Institute of Applied Human Sciences
The Institute of Applied Human Sciences runs BA courses (Infant and Early Childhood Educator, Community Coordinator, Social Pedagogy), disciplinary MA courses (Adult Education, Social Pedagogy), postgraduate special courses for teachers, and also provides the education of pedagogical and psychological subjects in teacher training. Staff members (17 colleagues) participate in priority projects aimed at development,, such as “Komplex Alapprogram” (Complex Basic Programme) whose goal is to prevent school drop-out, the methodology of LEGO® Education in the entire spectrum of teacher training, in our education centre promoting natural sciences called “Élményközpont”, and a project called Tanítsunk Magyarországért (Let’s Teach for Hungary). The main research areas of the Psychology Department staff include school violence and early childhood studies. The staff belonging to the Pedagogy and Adult Education Department deal with issues in education history, teacher training, adult education, and foreign language teaching. The main research topics of the Social Pedagogy and Community Coordinating Department involve areas such as social equality, adult education and talent management.