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- A broader perspective on psychosocial development**Content** In this course ‘A broader perspective on psychosocial development”/“Een bredere kijk op psychosociale ontwikkeling’ you will learn skills that can be used in clinica...
- 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...
- ADS: Applied data analysis and visualizationWhat puts former criminals on the right track? How can we prevent heart disease? Can Twitter predict election outcomes? What does a violent brain look like? How many social classes...
- ADS: Fundamental techniques in data science with R**Content** Regression techniques are widely used to quantify the relationship between two or more variables. In data science, linear and logistic regression are common and powe...
- AI for Medical Imaging**Period (from – till** ): 11 November 2024 - 20 January 2025 (BMS_P2_A), Part-time. This course can be followed together with Diffusion MRI bmb4709022, the schedules do not overla...
- Academic Skills for BiologistsStudents become further familiar with information resources (library, internet sites and portals) in the field of biology, with specific emphasis on university library network reso...
- Access to Justice in a Changing SocietyDe kernvraag in deze cursus is: heeft iedereen in Nederland wel in gelijke mate toegang tot het recht? In formele zin is die gelijkheid in de wet wel gewaarborgd, maar de praktijk...
- Action, Learning and ImpactThis is a double language course NL/EN **Course Content:** In this course, you will learn how to generate impact in a complex societal context using the Action Research (AR...
- Administrative LawInhoud De overheid neemt een belangrijke plaats in de hedendaagse samenleving in. Zij bemoeit zich met allerlei aspecten van het maatschappelijk leven. Via belastingheffing wordt...
- Adolescent DevelopmentThe lectures in this course focus on the intra- and interpersonal changes that occur during the adolescent period, including changes related to biological, socio-emotional, cogniti...
- 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 Behavioural Economics***Students who are not enrolled in the research master Multidisciplinary Economics should contact the course coordinator for enrollment in this course.*** The core theory us...
- Advanced Biomolecular NMR**Description of content** The nuclear spin is the ultimate spy. Nuclear magnetic resonance exploits the spin’s special properties to study molecular structure an...
- 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 biological systems and in novel nanomaterials. Focus is on d-block elements in...
- Advanced MR Physics 1**Period (from – till** ): 14 November 2024 - 30 January 2025 (BMS_P2_A) **Course coordinator:** Dr. ir. Wilbert Bartels. **Lecturers** Dr.ir. Wilbert Bartels, UMC Utrech...
- Advanced MR Physics 2**Period (from – till** ): 3 February 2025 - 11 April 2025 (BMS_P3_A) **Course coordinator:** Dr. J.J.M. Zwanenburg ([j.j.m.zwanenburg@umcutrecht.nl](mailto:j.j.m.zwanenburg@u...
- 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 Optical Imaging & Single-Molecule BiophysicsIn this intensive course, students will learn and apply the working principles and concepts behind various advanced imaging and single-molecule techniques that have revolutionized...
- 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 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 Systems BiologyAre you curious to understand how a biological system operates? Are you interested in knowing which elements of the system are responsible for certain characteristics that are expe...
- Advanced functional programmingThis course builds upon knowledge gained in the introductory courses on functional programming and languages and compilers. Using Haskell as our language of choice, several advan...
- 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 research methods and statistics for Interdisciplinary Social SciencesIn deze cursus maken de studenten kennis met onderzoeksmethoden en (statistische) technieken voor data-analyse in een sociaalwetenschappelijke context. Aan de orde komen correlatio...
- Agent-Based ModellingThis course presents the fundamental principles of agent-based modeling, empowering students to construct simulations that mirror the behaviors and interactions of individual agent...
- 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...
- 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...
- AnalysisIn de cursus Inleiding Analyse worden enkele fundamentele onderwerpen uit de analyse op **R** n behandeld. Sommige van deze onderwerpen zijn reeds aangeroerd bij de colleges Infini...
- Analysis in several variablesDit vak is een keuzevak voor wiskundestudenten. Het vak behandelt diverse aspecten van de anlyse in meerdere reële variabelen. Het is voorkennis voor de richtingen differentiaalmee...
- Analysis on manifoldsManifolds are the main objects of differential geometry. They give a precise meaning to the more intuitive notion of “space”, when “smoothness” is important (in comparison, when in...
- 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 ConservationThis is a 100% online course. All activities and learning materials are online. Students go through 5 modules, which include knowledge clips, case studies, assignments and recap qu...
- Animal EcologyThe course provides a deeper understanding of animal-animal, animal-food and animal-environment interactions at various integration levels. At the lowest integration level we will...
- Animals and people in the AnthropoceneOpkomende zoönosen, de klimaatcrisis, dalende biodiversiteit, het wereldwijde voedselvraagstuk en dierenrechten: de grote uitdagingen van dit moment hebben te maken met de relatie...
- Anthropology and Sustainability: Contemporary Fault LinesSustainability has become a vantage point for addressing, debating, and negotiating multiple challenges of the contemporary world, such as climate change, environmental pollution o...
- Antropologie of deathDe dood lijkt terug van weggeweest. Vooral in geïndustrialiseerde samenlevingen is de dood in de loop van de twintigste eeuw steeds meer verdwenen uit het dagelijks leven. Dankzij...
- Applied BiocatalysisThe purpose of this course is to get insight in the possibilities and the problems concerning the application of biocatalysts for the preparation or conversion of chemicals and (bi...
- Applied Cognitive PsychologyAan de orde komen de relevante theorieën over bijvoorbeeld aandacht en waarneming, steeds met de nadruk op hun relevantie voor praktische problemen zoals die zich overal voordoen i...
- 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...
- Applying research methods and statistics (ISS)Deze cursus biedt een verdieping van kennis van en begrip over de drie hoofdvormen van sociaal-wetenschappelijk onderzoek (kwalitatief, correlationeel en experimenteel), zoals die...
- Applying research methods and statistics (SOC)**Inhoud** - Correlationeel onderzoek - Methodische aspecten van verschillende veel voorkomende onderzoeksontwerpen zoals survey - Validiteit en betrouwbaarheidsanalyse - Correlati...
- Argumentation for Biosystems EngineeringThe course offers students the possibility to practice the skills that are necessary to deliver an oral argumentation in the right context and for the right purpose. It gives theor...
- Artificial IntelligenceAn increasing number of businesses will adopt Artificial Intelligence (AI) to enhance their decision-making processes. No doubt, AI will have further transformative, far-reaching i...
- Artificial Intelligence for Food and HealthAn increasing number of businesses will adopt Artificial Intelligence (AI) to enhance their decision-making processes. No doubt, AI will have further transformative, far-reaching i...
- 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 Learning and Testing with Synthetic BiologyThe Design-Build-Test-Learn (DBTL) cycle is an efficient workflow in engineering studies. For example, DBTL is commonly followed in biotechnology to improve bioprocesses, under ind...
- 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...
- 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 overlaps with CBI20803. Therefore, combining this course with CBI20803 is not allowed. This course is aimed at students with an interest in the immune system. Each or...
- 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 1Becoming a Teacher 1 integrates theory on teachers' professional development with practical teacher training. Students continually reflect upon their experiences and the developmen...
- Becoming a Teacher 2Becoming a Teacher 2 focuses on integration of theory on learning and instruction and practical teacher training. Theory on learning and instruction will be applied and tested in c...
- 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...
- Becoming a Teacher BasicsThis course is part of the Minor/Module Education and is integrated with an internship at a school. The course focuses on basic teaching and communication skills that prepare stude...
- Behavioral and Experimental EconomicsThis course is not offered in this academic year anymore. It is however possible to take resits for this course when you attended this course in a previous year.For the description...
- 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...
- Better science with less animal experimentationThis course will consist of five modules, all of which focus on a different aspect of research and innovation in animal-free methods. The course will include regulatory and communi...
- 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 Business DecisionsThe digital world is nowadays generating an unimaginable amount of data. With this so called Big Data, companies have more exact measurements for parameters that could not be measu...
- Bio Inspired Design ChallengeThis course will teach you to design using the biomimicry design method. The course is built up by individual and group work. The course will start with a series of workshops that...
- Bio-Tech-Med Interdisciplinary Team Training**Period (from – till):** 11 February - 27 March 2025 (BMS_P3_A)**Faculty** drs. R.R. de Jonge, course coordinator. S. ter Meulen-de Jong, UMCU and GSLS. B. Arets, SUMMA,...
- Bio-Tech-Med Interdisciplinary Team Training**Period (from – till):** 11 February - 01 August 2025 (BMS_P3_A)**Faculty** drs. R.R. de Jonge, course coordinator. S. ter Meulen-de Jong, UMCU and GSLS. B. Arets, SUMMA,...
- 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 do firms fil...
- 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...
- 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 deals with recent developments in the agronomy of biomass production, methods for classical and marker-assisted plant breeding, and metabolic engineering of biosyntheti...
- Black holesIn this course, we learn some elementary facts about black holes, both from the theoretical side, as well as from the astrophysical side.On the theory side, we discuss aspects of t...
- Brain and environment: optimize the first 1001 days of developmentDe eerste 1001 dagen in de ontwikkeling van een kind worden door veel wetenschappers gezien als een cruciale periode voor de verdere ontwikkeling. Dit is een periode van versnelde...
- 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...
- Calculus and Linear Algebra 1**Docent** Viktor Blåsjö (Infinitesimaalrekening) Barbara van den Berg (Lineaire algebra) **Vakinhoud** Dit vak bestaat uit de behandeling van twee verschillende basi...
- Calculus and Linear Algebra 2**Docent** Robbin Bastiaansen (Infinitesimaalrekening) Barbara van den Berg (Lineaire algebra) **Vakinhoud** Dit vak is een vervolg op het vak Infinitesimaalrekening...
- Capita Selecta Plant Production SystemsCapita Selecta in Plant Production Systems will deal with current research questions of the Group, lectures and seminars of guest workers may form part of the Capita Selecta.
- Capita Selecta Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Group (WEC)Capita Selecta Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Group (WEC)
- 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...
- 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...
- Chemical BiologyThe field of chemical biology lies at the interface of chemistry and biology. It uses chemistry, chemical principles, and notably molecules to study and solve important issues in b...
- 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,...
- Claim Culture: Mass Litigation and Fault LiabilityThe course presents a selection of topics of non-contractual liability (tort law) in the Netherlands, the US and a few other national law systems. Statutory rules of tort law are t...
- Climate change in contextThis course focusses on the Earth’s climate system and the various (non-linear) feedbacks between its different components (atmosphere, ocean, land and ice). The global energy (im)...
- Climate dynamicsHet klimaat op aarde verandert als gevolg van natuurlijke processen en door de invloed van de mens op de samenstelling van de atmosfeer. Dit college behandelt de vele facetten van...
- Clouds in Present and Changing ClimateClouds are a key component of weather and climate. The formation and decay of clouds depends on the synoptic conditions, surface fluxes and cloud microphysics. The aim of this cour...
- Co-creating Sustainable CitiesAround 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,...
- Coaching and training: theory and practiceCoaching and training is all about facilitating learning for individuals and groups/teams. The knowledge and skills that are necessary for coaching and training are important for 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....
- Commensal and Pathogen Host-Microbe Interactions in the IntestineThe course aims to teach students the concepts involved in research on host microbe interactions rather than a detailed technological training in the field, which may be taught in...
- 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 offers a critical perspective on public health issues and the policies meant to address those issues. With the analytical tools of a constructionist social problems fra...
- Complexity in Ecological SystemsThe course offers a modern view on the complexity in ecology. Complex systems may respond in a non-linear way to a changing environment due to feedback mechanisms. This may lead to...
- 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...
- Concepts of programming language designThere exists a multitude of programming languages, and the top ten list of most popular languages keeps changing continuously. However, the set of basic building blocks on which...
- Constitutional LawDe cursus constitutioneel recht borduurt voort op het staatsrechtelijke deel van de cursus Inleiding Staats- en bestuursrecht. Hiertoe wordt een aantal leerstukken voorzien van ver...
- Constitutional Law of the European UnionThis course addresses the constitutional foundations of the European Union with a special focus on the layered structure of European constitutional law. The relations between the d...
- 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...
- CooperativesThis course addresses key issues of evolution, strategy, finance, member relations, and governance of cooperatives. Cooperatives are hybrid organisations, as they combine several o...
