Educational Sciences, Master of Arts (Education)

The Master’s Degree Programme in Educational Sciences covers both theoretical and practical skills in education. Students study Educational Sciences and choose a specialisation from Educational Leadership, Early Childhood Studies, Special Education, Guidance and Counselling, Language Education, and Current Issues in Education and Psychology.

The programme gives students a broad understanding of education, including international issues in education. It includes first-hand experience of the Finnish education system, a small-scale research project and a master’s thesis. The thesis is supervised by professors and senior lecturers and is supported by research method courses, research seminars and individual supervision.

The University of Jyväskylä says the programme prepares experts for educational planning, administration, consultancy, coordination, development, teaching and research. It also says graduates are eligible to apply for doctoral studies.

• educational planners
• administrators
• consultants
• coordinators
• teacher educators
• researchers