6 ECTS credits
150 h study time
Offer 3 with catalog number 4019923ENR for all students in the 1st semester at a (E) Master - advanced level.
In this course we (1) investigate curriculum foundations, theories, and models, along with their modern iterations; (2) analyse influences of society, (knowledge) sociology, and the philosophy of education on curriculum construction; (3) compare traditional and progressive approaches in curriculum design; (4) obtain an understanding of the functions of curricula, (5) gain insights in implementing curricula; (6) acquire basic skills in using models and techniques in curriculum development; (7) explore international comparative frameworks in relation to curriculum development.
Course material
Digital course material (required on Canvas), including a “Briefing Book” developed by the professors teaching this course.
Additional info
- Syllabus and reader are available on e-learning platform
- Students prepare discussions and tasks with materials provided (reader, articles, cases, reflection-exercises, and preparations for debates and formal presentations)
- Experts (guest speakers) may be invited in accordance with the students' preferences
Complementary study material:
Cases and examples of curricula.
At the end of this course students are able to:
• explain and illustrate the influence of sociological and philosophical factors and of paradigms in education on design and contents of curricula;
• recognize traditional and progressive approaches and designs of curriculum;
• identify functions of curricula;
• recognize models and design techniques in existing curricula and apply those models and techniques in a small scale curriculum development task;
• analyse and evaluate curricula in terms of consistency, transparency, conceptual approach;
• analyze examples of recent research approaches in curriculum studies (macro & meso level) from a methodological perspective
The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Oral Exam determines 50% of the final mark.
PRAC Practical Assignment determines 10% of the final mark.
SELF Paper determines 40% of the final mark.
Within the Oral Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:
Within the PRAC Practical Assignment category, the following assignments need to be completed:
Within the SELF Paper category, the following assignments need to be completed:
Final grade exists of the following categories:
- Oral exam determines 50% of the final mark
- Individual paper determines 40% of the final mark
- Permanent evaluation (individual tasks during semester) determines 10% of the final mark.
Regarding the second examination period:
The permanent evaluation (10% of the global mark) cannot be part of the second examination period, so the mark will automatically transferred to the second examination period.
The mark for the individual assignment (40% of the global mark) will be automatically transferred to the second examination period if the student passed for this evaluation component. Only if the student didn’t pass (less than 10/20) for the individual assignment, the student can submit a new version of the individual assignment for the second examination period.
The oral exam can be retaken during the second examination period.
This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Educational Sciences: Standaard traject (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Adult Education: Profile Education Studies (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Educational Sciences: Standaard traject
Master of Teaching in Behavioural Sciences: agogische wetenschappen (120 ECTS, Etterbeek) (only offered in Dutch)