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- ABC: About Building CellsAs laymen, and as scientists, we have always pondered upon the questions, "What is life? Can we create life-like systems?". Recent years have seen a tremendous interest from divers...
- Advanced (Bio)analytical ChemistryAnalytical chemistry plays a key role in numerous areas of life sciences, including the assessment of food safety, studies of food metabolism or agricultural production, but also i...
- Advanced (Bio)analytical Chemistry 2Analytical chemistry plays a key role in numerous areas of life sciences, including the assessment of food safety, studies of food metabolism or agricultural production, but also i...
- Advanced BioengineeringThis course explores the state-of-the-art in modern bioengineering, where automated workflows, high throughput experimentation, and statistical analysis come together to accelerate...
- Advanced BioresourcesThe Advanced Bioresources course builds on the basis knowledge taught in the Bioresources course and aims to develop new systems that are better adapted to a Circular and Biobased...
- Advanced Inorganic ChemistryThis course deals with inorganic chemistry, discussing the presence and role of inorganic elements in coordination complexes, biological systems and novel nanomaterials. Focus is o...
- Advanced Management and MarketingThe focus of Advanced Management and Marketing (AMM) is on strategic management and marketing. During your career you will deal with strategy and marketing plans; be it in a privat...
- Advanced Omics: from Single-Cell to Meta-Omics ApproachesOmics technologies have revolutionized our ways of looking at the relationship between genotype and phenotype of living organisms. Those technologies are nowadays widely applied to...
- Advanced Python ProgrammingIn this course, the student is taught how to build interactive applications. Building interactive applications in Python is widespread in industry, research and education. For this...
- Advanced Qualitative Research Design and Data Collection MethodsThe course's educational activities comprise workshops with both lecturing and interactive learning, pre- and post-session exercises to practice and reflect on specific methods and...
- Advanced Sensory Methods and SensometricsHow does reformulating a product to reduce, e.g., its fat or sugar content, will affect consumer acceptance? Which sensory attributes explain best a consumer liking or healthiness...
- Advanced StatisticsThis course covers several more advanced statistical models and associated designs, and techniques for statistical inference, as relevant to life science studies. The main topics a...
- Advanced cognitionThe course consists of 10 lectures. The lectures cover core topics in cognition (representations, attention, memory, language, categorization, creativity and AI, and similarity)...
- Advanced cognitive engineeringCognitive engineering is a multidisciplinary endeavour concerned with the analysis, design, and evaluation of complex systems of people and technology. It combines knowledge and ex...
- Advanced data analysisSolid execution of one's professional duties as an HTI engineer requires in-depth knowledge of and experience with the statistical processing of data. Besides assisting the student...
- Advanced perceptionThis course covers advanced knowledge about perceptual processes in interaction with modern technologies. The course will discuss quantitative modeling and present basic human reco...
- Advanced process designIn this course, a chemical process will be designed. The design will include the utilization of reactors, separators and heat exchangers. To support this design, models related to...
- Advanced research methods and research ethicsExpanding on 0HV50, this course introduces advanced statistical techniques such as logistic regression. multi-level regression and factor analysis. Ethical considerations in data...
- Advanced social psychology and consumer behaviorThis course aims at a better understanding of people's social nature based on the theories and explanations that represent the state-of-the-art social psychology knowledge. Student...
- Agricultural Water Management: Water,- Society and Technology InteractionsWorldwide, a variety of processes puts increasing pressure on water resources. Global climate change causes temperatures to rise and precipitation and rainfall patterns change. An...
- Algorithmic programming for operations management- variables and types - operators and expressions - conditional statements, loops and functions - Object Oriented concepts - Data structures - Data preparation and reporting - Inte...
- Analysing Sustainability of Farming SystemsThe sustainability of our agricultural systems is hotly debated. Real and/or perceived crises are everywhere (nitrogen, climate change, biodiversity, soil degradation, and so forth...
- Animal BehaviourThis course introduces students to the field of Animal Behaviour, considering the four questions of Tinbergen, i.e. causation, development, function, and evolution of behaviour. St...
- Animal Behaviour in ConservationAnimal Behaviour in Conservation - will first introduce you to the concept of 'Conservation behaviour', the study of animal behaviour in the context of conservation. Subsequently y...
- Animal EcologyThe course provides a deeper understanding of animal-animal, animal-food and animal-environment interactions at multiple levels of organisation. At the individual level, we focus o...
- Applied BiocatalysisThe purpose of this course is to get insight in the possibilities and challenges concerning the application of biocatalysts for the preparation or conversion of chemicals and (bio)...
- Applied Information TechnologyInformation and communication systems nowadays play a vital role in our society. The course elaborates on designing and managing these information systems, a major challenge for th...
- Applied data skillsThis course introduces students to applied data skills in psychology and technology using R. Students learn to import, clean, and visualize data; explore statistical patterns; and...
- Architecture and philosophyDesign facilitates activity, modifies climate and thinks about the making. In all this it delights the user in whichever way he or she uses the building. The big challenge of desig...
- Architecture and philosophyDesign facilitates activity, modifies climate and thinks about the making. In all this it delights the user in whichever way he or she uses the building. The big challenge of desig...
- Art & techWith the exponential growth of technology, it is crucial that you learn to deal with uncertainty and to operate outside the traditional framework of problem-solving for the unknown...
- Artificial IntelligenceThis course offers a comprehensive introduction to Artificial Intelligence (AI), emphasizing the characteristics, types, and functionalities of AI agents and their applications in...
- Artificial Intelligence for Food and HealthThis course offers a comprehensive introduction to Artificial Intelligence (AI), emphasising the characteristics, types, and functionalities of AI agents and their applications in...
- Artificial intelligence for logistics and its interfacesIn this challenge-based course, you will learn how and when to use machine-learning techniques to support operational decisions in application areas such as transportation, invento...
- Atmospheric Composition and Air QualityThe objective of this course is to show how simple principles of physics and chemistry can be applied to describe a complex system as the atmosphere, and how one can reduce the com...
- Automated ReasoningVeel problemen, onder meer logistieke planning, optimalisatie van productieprocessen, verificatie van computersystemen en vele puzzels, laten zich beschrijven als een grote formule...
- Automation in Food ManufacturingAutomation in factory-based food production and processing focuses on food quality and safety quantization and automatic process control. Sensors have been installed to automatical...
- Automotive societal factorsAutomotive Societal Factors addresses the relation between a car or other vehicle, its human driver, and its dynamic environment. We are especially concerned with technological, so...
- BSc Minor Agricultural Business ManagementThis BSc minor provides an overview of the main marketing, management, and financial concepts and methods in agriculture. By studying the economics of agribusiness, students obtain...
- BSc Minor Animal SciencesThe focus of Animal Sciences is on animals that are kept by humans for specific reasons, such as for food production, companionship, education, sports, etc. The general aim of Anim...
- BSc Minor Freedom from HungerFreedom from Hunger is a core element of Freedom from Want, defined as one of the four fundamental freedoms defined by President Roosevelt as the foundation of human rights. Nevert...
- BSc Minor Nutrition and HealthHuman nutrition and our health are closely related. For studying the relationship between human nutrition/human diet and our health, one can look at many different scales. In this...
- Bachelor Package: Advanced operations managementA package is similar to a minor in that it offers a selected set of courses connected to the same theme/ topic. Unlike a minor, however, a package provides greater flexibility in t...
- Bachelor Package: Brain, Perception, ActionA package is similar to a minor in that it offers a selected set of courses connected to the same theme/ topic. Unlike a minor, however, a package provides greater flexibility in t...
- Bachelor Package: Economics of innovationA package is similar to a minor in that it offers a selected set of courses connected to the same theme/ topic. Unlike a minor, however, a package provides greater flexibility in t...
- Bachelor Package: Statistics and research methodologyA package is similar to a minor in that it offers a selected set of courses connected to the same theme/ topic. Unlike a minor, however, a package provides greater flexibility in t...
- Bachelor Package: Sustainable Technology in SocietyA package is similar to a minor in that it offers a selected set of courses connected to the same theme/ topic. Unlike a minor, however, a package provides greater flexibility in t...
- Bachelor Package: Work & Organizational psychologyA package is similar to a minor in that it offers a selected set of courses connected to the same theme/ topic. Unlike a minor, however, a package provides greater flexibility in t...
- Basic Cell Factory DesignRapid advances in biology allow us to design and construct cell factories, i.e. cells which are tailored to our process. The complexity of the biochemical reaction network in a cel...
- Basics in Food SafetyEveryday reports of food scandals and recalls are published. One day reports mention scary bacteria in meat, and another day dangerous pesticides in fruits. According to some, meat...
- Basics of ImmunotechnologyThis course has substantial overlap with CBI20803; therefore, it cannot be combined with that course. The course is designed for students with an interest in the immune system....
- Basics of Infectious DiseasesEmerging infectious diseases of humans and animals make it into the headlines of the news on a daily basis (e.g. malaria, TBC, norovirus). This multidisciplinary course approaches...
- Bayesian Data AnalysisClassical statistics offers a powerful toolbox for data analysis. This toolbox, however, may not always be sufficiently flexible for modern data situations. For example, some situa...
- Becoming a Teacher 3Becoming a Teacher 3 is a follow-up course for students who already successfully finished all the courses of the minor education and want to professionalize themselves as a teacher...
- Behavioral operations managementHuman beings are critical to the functioning and performance of the majority of operating systems. However, human behavior traditionally has been ignored in the field of operation...
- Behavioral research methods 1: designing researchThis introductory course covers the full empirical research cycle, with a focus on the design and implementation of behavioral studies. The cycle begins with formulating a research...
- Behavioral research methods 2: dealing with dataThis course introduces essential statistical methods, including t-tests, non-parametric tests, (multiple)regression, and scale analysis, building on the research design foundation...
- Behavioural EcologyThe course Behavioural Ecology provides insight into how evolution through natural selection shapes behaviour of animals (domestic or wild, vertebrate or invertebrate). The course...
- Behavioural EndocrinologyBehavioral endocrinology refers to genetic, molecular, cellular, psychological, and social influences on behaviour. This course reviews the current state of knowledge at the interf...
- Big DataBig Data usually refers to data sets with sizes beyond the ability of commonly used software tools to capture, curate, manage, and process within a tolerable elapsed time. With the...
- Big data for urban & transportation analysis /projectTo find good solutions one needs to have a good understanding of the problem. This holds true also for the problems and challenges urban planners are facing in areas such as mobili...
- Big data for urban & transportation analysis /projectTo find good solutions one needs to have a good understanding of the problem. This holds true also for the problems and challenges urban planners are facing in areas such as mobili...
- Biobased & Circular BusinessThe aim of this course is familiarize the student with the principles, practices and potential of realizing (small or large)-scale biobased and circular business; How and what firm...
- Biobased Materials ScienceIntroduction with incentive/context Biobased materials play a crucial role in the transition towards phasing out fossil resources. These materials can be made from many different...
- Biological Processes for Resource RecoveryThe subject of this course is the exploration of microbiological opportunities to recover resources within Environmental Technology, thereby closing material cycles with minimal lo...
- BiomaterialenInteracties tussen (synthetische) biomaterialen en weefsels spelen een belangrijke rol wanneer een deel van het menselijke lichaam vervangen wordt door een implantaat/prothese. O...
- BiomimeticsIn biomimetics, the structure and function of biological systems are studied to inspire the design of materials, surfaces, instruments, buildings, processes etc. This course addres...
- BioresourcesThis course integrates plant physiology, agronomy, and breeding for bioresource crops. Recent developments in the agronomy of biomass, protein, and oil production, methods for clas...
- Brain, Hormones and MetabolismDuring the course Brain Hormones and Metabolism different aspects of brain function will be discussed, with specific emphasis on the physiological aspects. The course is subdivided...
- Brain, body & behaviourAn in-depth exploration of neuroscience, this course introduces students to the structure and function of the nervous system, focusing on cognition, motivation, emotion, and the se...
- Brain-inspired optical computation**Last year subject has been taught: 2025/2026 Last examination year: 2026/2027 No education will be offered, but only two resits of the final exam. For students who have...
- Breeding for QualityNote 1: This course is offered online and it takes about 20 hours to complete the weekly task. There are assignments with deadlines and non-synchronous interaction with teachers an...
- Built environment and smart mobilityWherever urban development takes place, people will want to come and go. And wherever people come, go, or pass through, opportunities for urban development arise. There is a contin...
- Built environment and smart mobilityCities and mobility continuously shape each other. The locations of homes, jobs, and services affect how people move, while mobility systems (from streets to public transport to di...
- Business analysis for information technology systemsThe engineering history has taught us well that it is essential to have a clear understanding of the problem and the requirements of the solution system in order to successfully de...
- Business ethics: entrepreneurship and corporate social responsibilityThe course is divided into two parts. In the first part we clarify the hazard to which business ethics is a response and identify the idea of conscience in relation to corporate cu...
- Business process managementBusiness Process Management (BPM) is a radical shift from traditional management thinking. Instead of taking an organization's functional decomposition as a starting point to manag...
- Capita Selecta: Making sense of "degrowth"This Capita Selecta introduces students to the concept and theoretical underpinnings of "degrowth". What is degrowth? Is degrowth the solution for an environmentally and socially s...
- Catalysis and Sustainable Bio-organic SynthesisCatalysis as a phenomenon is in the core of metabolism, evolution and life itself. As a synthetic tool, catalysis was utilized starting from the XIX century, and nowadays it is imp...
- Catalysis science and technology**Basic concepts (10%)** - Fundamentals of catalysis - Main domains in catalysis - Catalyst preparation - Catalyst characterization **Kinetics (25%)** - Rate expressions for...
- Cellulaire mechanobiologie en engineering- Introduction to mechanobiology - Mechanosensing and mechanotransduction - Cell and matrix mechanics - Cellular and mammalian gene engineering approaches - Biophysical man...
- Circular EconomyThe transition towards a circular economy is one of the biggest challenges to realize a more sustainable (biobased) society. This transition requires an interdisciplinary approach,...
- Circularity in the built environmentThis course introduces first of all circularity as the problem of planetary (resource) management, with a central role for rates and planetary boundaries. Energy, materials, waste...
- Circularity in the built environmentThis course introduces first of all circularity as the problem of planetary (resource) management, with a central role for rates and planetary boundaries. Energy, materials, waste...
- Climate change and environmental ethicsFor anyone who cares about climate change and the environment, it is valuable to be familiar with the canonical ethical questions at stake, to be able to describe key existing posi...
- Climate change: understanding the causes and solutions**Part 1: The science base of climate change: facts and figures** In the first two weeks the course will focus on establishing a firm knowledge base on climate science, greenhou...
- Climate-Resilient Crops: an Interdisciplinary ChallengeCrop development in the current changing climate faces different challenges, including meeting global demand, becoming more sustainable, meeting farmers' demands, and promoting fai...
- Clouds in Present and Changing ClimateClouds are a key component of our weather and climate. The formation and decay of clouds depends on the synoptic conditions, surface fluxes, and cloud microphysics. The aim of this...
- Co-creating Sustainable Cities (MOOC for Credits)Around the world, major challenges of our time such as population growth and climate change are being addressed in cities. Here, citizens play an important role amidst governments,...
- Cognitive psychology and decision making**The course consists of workshops and lectures in two related fields:** **Cognitive Psychology:** Here, we focus on people’s mental processes, in particular: how do people a...
- Colonialism and Slavery in World HistoryCalls for 'decolonization' have grown louder and more pervasive in recent years. Demands for the recognition of past involvement in historical slavery have equally gained traction....
- Communication 1Digital signal transmission• Time-Frequency duality (Fourier Series and transforms)• Sampling theorem • Nyquist frequency • Pulse Amplitude Modulation • Pulse Code Modulati...
- Comparative Biology and SystematicsMany questions in biology need an evolutionary or phylogenetic perspective, for instance to distinguish convergent evolution from independent, divergent, evolution. This course foc...
- Comparative Health Problems and PoliciesThis course provides a critical, sociological perspective on public health issues and the ways in which they are understood and addressed in society. Topics change each year, but h...
- Complexity in Ecological SystemsThe course aims at increasing knowledge on the functioning of complex ecological systems as well as at a further development of a critical attitude towards science. The central the...
- Computational BiologyThe availability of large amounts of high throughput omics data gives us new insights and a better understanding of the molecular mechanisms of life. This course revolves around tw...
- Concurrency TheoryThe following topics will be addressed in every installment of the course: semantic models of behaviour; sequential composition, parallel composition, abstraction, recursion; struc...
- Consumer LawThe Consumer Law course guides you through the intricate world of consumer rights and business responsibilities in light of current and proposed EU legislation. The course uniquely...
- Conversions in Biobased SciencesTo keep our planet inhabitable for future generations we should use its resources in a sustainable manner. We also want to keep (or increase) our standard of living. Therefore we n...
- Cooperatives and Social EnterprisesThis course deals with the evolution, strategy, finance, stakeholder relations, and internal governance of cooperatives, social enterprises, steward-owned enterprises, and other bu...
- Creative Work & Artificial IntelligenceAI can now perform a wide variety of creative tasks, often with ingenuity and speed that surpass the creative power of human beings. This is useful for designers, artists, and engi...
- Creative programming- Introduction to programming and software engineering. - Variables and control flows. - 2D graphics and animations. - Arrays and other data structures. - Functions. - Al...
- Creativity and aesthetics of data & AIThe course is structured along three lines. The first two lines can run in parallel, with the following activities: - lectures and individual readings on different learning m...
- Critical thinking in the age of AIThis course comprises four modules. The first module covers the basics of argumentation. You learn how to identify, reconstruct and evaluate arguments, and to critically assess and...
- Data Analysis and VisualizationMuch data is quantitative, and there is a wide range of methods available for the analysis of such data. After an introduction into R, data types and visualization, hypothesis test...
- Data Analysis for Plant and Animal BreedingData analysis is central to both plant and animal breeding, and the size and complexity of phenotypic and genomic data sets continue to increase. Thus, the ability to analyze and i...
- Data Driven Supply Chain ManagementResearch and education in the field of Operations Research (OR) and supply chain management (SCM) is spurred by the growing availability of data in supply chains and interest on ho...
- Data Management for Data AnalyticsAfter this course, students will be able to - understand the basics of conceptual data modeling in the Entity Relationship model, and translating a natural language specification o...
- Data Science Applications for Food and Consumer ScienceData on food and consumer behavior are complex in nature due to an interplay between product characteristics (e.g., nutritional properties, food quality attributes, labeling, packa...
- Data Science ConceptsThe amount and variety of data in the domains of living environment, food, health, society and natural resources increases very rapidly. Data thus plays an ever more central role i...
- Data Science EthicsInformation technology has been the core of the third industrial revolution, but with the advent of AI it is transforming what it means to work, to socialise -- and even of what it...
- Data Science for EcologyAdvancements in technology and information processing are rapidly changing many fields in ecology, conservation, plant sciences and animal sciences. For example, distributed sensor...
- Data Science for Healthy Lifestyles* Data science plays an increasing role in healthy lifestyle research. Big data, AI, machine learning and data science techniques are gaining importance both for a better understan...
- Data-driven artificial intelligenceIn the modern business landscape, the ability to extract valuable insights from vast volumes of data, whether structured or unstructured, is crucial for informed decision-making an...
- Data-driven methods for managing manufacturing processesDuring the course, students will learn which information systems are relevant in manufacturing contexts, which types of data they produce and how to use this data to generate i...
- Decision Making in Global One HealthThis course focuses on socio-economic aspects of the decision-making process in the field of Global One Health. The overall aim of the course is to appraise the wider impact of dec...
- Decision making with artificial intelligenceIn modern businesses, the extraction of information from the data in the information systems has become a competitive advantage. The availability of large amounts of data of differ...
- Decolonizing Science and TechnologyWhat is decolonization? How and why decolonization relate to history of colonialism? And how history of colonialism is not about distant past but how it shapes the present? This...
- Design for behavioral changeThis course aims to equip Master students with the knowledge and skills that pertain to the design of technologies that can help people change behaviours without coercion, manipula...
- Design for post-growth livingSustainability is one of the major topics of our age and the landscape of sustainability is huge, divers and complex. Technology and design are contributing to sustainability, but...
- Design for social innovationThis elective invites students from diverse backgrounds (e.g., Industrial Design, Built Environment, Industrial Engineering & Innovation Sciences) to explore design’s potential in...
- Design for transport and logisticsThe case can be based on the following topics: - Design of freight-based Logistics Networks o Network Optimization models and methods, o Planning and Scheduling for Long-Haul...
- Design of AI-driven business operationDuring the course, the students will analyze and redesign a business operation, based on data from practice. The students will learn about methods that are available to guide the r...
- Design of operations planning and control systems- The course is centered on a case of a manufacturing company which is extensive and complicated and which describes the production and supply chain situation of the company. Stude...
- Design of service operationsOrganizations can gain a competitive advantage by improving and innovating their processes through a holistic process-oriented view. Business Process Management (BPM) discipline pr...
- Designing business processesThis course provides a practical and insightful approach to designing business processes, preparing you to tackle real-world challenges in innovation and operations. You’ll learn h...
- Designing with advanced artificial intelligenceThe course DBM180 explores the cutting-edge capabilities of machine learning and artificial intelligence for designing innovative systems and experiences. Students will gain a deep...
- Dietary Data DecodedThis course deals with identifying and correcting for measurement error in dietary intake assessment, the core of nutrition surveillance and nutritional epidemiolgy studies. Focus...
- Digital Food MarketingThe fast-changing digital landscape offers new ways to approach and engage consumers. Digital marketing involves achieving marketing objectives through the use of digital media, da...
- Digitalization and enterprise systemsThis course equips students with the knowledge and skills to effectively integrate enterprise systems into organizational processes, a core aspect of optimizing operations and deci...
- Disease EcologyThe overarching aim of the course is to offer a current and comprehensive view of the causes and consequences of infectious disease at the levels of individuals, populations, commu...
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Health and Sustainability: From Theory to Action*Do you want learn about how inequity, injustice, and discrimination shape access to healthy lifestyles, sustainable diets, and equitable health outcomes for people and the planet?...
- Drainage of Agricultural LandsIn this course, the role of drainage in agricultural water management will be treated. Worldwide, about the same percentages of agricultural lands are irrigated (17%) and drained (...
- Drones for Agriculture: Advanced Sensing and AnalysisIn this course you will explore how to gather precise, timely information about crops using Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) or drones. Drones have become useful tools for optimisin...
- Drones for Agriculture: Prepare and Design Your Drone (UAV) MissionWe are all getting familiar with the image of a drone in the sky. Although flying a drone is fun, drones are not toys. More and more UAVs or drones are used by governments and comp...
- Eating, Customs and HealthHealth crises, food insecurity, and sustainable food practices are significant societal challenges today. This course teaches students to analyse these pressing issues, beginning w...
- Ecological Aspects of Bio-interactionsThe course focuses on biological interactions between invertebrates (arthropods, nematodes), micro-organisms and plants, and between beneficial organisms and pathogens and their ho...
- Ecological MethodsStudents learn how to analyse hypothesis-centred ecological field research projects on plants, animals, and their environment, with emphasis on the appropriate choice and applicati...
- Economic policyIn the introductory part of the course, students gain knowledge about the basics of the formal micro economic theory, with special emphasis on the rationale for policy intervention...
- Economic policy in practice: social cost benefit analysisThis course provides students with practical insights into the social cost benefit analysis (SCBA), its embeddedness in welfare economics and the in the policy context. In the...
- Economics for a Healthy SocietyThe Dutch (and international) health care system faces major challenges, such as increasing demand due to ageing populations, major staff shortages, widespread chronic diseases, em...
- Economics of AgribusinessAgribusiness is an important economic sector. It includes primary agriculture, food processing industries, and input-delivering industries. This course provides a description and a...
- Economics of innovation: IPR and competition law institutionsThe introduction course in the Economics of Innovation (0SV30) introduced the Innovation Systems approach, explained how the (national/regional/sectoral) institutional environment...
- Economics of innovation: introductionThis course is an introduction to the economics of innovation. It discusses the incentives and consequences of innovation activities to develop new (sustainable) products and serv...
- Economy and Management in BiotechnologyThe biotechnology companies needs people who take decisions on when and how to make a business of a scientific novelty developed in the lab. This course teaches you how to make suc...
- EcophysiologyIn their struggle for survival, organisms have to adapt continuously to changes in their abiotic and biotic environment. This course focuses on the molecular mechanisms and consequ...
- Educational Design and Teaching for SustainabilityThis course enables students to understand, design, facilitate and experience sustainability-oriented teaching, learning and capacity-building processes. It is targeted towards stu...
- Embodied EcologiesBodies are often thought of as bounded entities, separate from each other and the world; however, our bodies are in and of our ecologies -- our environments make us up, in the fles...
- Empowerment in SustainabilityIn a world where socio-ecological concerns escalate, a question arise: How can we empower ourselves and others to shape sustainable futures? This is a challenging question when con...
- Energy, economy and societyA reliable, affordable and clean energy supply is of major importance for society, economy and the environment – and will prove to be crucial in the 21st century. You, as a future...
- Engaging Stakeholders in Social-Ecological Systems Challenges with Mixed-Methods and Co-ProductionEnvironmental systems are complex involving many actors with a wide range of interests and perceptions. This course aims to enhance students' understanding and practical abilities...
- Engineering knowledge-intensive business processesThe course introduces students to Knowledge-intensive Processes (KiPs), which are business processes performed by knowledge workers who need to perform interconnected decision-maki...
- Entrepreneurial marketingHow do you sell an innovative product to a market that does not yet exist? Entrepreneurial businesses often create products and services based on radically new technology that have...
- Environmental Assets for HealthIn this course we take an interdisciplinary approach to environmental determinants of health. Health promotion, disease prevention, urban planning and decision-making come together...
- Environmental Data Collection and AnalysisEnvironmental scientists work on complex problems where data from different temporal and spatial scales have to be collected and linked to each other. It is the aim of this course...
- Environmental Economics for Environmental SciencesThe course provides an introduction to environmental economics and is developed for students of non-economic study programmes. It is also suitable as an introduction to environment...
- Environmental Economics in PracticeThis course prepares BSc students for a BSc thesis at the ENR group. Students are introduced to the core themes of the ENR group: climate change, social-ecological systems, and env...
- Environmental Education and Learning for SustainabilityEducation and learning, citizen participation, and whole system innovations are increasingly recognized as essential avenues for strengthening people's environmental and sustainabi...
- Environmental Management and IndustryCentral in this course are the main trends with regard to environmental management in the industry. The most important tools and concepts in environmental management, such as pollu...
- Environmental PsychologyEnvironmental psychology studies the interactions between humans and the environment from a psychological point of view, that is, taking the individual mind as the primary unit of...
- Environmental ToxicologyThis course gives an overview of different aspects playing a role in the challenging field of environmental toxicology. Toxicology itself already is very interdisciplinary, but env...
- Environmental psychologyEnvironmental psychologists study the role of the environment in explaining human behavior and experience, investigating, for example, the effects of environmental characteristics...
- Epidemiology and Public Health PoliciesThis course is one of the core-courses for future public health professionals aiming at a career in the public and private sector. In this course students learn how public health p...
- Ethics and the risk societyNo single person or organization can fully control the risks we face—but understanding them is essential. Risk is one of the main ways that we understand and adapt to new technolog...
- Ethics of Technology in War and PeaceThe use of technology for military purposes is a thorny subject. Some advocate for a total ban on e.g. AI for military purposes. How can we ethically evaluate military technology?...
- Ethics of technologyThe goal of this course is to develop competence in analyzing ethical questions related to the design and use of technology. Students will learn some established Western frameworks...
- EuroTeQ Collider: Entrepreneurship & InnovationDuring this innovation-learning journey to enhance your understanding of the societal challenges we face, you will co-create solutions towards sustainable futures. This cou...
- Evaluation of Public Health InterventionsThis course is part of the MSc program 'Nutritional Epidemiology and Public Health', and particularly relevant for students aiming at a career in the public and private sector. In...
- Experimental Design and Data Analysis of Breeding TrialsNote 1: This course can not be combined in an individual programme with ABG30806 Data Analysis for Plant Breeding and Genetics (DAPAB) and the course MAT33306 Data Science for Plan...
- Exploring Regenerative Culture for SustainabilityThis course provides a space for students to explore perspectives and educational practices for regenerative cultures in the context of major societal and environmental challenges...
- Exploring the Future of Farming and FoodRecord temperatures around the world are adding urgency to the need for not just a sustainable, but a resilient food and farming system. A reappreciation of the importance for the...
- Fieldwork SafetyAt WUR we value your safety. Going into the field for an excursion or for observations/ measurements exposes you to specific risks some of which you'd take for granted while visiti...
- Financial Management in AgricultureThis course gives an overview and insight into the economics of the farm business, with a focus on financial management and accounting. Like corporate managers, farm managers conti...
- Financial decision making in and around technology venturesNew technology ventures and early-stage tech investors are faced with financial decision-making processes that are fundamentally different from those of conventional, established f...
- Fisheries EcologyThe course Fisheries Ecology deals with the ecology of fishes and other aquatic organisms in relation to the exploitation of aquatic resources. Direct and indirect effects of fishi...
- Food Components and HealthThis is a general nutrition course that explores the relationship between nutrition and human health. The course covers the following topics: * study design: how to design a well-...
- Food Crises: the Big PictureSince time immemorial, people have been plagued by food crises. However, the nature and impact of food crises have changed over time. Pre-industrial European famines were mostly ca...
- Food HazardsNote: This course can not be combined in an individual programme with TOX20303 General Toxicology. This course is compulsory for students in the second year of the BSc Food Tech...
- Food Justice: The Transformative Potential of Human RightsThe course explores food justice through the lens of human rights. We will unpack multiple meanings of human rights at various levels and from the perspectives of different actors...
- Food LawFood Law (LAW31706) is an introduction to the technical food laws in the EU, knowledge which is certainly essential in order to work in or with the EU food sector. The course teach...
- Food Security and Sustainability: Food AccessWhat does it take to provide access to safe and nutritious food every day? In this course, you'll explore how key actors at the household, local, national and international levels...
- Food Structuring - Structuring by Deformation, Properties of Interfacial SystemsThis course aims at presenting ways to structure foods by processes involving deformation, e.g., emulsification or extrusion. Students will learn about the existing deformation-bas...
- Food Structuring - Structuring by Temperature, Designing Edible BarriersThis course aims at presenting ways to structure foods by processes involving temperature-dependent transitions, i.e., crystallization and glass transition. Students will learn abo...
- Foodscapes, Urban Lifestyles and TransitionToday, landscape architects and planners are confronted with new challenges. One of these challenges is the shaping of foodscapes. Foodscapes are places and spaces where food is pr...
- Forest Ecology and Forest ManagementThe main objectives of this course are 1) to provide an overview of the state of the art in the fields of forest ecology and forest management, and 2) how we can integrate the two...
- From Molecule to Designer MaterialThe use and availability of materials has shaped our society for centuries. From the bronze and iron ages of the past, to the silicon age of the present, material science has drive...
- From industrial ecology to a circular economy: mass flow based conceptsIn this course we will focus on mass and energy flows: natural mass flows (nutrient cycles, including the carbon cycle); flows through the industrial system (materials, fuels and f...
- Frontiers in Animal HealthConsidering the fast growth of the aquaculture sector as well as the worldwide intensive livestock farming, it is important to guarantee the health and welfare of these farmed anim...
- Frontiers in BiologyThis course deals with the latest developments in Biology and covers a wide range of themes, including molecular, organismal and ecological subjects. Highlights in current biology...
- Frontiers in Molecular Life SciencesUnderstanding and interpreting scientific literature is essential but often requires extensive prior, common knowledge. For MLS students prior knowledge can be quite diverse. To ex...
- Functional ZoologyThis course addresses basic skills required for research in functional zoology and related fields. The student is introduced to a range of important experimental and modelling tech...
- Fundamental Aspects of Plant ResilienceSessile plants have developed various adaptation mechanisms to cope with environmental challenges. Such (a)biotic challenges can be constitutive present or have seasonal or sudden...
- Fundamentals of LandscapesFor thoughtful, sustainable and suitable landscape planning and design, it is essential to have a good understanding of the landscape itself. How is the landscape formed and what t...
- Fundamentals of Product Innovation for Premasters**Please note that if you need to follow this course as a homologation course, you can also follow 1ZP50H in Q4.** The course ‘Fundamentals of Product Innovation for premast...
- Fundamentals of algorithmic programming for Operations ManagementIn this course, you develop fundamental programming and algorithmic skills for operations management. You learn to solve practical optimization problems using variables, functions,...
- Fundamentals of business information systemsModern organisations need business information systems to support their internal operations and their interactions with external parties (suppliers, customers, competitors, governm...
- Fundamentals of financial and management accountingThe course Fundamentals of Financial and Management Accounting introduces the principles of financial accounting and cost management as foundations for economic decision-making in...
- Fundamentals of product innovationThe course ‘Fundamentals of Product Innovation’ is built around lectures and assignments. The lectures start by explaining the overall purpose and objectives of product innovation...
- Game Theory(Standard) game theory deals with mathematical models of conflict and cooperation in the real world between at least two rational and intelligent decision makers. The course prov...
- Game theory with applications to operations managementDecision making by various entities can result in conflict or cooperation between these entities. Game theory deals with the mathematical modelling of these situations of conflict...
- General ToxicologyIntroductory course on basic principles in toxicology, organ-specific toxic effects and risk assessment.
- Genetic Analysis Trends and ConceptsThis advanced course explains the most important genetic concepts to unravel and understand complex biological phenomena. We in detail explain the genetic processes underlying vari...
- Genomics and BioinformaticsNote 1: The period mentioned below is the period in which this course starts. For the exact academic weeks see the course planning on www.wur.eu/schedule. Note 2: This course is...
- GeoscriptingSolve geographical and any spatial applied problems through scripting. Professionals in private companies and research institutes are increasingly using scripting languages for...
- Germplasm and Seed TechnologyNote 1: This course can not be combined in an individual programme with PPH31306 Seed Science and Technology because of overlap. Note 2: This course is offered online and it take...
- Global Food Security'Food Security' means that all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for...
- Global Impact Lab: Co-Creating Sustainable InnovationGlobal Impact Lab is a course that brings together students from around the world who jointly experiment with ways to create social and environmental impact through entrepreneurshi...
- Global MigrationMigration is a highly charged subject that incites both hope and fear among those who move, their families and communities and similarly affects receiving societies. Why do people...
- Global sustainability and InnovationThe course Global Sustainability and Innovation deepens critical debates on sustainable development introduced in 0SV00. The course takes a global perspective, investigating t...
- Globalization and Sustainability of Food Production and ConsumptionThis course allows students to acquire in-depth understanding of recent changes in food provision, their consequences and possible responses. Introduced concepts include globalizat...
- Globalization in Historical PerspectiveThis course pays attention to the process of globalization in a historical perspective. It criticizes the view of globalization as a linear, western, homogenizing process. It pays...
- Governance for Climate Resilient CitiesThis course focuses on the analysis of specific areas of sustainability in cities: urban climate resilience and air quality. Questions of climate resilience are approached from a l...
- Health Demography and Global Population TransitionsDemography is the study of human populations; health demography applies demographic methods and concepts to explore health status and health behaviors. This field examines how fact...
- Health Policy and ActionThe field of health is dynamic and complex. Health is influenced by a diversity of interconnected factors, and different sectors and actors are involved. Consequently, the developm...
- Health PsychologyStudents will get acquainted with theories and research methods common in the field of health psychology. The topics covered revolve around three themes: - predicting health beha...
- Health information systemsThe course encompasses a theoretical part and a hands-on part. The theoretical part leverages book chapters, scientific articles, and online resources (including guest lectures of...
- Health, Welfare and ManagementThe environment of animals is continuously changing in many aspects (e.g. feed availability, temperature, presence of pathogens, social contacts). The animal itself is also continu...
- Healthcare management and modelingIn controlling processes in healthcare we have to find a balance between patient demand en care supply. In this course we develop a framework for the planning of patient logistics,...
- Host response to biomaterialsHet vak is opgebouwd uit colleges (incl expert gastcolleges), waarin de benodigde achtergrondkennis wordt behandeld, in combinatie met een ‘startup-challenge’ op basis van een klin...
- Host-Parasite InteractionsThis course focuses on different aspects of the interactions between protozoan and metazoan parasites and their host organisms. The course content is tailor made to the specific in...
- Housing and the City80% of our built environment consists of housing; its quality has a major influence on the quality of the city. Furthermore, housing is one of the important lenses at the disposal...
- Housing and the CityHousing is a fundamental building block of urban life, a basic infrastructure on which many things depend, from the life courses of individuals and families to political, economic...
- Human GeographyThe course provides an overview of the reciprocal relationships between people and the environment, places and spaces. Both the ways in which people have an impact on the environme...
- Human Geography: Theory and PracticeHow do human experiences, identities, and behaviours shape --- and get shaped by --- the places we live in? In this course, you'll explore key human geography perspectives on the r...
- Human Infectious DiseasesThis course focuses on human infectious diseases that are leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The infection process of selected viral, bacterial and parasitic path...
- Human MicrobiomeOur intestinal tract is colonized since birth by microbes that outnumber our body cells in number and genes. Apart from the processing of our food, these microbes also affect our h...
- Human Microbiome MOOCLearn how you can impact your health by balancing your gut health; how your microbiome together with your diet can improve normal gut function. More course information and instru...
- Human Mobilities and Community DevelopmentThe purpose of this course is to look into how important human mobility is for community development. Most of our attention will be on tourism and migration (currently the two most...
- Human and Animal PhysiologyHuman and Animal Physiology is a 6 credits course that is closely related to the course Zoology (EZO10306 for BBI students and EZO10806 for BAS students) and continues on the funct...
- Human factorsThis course emphasizes designing technology that aligns with human perceptual and cognitive capabilities. Drawing from prior courses on neuroscience, sensory processing, and percep...
- Human-AI InteractionArtificial intelligence (AI) has been introduced to many realms of human activity. AI already profoundly impacts our society, and will only increase in importance in the future. On...
- Human-robot interactionRobots interact with people in ever more profound ways as they are being used in domestic and public environments. These environments are typically unknown, dynamically changing an...
- Humanitarian Aid and ReconstructionThe course concerns principles, policies and practices of humanitarian aid and reconstruction during and after conflict or natural disaster. The central ideas and models that guide...
- Hydraulic turbomachinesThis course covers the design of hydraulic turbomachines and their subsequent system integration. Basic principles of energy transfer are explained, followed by preliminary design...
- Image analysis for health-care technologiesThe basic techniques considered in the introductory course on medical imaging (5XSA0) form the background for the advanced analysis approaches. This course provides knowledge and u...
- Immunology and ThermoregulationWithin certain limits, animals can compensate environmental stress and changes in the environment (homeostasis). Homeostasis is the basis of the adaptive capacity of an individual....
- Impact Assessment of Policies and ProgrammesGovernments, NGOs and the private sector implement numerous projects and programmes to promote development (ie to combat poverty, increase production, maintain natural resources, e...
- Impact of technology engineering ethics**For this course, you must select a challenge. The description of the challenges can be found here:** [ITEC Quarter 4 – Choose your innovation](https://www.tue.nl/en/research/res...
- Innovation and entrepreneurship studyKey aspects during this course are: - Interaction with a company: your goal is to tackle a company business challenge, make recommendation, and do your best to have an impact! This...
- Insects as Food and FeedEdible insects constitute a high-quality food for humans and a valuable feed source for pigs, poultry, pets, and fish due to their favorable nutrient composition. Producing insects...
- Integrated Fire ManagementThis course submerges students from different disciplines in the field of Integrated Fire Management. Recent years were only a glimpse of what to expect in the future: deadly fire...
- Integrated Sensory ScienceHow are products innovated or optimised to ensure consumer acceptance? This course aims to develop first-hand insights in, and advanced practical skills on, the entire process of f...
- Integrated financial and operations managementThis course aims to provide students with theoretical knowledge needed for comprehension of management models that integrate financial and operational decisions. Students will unde...
- Intellectual Property RightsThis course is about the operation of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) and their roles in research and innovation, notably in the fields of genetics, food and agriculture. Intel...
- Intellectual property rights for new venturesThis course is an introduction to intellectual property rights, e.g. patent law and, to a lesser extent, to copyright and design rights as legal areas of prime importance to techno...
- Intermediate finance and accountingThe first part of this course builds upon the material taught in 1CV10. In particular, students learn how to create and analyze the cash flow statement. Besides, they learn how to...
- International Food LawInternational Food Law provides an overview of the international trading regime in light of international trade in agricultural products and the manner in which this regime deals w...
- International and EU Environmental LawThis course offers an overview of how international and EU law responds to today's most pressing environmental problems. It shows which unique solutions, and problems, the legal sy...
- International development and sustainability (Bachelor level)The term international development evokes different associations. Some might think of the posters of humanitarian aid organizations depicting smiling children in Africa; others rel...
- International development and sustainability (Master level)*(Please note that this course exists as a master level and bachelor level course. This is the description of the master level course. For the bachelor level course, please go to c...
- Interventions for Health Behaviour ChangeMany major health issues are influenced by human behaviours. For instance, many chronic diseases such as obesity, diabetes, and cancers are influenced by a person's diet and physic...
- Intrapreneurship: Impacting Existing OrganizationsIntrapreneurship is about the development and implementation of innovations in existing organizations. In short, intrapreneurship is entrepreneurship in the context of organization...
- Introduction Descriptive Epidemiology and Public HealthThe course teaches you the basic concepts, measures and study designs of descriptive epidemiology and public health. All course concepts are embedded and illustrated within a *nutr...
- Introduction Environmental TechnologyThe course gives a general introduction to environmental technology and its role in sustainable development, taking the nature and background of environmental and sustainability is...
- Introduction Geo-information ScienceThe course introduces Geo-Information Science and its scientific and societal interests. The starting point of the introduction is the geo-information cycle. This cycle frames geo...
- Introduction psychology and technologyThe focus in this course is on providing engineers with a comprehensive introduction into psychology. You will learn how to apply psychological theories to understand how people in...
- Introduction to Animal BehaviourIntroduction to Animal Behaviour - will introduce you to the fundamental topics involved in Animal Behaviour research. You will learn not only what animals do, but also how scienti...
- Introduction to Animal SciencesThe course introduces the field of animal sciences and highlights the diversity of animal sciences across three main axes: 1. disciplines and associated methods, 2. species and ani...
- Introduction to BioinformaticsNote: Please address all e-mail questions to bif20306@wur.nl. We cannot guarantee that e-mails sent to individual contact persons will be dealt with adequately and/or in time. No...
- Introduction to Climate-Resilient Crops: Biology, Data & SocietyHow can we develop crops that can feed the world in the face of a changing climate? How can we leverage revolutionary tools in Artificial Intelligence and data science to develop s...
- Introduction to Data Structures and Algorithms for HealthThis course will introduce students to basic concepts of computing and problem solving. The course will cover the concepts of basic data structures and algorithms. These will be ex...
- Introduction to Epidemiology and Public HealthThe course teaches the basic concepts, measures and study designs used in epidemiology and public health. It contains lectures on study design and methodological issues, lectures b...
- Introduction to Global Nutrition and HealthIn this course we will discuss nutrition in a global nutrition context with a focus on low- and middle- income countries. The assessment of malnutrition and understanding the diffe...
- Introduction to Global One HealthThe core idea of Global One Health is that health of people, animals, plants and their environments are closely connected, and that the causes for environmental problems and human/...
- Introduction to Human ImmunologyThe immune system refers to a collection of cells and proteins that function to protect the skin, respiratory tract, intestinal tract from initial pathogen entry and our entire sys...
- Introduction to Law for the Life and Social SciencesGlobal, regional, national and local societies are organized through law. As such, from the official registration at birth to our death, laws regulate almost every aspect of our li...
- Introduction to Personal Sustainability Science – Using Research for Personal Development and a Striving PlanetResearch related to sustainability usually focuses on external (especially biophysical) manifestations of unsustainability, and it overemphasizes solutions through socio-economic s...
- Introduction to Soil GeographyThis course explains how geological processes and soil forming processes shape the soil and lead to soil spatial variation. It describes the main physical, chemical and biological...
- Introduction to Soil ScienceThis course focuses on the relationships between global geological processes, landforms, soil-forming processes, soil types and land use potential. Practicals alternate the lect...
- Introduction to Systems and Synthetic BiologyThe course provides an introduction to Systems and Synthetic Biology. Participants will learn how modelling and effective experimentation intertwine to understand interactions betw...
- Introduction to Tourism and SocietyDid you know that the persisting growth of tourism has effects on the social and natural environment? In this online course, you will use scientific approaches to make sense of tou...
- Intuitive Intelligence'The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honours the servant and has forgotten the gift'. (Albert Einstein)....
- Key Concepts in Developmental BiologyThis course elaborates on the basic mechanisms of development that were introduced in 'Mechanisms of development' (MOB20803). Although plants and animals have developed separately...
- Klinische chemieDe cyclus start met het onderdeel medische besliskunde. Hierbij komen zaken als sensitiviteit en specificiteit van diagnostische testen, voorspellende waarde van testuitslagen en d...
- Laboratory SafetyAt WUR we value your safety. Working in a laboratory environment exposes you to specific risks: you work with (very) harmful substances that can cause serious injury or even death...
- Large-scale optimization for transport & mobilityThe lectures cover an overview of (meta-)heuristic solution techniques for solving large-scale optimization problems arising in transport and mobility. The course discusses constru...
- Law for Agri-Food Systems TransformationThis course provides a comprehensive overview of current EU agri-food laws and policies, highlighting the key role that EU institutions play in reshaping them. Through a systematic...
- Law of Marine Environments and ResourcesOceans are essential for maintaining life on earth, their resources are increasingly important to the world economy and 90% of all international trade is seaborne. Creating an effe...
- Leadership in organizationsDiscover the essence of effective leadership in our innovative course designed for emerging leaders. In this course, students will engage with core leadership theories and apply th...
- Leadership of innovation and changeIn this course, students will develop a thorough understanding of how leadership and management practices impact human functioning and change processes in complex, fast-paced, and...
- Learn the Scientific Method in a Changing ClimateMany societal and scientific challenges involve systems that are too complex to understand through simple reasoning. The scientific method provides a structured approach to explore...
- Learning About Ourselves when Learning About Controversial Topics - An Introduction to Reflexive Knowledge GenerationIn our current era, a myriad of intertwined crises presents formidable challenges, known collectively as the polycrisis (Homer-Dixon et al., 2021). Interconnected challenges such a...
- Let's make humans better: enhancement, technology & transhumanismDaedalus famously designed wings so his son Icarus could fly, but Icarus ignored his father's warnings, flew too close to the sun, and fell to his death. Humans have long des...
- Life Science Economics and PoliciesLife Science Economics and Policies will be discussed in this course. This includes the whole value chain from R\&D, over application, processing, retailing and final demand and ho...
- Lifestyles and ConsumptionConsumers are often treated as individual decision makers, however their choices are in fact embedded in all sorts of social, political and material contexts. In this course consum...
- Literature Reviews for Health and SocietyQuestions related to health and society are often complex questions. Conducting literature reviews can help to answer these questions. A literature review is a critical and in-dept...
- Low Trophic Food Production in Marine EcosystemsWill the oceans feed the world? Optimistic views on a 'Blue Revolution' have recently been challenged and in particular the future role of marine fish culture is questioned. Sustai...
- Machine Learning**Machine learning** is a branch of **artificial intelligence** that enables computers to learn patterns from data. Instead of following fixed rules, machine-learning algorithms ar...
- Maintenance and service logisticsWe start with a brief overview of what is needed for managing the availability of advanced technical systems, and we discuss the perspectives of manufacturers and users of such sys...
- Management and MarketingOutline of marketing part: * understanding marketing management: the marketing concept and holistic marketing; needs, wants and demand; the marketing mix; market oriented strategi...
- Management of human behavior in organizations (Non IE)General: This course is about the human factor in all types of organizations. The focus is on phenomena which are the result of psychological processes in organizations. This is of...
- Managing & organizing open innovationAs a student, you are embarking on a journey towards a more sustainable and innovative future, one that begins with an introduction to the concept of collaborative innovation and i...
- Managing innovation processes: Agile, SCRUM, and other innovation toolsThe course Managing Innovation Processes focuses on the challenges faced and decisions to be made when managing new product development processes as a member of a product developme...
- Managing sustainable technologyDrawing on insights from the field of sustainability transitions, innovation sciences and STS (Science and Technology) studies, Managing Sustainable Technology course introduces st...
- Managing sustainable technology challenges in practiceWe live in a world where scientific and technological artifacts are deeply embedded in nearly every aspect of life. To create sustainable innovations, it is essential to understand...
- Managing team dynamics and team performanceIn this course students will obtain deeper understanding of the relationship between team processes and team performance and how management can contribute to the optimalization of...
- Manufacturing technologyThis course is designed to equip students with an overview of a wide variety of manufacturing processes and systems. The fundamental principles of manufacturing processes will be d...
- Marine Animal EcologyThis course aims at building knowledge and understanding of functioning and adaptation of marine animals in their (changing) environment. We focus on understanding marine animal ec...
- Marketing and innovationIn the course, an NPD framework is used, highlighting customers' roles at different stages of the process. A blended learning approach (video lectures, oral lectures, videos, and c...
- Marketing in actionThe aim of this course is to teach students how firms take strategic marketing actions based on insights from market research. In a substantial portion of this course, students pl...
- Massively Parallel AlgorithmsIn this course students will learn parallel (more specific, MapReduce) algorithms for analyzing massive networks. MapReduce algorithms distribute the node and connection data of the...
- Math 2• Vector functions and curves ○ Vector functions of one variable; ○ Curves and parametrizations; Arc length; ○ Cylindrical and spherical c...
- Mechanisms of DevelopmentThis course deals with the processes that coordinate the development of a single cell into a complex multi-cellular organism. In general, all cells of an organism originate from a...
- Metabolic Engineering of Industrial MicroorganismsSynthetic biology techniques are powerful and make rigorous modification of microorganisms possible and - omics techniques give us means to determine what is going on in a microorg...
- Metal Complex Coordination Chemistry & CharacterizationThe importance of metal ions in chemistry and life is often underestimated. It is only in relatively recent years that the pivotal role of metal ions has become recognized, with br...
- Methods in Behavioural BiologyIn this course, we will practice and discuss essential components of the behavioural research process, mostly in chronological order, as they would come up during your own thesis p...
- Methods in Plant EcophysiologyPlant ecophysiology refers to the study of how plants physiologically respond to their surrounding environment. This course aims at strengthening both the theoretical knowledge and...
- Microbial PhysiologyThe Microbial Physiology course is an advanced course that addresses various aspects of microbial physiology. The following subjects are dealt with in the lectures: 1. Bioenergetic...
- Microbiomes and HealthThis course is aimed at teaching students the fundamentals of microbiome function, emphasising the major contributions of the collective of commensal bacteria (the microbiota) to h...
- MicroeconomicsIn this course, you will acquire knowledge and gain insight into economic theory and underlying methods. You will learn to derive optimal consumer and producer choices, to identify...
- Microscale modeling of heat storage materialsFor designing heat storage materials and devices, a good physical understanding of the phenomena is needed and proper (numerical) models are required. On the nano- and microscales...
- Modeling and analysis of manufacturing systemsIn this course, we treat quantitative models to design, control and optimize discrete manufacturing systems. In particular, we focus on analytical models and approximations to eval...
- Modelling Biological SystemsBiological systems are arguably the most complex systems science tries to understand. We make observations, and try to obtain useful insight in the systems. This requires hypothese...
- Modelling Infectious Diseases in Animal PopulationsThis course is focused on the prevention and control of infectious diseases and how mathematical models can help inform these efforts. The spread of infectious diseases in animal p...
- Modelling in Systems BiologyThe main goal of Systems Biology is to obtain a deeper understanding of biological systems and their behaviour. This is achieved by combining mathematical modelling, scientific pro...
- Molecular Aspects of Bio-interactionsThe course focuses on the molecular basis of interactions of plants with attackers (viruses, micro-organisms, nematodes, insects, parasitic plants), and beneficial organisms (symbi...
- Molecular Systems BiologyNowadays increasing numbers of complete genomic sequences are available and methods have been developed to study system wide gene expression, protein abundances and interactions an...
- Movement Practice for Future Sustainability ProfessionalsUniversity study is largely characterized by long hours of sitting, screen-based work, and high cognitive load. While this mode of learning is productive in many ways, it often com...
- Multi-echelon inventory managementThis course will provide an in-depth study of classical models for supply chain management and their extensions. We will study both deterministic and stochastic inventory models, w...
- Multivariate statisticsAn important characteristic of business processes (think: marketing, sales, service, human resources, new product development, procurement) is that a single outcome is usually infl...
- Nano-Introduction; in Life, Plant and AgroFoodNanomaterials, whether man-made or naturally occurring, are found everywhere in our society and in nature. They find a plethora of roles in health, plant, and agrofood applications...
- Nano-Medicine; in Life, Plant & AgroFoodBuilding on the foundations laid in nano-Introduction, this course will focus on applications of nanomaterials in medicinal and health applications in the broadest sense, from huma...
- Nano-Sensors; in Life, Plant and AgroFoodBuilding on the foundations laid in *nano-Introduction* , this course will focus on applications of "nano" for sensors development in life, plant, and agrofood sciences. Sensors ar...
- Nanomedicine: basic concepts, pre-clinical development and clinical translation**Block 1 (Basic concepts and characterization techniques)** 1. Self-assembled supramolecular nanostructures - Synthesis and properties of amphiphilic polymers and molecules...
- National Food Laws in Comparative PerspectiveThe objective of this course is to understand how core issues related to food are addressed in constitutions, laws and regulations in different jurisdictions and to develop skills...
- Natural Hazards and DisastersDisasters related to earthquakes, tsunamis, mudslides, floods, droughts, (wild)fires, pandemics and famines seriously affect human societies. This interdisciplinary course introduc...
- Natural Resource Economics and ManagementThe course deals with natural resource economics, in particular how scarce natural resources would be allocated over time. That is, we focus on the dynamic aspects of resource use...
- Network societyThis MSc-level course explores the theory and practice of social network analysis, with a focus on understanding how networks shape human interaction and well-being in a technology...
- Networked businessThe Networked Business course addresses the business structure for networked business, as well as the related technology support of networked business. The focus is on dynamic, int...
- New product marketingMarketing environment, consumer behavior, segmentation, targeting, and positioning, product, price, promotion, place.
- Non-equilibrium Soft MatterThe diverse field of soft matter that comprises of many phenomena that we observe in nature and our daily life are inherently non-equilibrium processes. Moreover, these processes a...
- Nutrition and Cardiometabolic DiseasesThis course will discuss the newest insights on the role of diet, lifestyle and body composition in the aetiology, treatment and prognosis of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes m...
- Nutrition and Health: Macronutrients, Energy and HealthThis is a general nutrition course that addresses the relation between nutrition and human health with a focus on overnutrition. The course will get you introduced into the chemist...
- Nutrition and the Ageing BodyThe world is facing an unprecedented increase in population ageing. In the Netherlands, the rate of greying will even double in the next decades (CBS), causing increased pressure o...
- Nutritional Neuroscience: Gut and BrainThis course focuses on acquisition of knowledge and skills for research in the inter-disciplinary study of food, gut and brain interactions, and their relation to human food intake...
- Nutritional PhysiologyThis course is focused on the physiological utilisation of dietary macro-nutrients (carbohydrates, fat and protein) and discusses their flow from oral intake to their utilisation a...
- Optical microscopy for Biomedical SciencesThe following topics are treated: - Fluorescence theory, labels and labeling - Basic optics and anatomy of a microscope - Brightfield microscopy, darkfield microscopy,...
- Organisational behaviour for industrial engineeringIndustrial engineers solve problems, and understanding how people work is among the most complex. This course explores the human factor in organizations by examining psychological...
- Orientation on Teaching and Training PracticeIn this course, students have the opportunity to develop educational skills and explore the field of education by means of a small internship/practical. These practical experiences...
- Perception and motor controlFollowing the exploration of brain mechanisms in 0HV40, tThis course addresses the fundamental basics of the perception action cycle. Students examine how sensory information is pr...
- Performance enhancementMore than ever, companies rely on excellent performance to survive and thrive in their industries. Therefore organizations are keen on understanding how to boost employee and team...
- Personal Motivation AssessmentThis short but clarifying course offers students an opportunity to increase their self-awareness. Who doesn't want to study or work in a place that offers fulfillment and satisfact...
- Personal and Societal Resilience LabWe live in a complex world characterized by devastating changes. Increasing demands are placed on every individual, organization, and society, putting them under pressure. In this...
- Perspectives on Sustainability Transitions in AgricultureSustainability transitions in agriculture seem inescapable. The nitrogen crisis, climate change, and diminishing biodiversity demand that governmental actors, nature conservation o...
- Perspectives on medical technologyEmerging technologies promise new treatments and enhancements for patients, research insights for doctors, and the opportunity for users to direct their own care. What influence wi...
- Persuasion in Consumer Communication for SustainabilityThis course focuses on persuasive communication in the context of consumer communication by addressing how consumers are influenced by communication, in particular in the context o...
- Pharmacology and NutritionThe boundaries between pharmacology and nutrition are sometimes less clear than you might think. Traditionally, nutrition has primarily been focusing on health maintenance and the...
- Philosophy and ethics of AIThis course introduces philosophical and ethical issues in artificial intelligence, and provides basic training in philosophical analysis and ethical evaluation. Theoretical...
- Philosophy of science and technologyIn Module 1, we discuss general issues related to reasoning in science and technology. We analyze the structure of arguments, and strategies to judge them. Finally, we will conside...
- Photosynthesis from Cell to CanopyThis course aims to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the process of photosynthesis, emphasizing its intricate mechanisms from the individual cell level to the...
- Physics for EEThe course is split into modules. EE students take the following five modules• Module I: Semiconductor physics, charge flows, PN-junction • Module II: Dynamics (single particle),...
- Physiology and Development of Plants in AgricultureThis course focuses on the physiology and development of agricultural plants, ornamentals, and fruits. The physiological content emphasizes plant responses to the environment, such...
- Plant BiotechnologyNote 1: The period mentioned below is the period in which this course starts. For the exact academic weeks see the courseplanning on www.wur.eu/schedule. Note 2: This course is o...
- Plant BreedingThis course introduces students to key principles of plant breeding. Plant breeding is the science-driven creative process of changing the traits of plants in order to develop new...
- Plant Plasticity and AdaptationDue to their sessile nature, plants have developed a vast array of adaptation mechanisms to cope with seasonal or sudden changes in the growth environment. These adaptation mechani...
- Plant-Microbe InteractionsDiscover the fascinating world of plant-microbe interactions! This course offers a comprehensive and hands-on introduction to how plants respond to both harmful and beneficial micr...
- Political Ecologies of Natural Resource DistributionThis course problematizes the different ways that programs and policies of governance shape the livelihoods and socio-ecological environments of people - especially in the South. S...
- Political Ecology of WaterThis course explains and elaborates a political ecology approach to analyse water governance and intervention. Political ecology is a body of combined theoretical approaches that h...
- Politics of Knowledge and Inclusive InnovationThis course explores the mechanisms of inclusive innovation and development. Special attention is given to the power and politics involved in the production and negotiation of know...
- Politics, Policy Making and Accountability in International Arenas for DevelopmentThis course will deepen insights into the dynamics and complexity of the politics and policy making that takes place within and between diverse international arenas: multilateral o...
- Polymer and colloid scienceColloid and Polymer Science focus on the physical chemistry of soft materials, spanning from the microscopic interactions and assembly of colloids and polymers to the macroscopic b...
- Population and Quantitative GeneticsLife on earth shows immense variation, both in phenotypes and the underlying genotypes. Population and quantitative geneticists address questions such as where this variation comes...
- Population and Systems EcologyThe course Population and Systems Ecology teaches basic concepts in Population, Community, Ecosystem and Landscape Ecology. The course takes a quantitative approach, grounded in ba...
- Practicing entrepreneurial processesPractice entrepreneurial processes through a hands-on approach addressing real-life societal challenges related to TU/e’s priority domains, such as health and renewable energy. In...
- Preventing Disease and Improving Population Health: an Interdisciplinary ApproachThe prevention of chronic and infectious diseases has become increasingly important due to the growing burden on healthcare systems worldwide. With rising rates of chronic conditio...
- Principles of Animal NutritionThis course gives detailed information on function, metabolism, homeostasis, requirements, responses and sources of nutrients for animals. Laboratory practicals will involve princi...
- Principles of Biobased EconomyThis course is about exploring how to create a sustainable future by moving away from dependence on fossil resources to biomass resources for the production of food, chemicals, and...
- Principles of Earth and Ecosystem ScienceThis course is intended for students with a non-natural science background who want to understand the basics of the natural sciences related to global change issues. For example, t...
- Principles of Human PhysiologyThis course addresses the basic principles of human physiology as well as its regulation, at the level of the cell, organ and organism. Topics that are covered in this course inclu...
- Principles of Plant BreedingNote 1: This course cannot be combined in an individual program with the on-campus course PBR-23306 Plant Breeding (much of the content is shared between these courses). Note 2:...
- Principles of Soil ProcessesThis course focuses on soil chemical, physical and biological processes. The soil is characterized as a buffering system with water and reactive soil particles affecting mobility a...
- Principles of Urban Environmental ManagementAs the first in the MSc Programme Urban Environmental Management, this course introduces the four core perspectives in the Programme, i.e. Urban Environmental Quality and Health, U...
- Process- and Data-Driven Modelling in Crop ScienceThis course is a hands-on course for modelling in a wide agricultural context. Besides the basic data-handling skills, this course especially focuses on the creativity-based aspect...
- Product Quality Measurements & AnalysisAre you passionate about horticulture, and aspiring to increase your knowledge on quality assessment? Whether you are aiming for a career in horticulture, agriculture, or quality c...
- Production and inventory control (non IE)Functional classifications of inventories, forecasting methods, deterministic inventory models, stochastic inventory models, framework for production planning, aggregate production...
- Professional ProfileThe professional profile course runs during four consecutive weeks in the second year of the MADE program. The course will function as the linking pin between the Amsterdam Living...
- Professional and Personal Resilience: Exploring Your PotentialHow to become and stay the balanced and resilient you, both on a professional and personal level? As you already might have noticed while living your life, expectations (e.g. with...
- Project and process managementThis is a highly quantitative course where students are expected to have a firm knowledge of linear programming and simulation. In this course, we deal with a variety of non-repeti...
- Project managementPlanning work activities, costs and budgets, activity scheduling (PERT/CPM), resource allocation, and project execution (information requirements and control).
- Proof techniques for IEProof techniques: - What is a theorem or lemma? - How to formulate a theorem or lemma? - What is a proof? - Why do we prove? - What do we prove? - How do we prove? - Direct proof -...
- Protein engineeringIn dit vak worden de belangrijkste methoden en technieken (zowel moleculair-biologisch als chemisch) behandeld die kunnen worden gebruikt om nieuwe eiwitten met nieuwe eigenschappe...
- Proving with Computer Assistance### Please note that the the lecture is not completely in slot A. The lectures are scheduled on Thursdays hours 3+4 and 5+6 - Type systems, especially simply typed, dependently typ...
- Psychology of Behaviour ChangeIn the course 'Psychology of Behaviour Change' you will learn about the psychological processes that inform eating behaviour, and the challenges in changing these behaviours. You r...
- Psychology of light and timeLight, darkness and color have a profound impact on biological and psychological processes, far beyond ergonomics and performance on visual tasks. Whereas aspects of visual perform...
- Public Health PracticeThe course Public Health Practice is meant for future public health professionals aiming at a career in the public or private sector in western and non-western countries. In this c...
- Qualitative Data Analysis MethodsThis advanced course is for students in any program who will analyze qualitative data either to prepare more structured data collection methods (e.g. questionnaires) or to draw con...
- Qualitative methods for observation, analysis and reportingFollowing Behavioral Research Methods 1: Designing research (0HV00), 0HV70 provides advanced training in qualitative research, emphasizing data collection through observation in na...
- Qualitative methods in IE research for HomologationThe course starts with an overview of the empirical research cycle, thereby also introducing students to fundamental topics such as the importance of methods, unit of analysis, pop...
- Quality and reliability engineeringQuality and reliability engineering is becoming increasingly important because of the intense global competition and higher customer expectations. Manufacturers have to develop pro...
- Quantitative methods in practiceThe final course in this learning line provides hands-on experience in conducting a quantitative research project, reinforcing skills learned in 0HV00, 0HV50, and 0HV110. This cour...
- Quantitative modeling and analysis of business processesIn this course, students gain hands-on experience building and applying quantitative decision-support models. You will learn to transform real-world problems into descriptive and p...
- Regulation of Plant DevelopmentA unique feature of plants is the fact that environmental factors play a crucial role in their development. In this course, molecular, cell biological, and physiological aspects of...
- Reimagining InnovationWhat if we made not only better technologies but also better societies? What if we had dialogues between present and future generations? What if we reimagined innovation to create...
- Remote Sensing of Atmospheric CompositionMonitoring spatio-temporal trends in atmospheric composition, e.g., increases in greenhouse gas, aerosol and air pollutant concentrations due to anthropogenic emissions, is essenti...
- Reproduction of PlantsSexual reproduction is one of the major characteristics of eukaryotes and involves a regular alternation between meiosis and fertilization. This course focuses on the basic princip...
- Research methodsThe course is aimed at Master level students who want to conduct operations management research. Students will develop an understanding of the various methods that can be used in o...
- Resource Competition and Social JusticeOne of the big questions of our time is how to deal with competing claims to scarce natural resources. Given the multiple competing pressures on resources, how can we organize reso...
- Resource Dynamics and Sustainable UtilizationThis course deals with the extraction of resources from natural ecosystems. Resource use includes the exploitation of timber, the collection of fruits and resin, the extraction of...
- Resource Quality in the Circular EconomyThis course examines the chemical and biological quality of resources in the circular economy. Recovering and reusing waste streams is required to realize a truly circular, bio-bas...
- Responsible Learning Organizations for SustainabilityThe world is changing quickly and so are the challenges tomorrow's entrepreneurs and business professionals face. One of these challenges is that an organizations' license to opera...
- Retail operationsThis course aims to make the students acquainted with the (Dutch and international) retail sector. We give an overview of the relevant questions playing in the retail sector with a...
- Revenue management and pricing analyticsWe first provide a general overview of the field ofrevenue management and pricing (PRO Chapter 1 and 2, TVR Chapter 1). We then proceed with three parts: *Quantity-based revenue ma...
- Robust decision makingWe are living in a world with lots of uncertainties. Weather conditions, prices, geopolitical situations, and traffic jams are only a few uncertainties that we are encountering in...
- Role of Livestock in Future Food SystemsLivestock have been an integral part of our food systems for thousands of years, and contributed to the formation of societies and cultures. Livestock have contributed, and still d...
- Science and Expertise in Environmental ConflictsThe fields of forestry, nature conservation, and natural resource management heavily rely on scientific knowledge and expertise. However, these domains also exhibit competing value...
- Seed Science and TechnologySeeds are not only the world's major source of human and animal nutrition but also provide the basis for improving agricultural practices and managing genetic resources. High-quali...
- Servitization and customer experienceServices are no longer a supporting act in the global economy—they are the primary source of value creation, differentiation, and growth. With digital technologies blurring the lin...
- Settings for Health PromotionMuch of what makes people healthy or sick - income, social position, where people live and work, their level of literacy, culture and political system - lies outside the direct sco...
- Signals and systemsThe course has the following core subjects:•Representation of periodical signals in the time domain and frequency domain •Sampling of continuous-time to discrete-time signals and...
- Signals and systemsThe course Signals and Systems covers the basics of signal and system analysis, adapted to the knowledge and demands of engineers, and includes the mathematical skills for handling...
- Smart Data Management**Smart Data Management** covers traditional database systems and emerging Web-scale knowledge graph technologies. Students begin by mastering relational database design, normaliza...
- Smart healthy urban environmentsCities are booming and constitute the heart of economic and cultural developments. At the same time, cities face complex challenges, such as growing inequality, higher levels of ai...
- Smart healthy urban environmentsCities are booming and constitute the heart of economic and cultural developments. At the same time, cities face complex challenges, such as growing inequality, higher levels of ai...
- Social Determinants of Nutrition over the Life CourseUnderstanding and addressing the social determinants of nutrition are fundamental for improving population health and reducing health inequalities. This course deepens students' kn...
- Social Inequalities in HealthDespite all efforts to combat social inequalities in health, health inequalities worldwide are increasing. This urges for a better understanding of the underlying causes and potent...
- Social Justice, Technology and DevelopmentTechnological changes are often at the core of development projects and societal controversies. Examples include biofuels, transgenic crops, land redistribution, pesticides, microc...
- Social Theory and Practice: Perspectives on Struggles Around Land, Food and PlaceThe course aims to provide a theoretical, empirical, and methodological understanding of agricultural-, food-, and place-making practices in urbanizing societies, where alternative...
- Social and environmental psychologyAs a logical follow-up to the Intro to Psychology and Technology course (0HV10), this course explores how social and environmental factors shape individual behavior and technology...
- Social innovation, sustainable employability, and sustainable performanceThe Bachelor Course Social Innovation and Sustainable Employability, abbreviated SISE, provides an appealing study of contemporary debates on themes such as social innovation and s...
- Social media & life online. Citizens, consumers & the designed online worldThe course delves into the design and impact of social media, educational technology, apps, gamification, and games. It is tailored for students passionate about applying psycholog...
- Social robotsThis course first describes the emergence of the vision that robots will be broadly deployed in our society. Then we identify some key technical characteristics of robotics/AI. Wha...
- Sociology & social network analysisIn this course, students analyze the complex interplay between technology, social networks, and society, building on insights from prior courses in this sequence. They learn how so...
