Education

The PLT section provides education in the domain of Human Resource Development (HRD) in the (Pre-)Master programme Educational Science and Technology (EST). In addition, the section also offers an inter-disciplinary Bachelor module on Professional Learning in Organizations, in which students act as Human Resource Development Consultants and provide hands-on advice to real clients.  

All our HRD-courses are related to people’s learning and development in a work context. In the field of HRD, a mix of disciplines is used to answer questions about employees’ learning and development: Psychology, Educational Science, Business Administration, Organization Studies, Communication Studies, Human Resource Management, and Sociology. 

The HRD specialism within the EST-Master has been built around the following ideas: Integration of research, design, advise, and reflection skills; a curriculum in which students get increasing responsibility for their own development; and a strong link with the HRD practice and professionals. 

Core questions in this HRD field are: