Erasmus University Rotterdam - Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences
Master in Educational Psychology: Learning and PerformanceRotterdam, Netherlands
DURATION
1 Years
LANGUAGES
Dutch, English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
30 May 2025*
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
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STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* Application Deadline (Non-EEA) 1 May
Key Summary
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.
Curriculum
The study program in a nutshell
The Psychology curriculum consists of a series of modules or courses. Every course covers one specific psychological theme. All of the activities that you will undertake during this course, i.e. lectures, tutorials, practical meetings, and assignments, are related to this theme. The master's program consists of three courses in which you will study the topics of the specialization of Educational Psychology: Learning and Performance and one course in statistics. In the third course, there is a choice option in the curriculum: you choose one of the two courses and its associated practical course.
In the second semester, from February onwards, you will conduct an empirical study and write your master thesis. In some cases, it is possible to do an internship during this semester of the master's program. Please click on one of the courses in the program overview below to see the course descriptions. In the third block, there is a choice option where you will choose one of the courses and its associated practicals.
The curriculum is subject to alteration. No rights may be derived from this information
Curriculum
Block 1
- Innovation in Education and Training
- Practical Investigating Educational Innovations
Block 2
- Assessment in Education and Training
- Practical Assessment in Education and Training
Block 3
- Elective option 1: Diversity in Education and Training
- Next to elective option 1: Practical Intercultural Sensitivity and Intercultural Competences
- Elective option 2: Online Learning
- Next to elective option 2: Practical Learning Analytics & the Design of Online Learning
Block 4
- Applied Multivariate Data Analysis
- Practical Applied Multivariate Data Analysis using SPSS
Block 5-8
- Practical Internship (optional), Research Proposal and Thesis
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Ideal Students
Is this the right program 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.
Career Opportunities
Opportunities after graduating
With the Educational Psychology: Learning and Performance master degree you will be employable in a wide range of professions both in the Netherlands as well as abroad. Our graduates have acquired knowledge and skills to design optimal learning environments or training situations tailored to the individual needs of students or employees. They are focused on improving learning and performance and obtaining positions in environments (e.g., school, company, government) where the development and innovation of instructional and training methods are the main focus. Graduates of our programme work as:
- Managers
- Consultants
- Teachers/trainers
- Advisors At E.g. Governmental Agencies
- Researchers
As a graduate of the programme you can work for various organisations; educational institutions, training centres, and consultancy agencies, as well as for companies that develop instructional materials and software or provide (in-company) training (e.g. Philips or the National Aerospace Laboratory).
Furthermore, you can work at companies that are interested in usability and evidence-based design of their products.