Master of Science [M.S] [Science Education and Communication] From Utrecht University

In the Master?s programme in ?offered by?, you will gain theoretical insights and practical skills in both formal and informal educational practices. Your science discipline will be put in a broader societal perspective, and you will develop your own views on how your discipline should be relevant to secondary education and to the public at large.

The internships and the research project in science education and communication will support you to develop as a skillful practitioner as well as an innovator.

This two-year programme can be your gateway to careers, such as:

• Teacher?in secondary or higher education

• Educational design

• Science writing or editing

• Museum education

• Science education research.

Careers

The career prospects for our graduates are?good. Approximately half of our students start a career as teacher. Others find a job as an educational?researcher at a university, or they find a job in another setting in which they can transmit?their science knowledge to others.

After completing the track Teacher Degree, you will be qualified as a teacher for one of the school subjects in both lower and upper secondary education. The employment prospects for teachers in science subjects are generally good, but there are differences between school subjects. There are many vacancies for teachers in chemistry, computer science, physics, and mathematics, and there are fewer opportunities for biology teachers.