- Soil QualityThe dynamics of nutrients and contaminants within the terrestrial ecosystem including the groundwater and their relationship with soil biota are explained and related to actual env...
- Solar Cells1. Solar spectrum and photon flux; black-body radiation and solar irradiance; 2. Semiconductor physics: energy band diagram, doping, thermal excitation, minority and majority carri...
- Statistical signal processingIn this course, the basics of statistical signal processing theory are introduced and some relevant applications in the field of electrical engineering are presented. The course co...
- Statistics for Data ScientistsIn many areas of biological, environmental and social science new tools and strategies are developed to measure multiple features at subjects and objects of interest. Typical for t...
- Statistics for Sustainable InnovationThe Statistics for Sustainable Innovation course is positioned within the Research Methods and Sustainability Assessment Tools learning line, which equips students with knowledge o...
- Stochastic modeling in inventory and production controlStudents from other TU/e bachelors than Industrial Engineering lack basic knowledge about topics such as production and inventory control and the theory of probability and stochast...
- Supercrunchers: the human in an era of data scienceMore and more data about people and organizations are being collected and present-day computing power also allows such data to be analyzed and used for analytic and predictive purp...
- Supply Chain Design and PlanningThe Netherlands has a great reputation in managing global supply chains, which is one of the reasons why many international organisations have located distribution facilities in th...
- Sustainability Assessment of Animal SystemsConsumers in wealthy countries demand high quality safe food that is produced with minimal environmental losses, and under optimal conditions for animal welfare. In less developed...
- Sustainability Transitions: Past, Present and FutureClimate change, resource scarcity, and environmental degradation urge us to make a transition to a more sustainable society. This affects all sectors of the economy, but especially...
- Sustainability and Resilience in HistoryHow did the Maya civilization collapse? Why did the bubonic plague kill over one third of 14th century European population? How long can current rates of global population be conti...
- Sustainability in Fish and Seafood ProductionThrough an integrated and interdisciplinary approach, students will be challenged to analyse the sustainability of fish and seafood production. We question ourselves: what do we...
- Sustainability in Food ChainsDuring this course you will analyse and develop agri-food production chains considering their economic, social and environmental impact. Focus will be on the application of quantit...
- Sustainability in actionThis course is part of the Sustainability Certificate and focusses on translating the insights gained from foundational sustainability courses into action and reflective practic...
- Sustainability perspectives on product innovationSustained organizational success depends on the effective development and launch of product innovations. Increasingly, successful new products must also address major societal chal...
- Sustainability transitions and responsible innovationContemporary societies face persistent problems - such as climate change, plastic pollution and biodiversity loss - that require transformations in how human needs for mobility, en...
- Sustainable Energy SourcesThe course treats relevant aspects of sustainable energy systems and consists of 2 parts: **Part A:** General concepts, principles and methods: The course concentrates on...
- Sustainable Food and Bioprocessing - Exergy AnalysisNote: This is a distance learning course. In this course we will study the influences of different choices in food production and processing methods. The evaluation of existing...
- Sustainable Food and Bioprocessing - Flow and Pinch AnalysisNote: This is a distance learning course. In this course we will study the influences of different choices in food production and processing methods. The evaluation of existing...
- Sustainable Future Dairy Farming SystemsIn this specific course we are posing the following question: How can dairy farms still exist in the future, in a healthy, sustainable and economically feasible way, from the per...
- Sustainable Soil Management: Soil4LifeSoils represent one of our most important natural resources and is the foundation for our terrestrial based life on Earth. Yet ironically, it is one of the most neglected of our re...
- Sustainable Technology in SocietyThis social scientific course deals with the critical examination of technology designed for sustainable futures. Global industrial pollution, resource depletion or climate change...
- Sustainable Tourism: Rethinking the FutureHow can tourism be reimagined to better serve people and the planet? In this online course, you will analyse tourism through social science approaches (psychology, sociology, geogr...
- Sustainable Urban Development: Discover Advanced Metropolitan SolutionsDid you know that cities take up less than 3% of the earth's land surface, but more than 50% of the world's population live in them? And that cities generate more than 70% of the g...
- Sustainable buildings/physical aspects of building materialsThe sustainable building module addresses the integral sustainability of buildings, construction materials and products. This is done by considering the raw materials, way of produ...
- Sustainable buildings/physical aspects of building materialsThe sustainable building module addresses the integral sustainability of buildings, construction materials and products. This is done by considering the raw materials, way of produ...
- Sustainable development - introductionThe course is an introductory course and provides first insights into the concept of 'sustainable development' in a global context. Over the last four to five decades, this concept...
- Sustainable development in a global contextThe course is an introductory course and provides first insights into the concept of 'sustainable development' in a global context. Over the last four to five decades, this concept...
- Sustainable innovation: integration projectThe major “Sustainable Innovation” is a multi-disciplinary major building upon technical, economic and social science knowledge. Previous courses have elaborated on each of these a...
- Sustainable supply chains & servicesBeing a CBL course, the Sustainable Supply Chains course includes a variety of materials and learning methods to engage students and facilitate their understanding of complex susta...
- Sustainable technology in society: introductionWe live in a technological world. In our everyday life we use technologies all the time when we cook, communicate and travel. Businesses cannot operate without technologies. Govern...
- System dynamicsWhy is achieving innovation so difficult? Why do many efforts to produce impactful and lasting results fail? Why is building sustainable organizational capabilities for achieving i...
- Systems Analysis and ModellingNote that this course can not be combined in an individual programme with FEM31806 'Models for Ecological Systems'. Systems approaches are widely used in studies of ecological sy...
- Systems Thinking and Agent-Based ModellingModern challenges---from rising inequality to ecosystem instability, collective decision-making, urban growth, and technological change---are driven by complex interactions that de...
- Teaching and Learning in Higher EducationThis course serves various individual learning trajectories in the field of education and learning sciences i.e. (1) the development of tutoring/teaching skills to use when assisti...
- Technologies for everyday health: a quantified self approachHealth problems and their accompanying costs (healthcare, social, economic) are an ever increasing problem. The extremely high demands on the current care system necessitate innova...
- Technology entrepreneurshipThroughout this course, you will learn about the key concepts related to technology commercialization by means of a series of web lectures and a guest lecture. The following topics...
- Technology forecasting**(Warning: this is a challenge-based course. Students are expected to work independently, and proactively, on an open-ended problem.)** The development of a new technology i...
- The Politics of Healthy and Sustainable FoodFood is inherently political: what we eat, how our food has been produced and prepared, where we choose to buy and consume our food, and with whom, are all choices that are subject...
- The energy transition: A roadmap to a cleaner & smarter energy systemThe course offers a holistic, integrated systems view on the energy system taking into account planetary boundaries. We discuss different (renewable) energy technologies and their...
- Thermal energy storage and demand**Part A Technology** - Energy storage in general: why and when needed; different types; general principles, analogies between thermal and electrical energy storage - Heat storage...
- Topological Data AnalysisTopological data analysis is an approach to the analysis of datasets using techniques from topology. One of the key messages around topological data analysis is that data has shape...
- Transformative Citizen Science for SustainabilityCitizen science has become an essential approach to address urgent sustainability challenges. It is critical that science and society work together. Science becomes more relevant a...
- Transformative approaches to energy, mobility and smart citiesCities around the world face numerous challenges. In particular, crucial ‘systems of provision’ such as urban energy and mobility are under unprecedented pressure due to the increa...
- Transport and distributionIn this course, we cover both the transportation business and the optimization of its operations. We study transport decision-making on all three levels of the decision hierarchy (...
- Trends in Plant Reproduction Biology: from Flowers to SeedsThe evolutionary success and enormous diversity among flowering plants is mainly the result of the sexual reproduction process, which starts with flowering and results in the forma...
- Understanding and Using Sensor Data in Animal SciencesSensor data is increasingly used by commercial livestock farmers, feeding companies, breeding companies, and the scientific community. In this course, various sensors in animal pro...
- Urban HydrometeorologyCities are reshaping our climate, weather, and water cycles---and creating new risks for the people who live in them. This course takes you from the street-level microclimate to th...
- Urban planetThis class provides a high-intensity introduction to the history and theory of global urbanisation. Drawing from an interdisciplinary literature ranging from planning and urban the...
- Urban planetThis class provides a high-intensity introduction to the history and theory of global urbanisation. Drawing from an interdisciplinary literature ranging from planning and urban the...
- Urban trends and strategiesScience of cities - City fundamentals - Evolution of cities - Cities, states and global networks - Economic geography of cities - Regional housing and labor markets - Political sci...
- Urban trends and strategies**Science of cities:** - City fundamentals - Evolution of cities - Cities, states and global networks - Economic geography of cities - Regional housing and labor markets - Politica...
- User experience design (design track A)The course aims to provide the theoretical background on human experiences mediated by interactive technologies as well as practical, hands-on experience with designing and assessi...
- Vertebrate Structure and FunctionThis course offers an integrative exploration of vertebrate origin, evolution, diversity, and adaptive radiation, with a primary focus on understanding the relationship between an...
- Vertical FarmingThis course explores the upcoming field of vertical farming viewed from multiple disciplines in a mixed classroom where students and professionals collaborate. Indoor growing of cr...
- Warehouse operations managementMany large and smaller firms see warehousing as a core business. Based on its location in Europe and expertise of its logistic service providers, the Netherlands is a major site fo...
- Water Systems: ExplorationThis course introduces the occurrence, movement and quality of water over the land surface of the earth, in particular as it affects and sustains life. The course takes a geographi...
- Wildlife Conservation GeneticsIn this course the basic concepts of conservation genetics will be explained. We will introduce measures of genetic variation and show its importance for the genetic health of popu...
- eXtended Realities and the Future of CommunicationThe course offers an introduction to and discussion of how immersive technologies transform communication, learning, and decision-making. This course will provide students with the...
- Kickstart Entrepreneurial PracticesThis course gives you the tools and mindset to kickstart and grow your own entrepreneurial venture. You’ll dive into the practical side of entrepreneurship - spotting opportunities...
- Technical standards and strategic standardisationStandards are a driver of technical change, and in many fields, they determine the direction of future technology. In a world where almost no product or service is standard-alone,...