participate in the World Teachers Programme.
- LST component (60 EC)
- Research training project (at least 30 EC)
- Core courses (24 EC)
- Course related to academic training (6 EC)
- Education component (60 EC, in Dutch)
- Education Courses (30 EC, in Dutch)
- Teaching and Practice (30 EC, in Dutch)
- World Teaching Programme (60 EC, in Dutch and English)
- Education Courses (30 EC, partly in Dutch)
- International Teaching and Practice (30 EC, in English)
If you already have successfully completed the minor Education in your BSc programme, you only need 30 EC of the specific education modules. The remaining 30 EC is then added to the Electives of the LST programme.
The education component can only be started in August/September or January/February after completion of the Astronomy modules of the programme.
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Educational methods
- Thesis Talks
- Colloquium
- Literature study
- Lab work
- Writing of essays
- Presentations
- Lectures
- Project groups
- Working groups
- School practice
Study guidance
At the beginning of the programme you choose a mentor. The mentor is your personal coach throughout the MSc programme and is usually the supervisor of your major research project. An online master planner helps you to build your programme and can be used for monitoring by your mentor and study adviser. Most students spend their first year on courses and their second year on their research project or projects. During your MSc programme, you will join one of the research groups and receive the necessary guidance to become an independent scientist. Most students spend their first year on courses and their second year on their research project or projects.