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Erasmus University Rotterdam - Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences Master in Educational Psychology: Learning and Performance
Erasmus University Rotterdam - Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences

Master in Educational Psychology: Learning and Performance

Rotterdam, Netherlands

1 Years

Dutch, English

Full time

Sep 2024

On-Campus

Introduction

Is this the programme you're looking for?

Do you wish to improve your comprehension of human learning and performance? Do you wonder how people can learn and perform optimally? Then this master's track is the right choice for you as we offer you one of the best master's programmes in Psychology in the Netherlands.

The study programme in a nutshell

  • This master offers an integral approach to current issues in the area of learning performance.
  • You will discover how people learn and perform optimally, and which mechanisms are involved in the learning process.
  • With these insights, you can make learning environments as effective as possible for each learner.

What does this study entail?

Do you wish to improve your comprehension of human learning and performance? We offer you one of the best master's programmes in Psychology in the Netherlands.

Have you ever wondered how people learn, how a child can be taught to read, a pilot to fly an aircraft? Do you have an interest in knowing how to improve online education and training? Would you like to learn how you can compose the best-performing team in the workplace, or select the right people for a job? Are you curious to find out how mobile devices can be used in education and training? Do you want to know how emotions and actions can affect learning? If one of the answers to these questions is yes, our master's degree programme might be perfect for you!

Learning and performance are essential aspects of our daily lives. It does not matter whether you are young or old, beginner or expert, student or employee: learning and performance are central to our development for a large part of our lives. This master's program includes all of these facets and prepares you for the challenges of learning and performance in the field.

Our Educational Psychology Master is a one-year graduate programme designed to equip students with the analytical skills and conceptual knowledge to be able to work independently and in collaboration with field experts of their desired specialisation. The programme deals with recent developments in the research field of Human Learning and Performance, focuses on technological innovations, and uses the most advanced research methods.

Why study this programme in Rotterdam?

This is a coherent programme that emphasizes the use of multi-disciplinary research findings to solve authentic psychological problems.

  • You will work in small groups to analyze and solve problems related to learning, development, and performance you can encounter in the field;
  • You will work on current societal issues together with experts using real-life cases;
  • You will have ample opportunity to gain professional skills and experience by studying, working, or conducting research at the university and/or an external organisation;
  • You will develop yourself as an all-round professional who can apply scientific knowledge to practical issues
  • The program offers excellent preparation for a career in education, research, or business.

Multidisciplinary scientific insights

This master's track is focused on the application of multidisciplinary scientific insights, among others from the fields of educational, cognitive, social and neuropsychology. This is a coherent programme that emphasizes the use of these insights to solve authentic psychological problems.

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