- Course DevelopmentThis course covers the processes of structurally planning, developing and evaluating courses in a lesson series and a multidisciplinary project in secondary education or vocational...
- Cultural Anthropology 4: globalization and sociocultural complexityAlthough transnational connections, the movement of people and the exchange of capital, goods and ideas, have long colored social life and cultural processes across the world, the...
- Cultural diversity: policy, care and education in multicultural societiesIn this course students learn to recognize, understand and analyze the cultural nature of settings of childrearing and education relevant to multicultural societies. They learn to...
- CybercrimeContent of the course: The digital revolution changed almost every aspect of modern life. It changed the way people work, communicate, acquire goods and services as well as s...
- Data Analysis and VisualizationMuch data is quantitative, and there is a wide range of methods available for the analysis of such data. After a brief introduction to data types and normalisation, a number of vis...
- 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 Discovery in the Life Sciences: Hypothesis Generation from Omics DataAcross the life sciences, scientists utilize omics data to study biological phenomena in humans, plants, animals and microbes. This results in large and heterogeneous data sets tha...
- 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 ManagementThis course covers database design and the use of databases in applications, with a focus on applications in the life sciences. Topics include the relational model, database design...
- 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. With big data, artificial intelligence, and automated systems – combined with other technologies roboti...
- Data Science for EcologyAdvancements in technology and information processing are rapidly changing many fields of plant sciences, animal sciences and ecology, including research, agriculture and conservat...
- 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...
- 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 of Learning Situations - advanced: 4C/ID-modelDeze cursus ‘Ontwerpen van Leersituaties’ gaat over *Instructional Systems Design* (ISD). Binnen ISD kunnen vijf fasen onderscheiden worden, namelijk de analyse-, ontwerp-, ontwikk...
- Design of Learning Situations - introductoryTijdens deze cursus maak je kennis met onderwijswetenschappelijk ontwerp- en ontwikkelwerk. Het ontwerpen van leermateriaal op basis van grondige onderwijswetenschappelijke analyse...
- Development of assessment and evaluation instruments for educationIn de cursus Assessment en Evaluatie staat de vraag centraal hoe je geschikte indicatoren voor pedagogische en psychologische kenmerken kunt bepalen, die in het onderwijs een rol k...
- Development, learning and behaviorWhy do children do what they do? How do they think? And how did they acquire these skills? The course *Development, Learning & Behavior* will focus on: 1. Physical development, inc...
- Developmental Biology of AnimalsThis course prepares you for being a researcher in the field of developmental biology of animals. Drawing from a range of vertebrate and invertebrate model species, it covers a bro...
- Developmental PsychopathologyWhen is it normal that a child is just being shy and when does it become a problem? When does “a problem” go from being part of normative emotional and behavioral development to pa...
- Diffusion MRI**Period (from – till** ): 09 December 2024 - 27 January 2025 (BMS_P2_A). This course can be followed together with AI for Medical Imaging BMB4708022, the schedules do not overlap....
- Digital Food MarketingThe fast-changing digital landscape offers new ways to approach and engage consumers. We need to understand the consumer behaviour in the digital environment (e.g., digital buying,...
- Digitalization and the Rule of Law***Digitalisering en de rechtsstaat*** In de voorbije decennia zijn we in steeds sneller tempo geëvolueerd naar een digitale informatiesamenleving. In bijna alle domeinen van...
- 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...
- Dispute Resolution in a Historical and Contemporary PerspectiveThe topic of the course is – in a nutshell – the history of dispute resolution from a comparative perspective and contemporary socio-legal reflections on dispute resolution against...
- Diversity in Mental Health CareIn hoeverre houden we rekening met de context van een patiënt in de GGz, en in het bijzonder met factoren als gender, leeftijd, cultuur, sociaal economische status, levensbeschouwi...
- 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: 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...
- Dutch Dairy Student ChallengeIn 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...
- Eating, Customs and HealthHealth is related to (good) food. However, not everyone agrees on what good food is. Moreover, not everyone has an equal access to good food. In this course we study identities aro...
- 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...
- 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...
- Education and Information Communication TechnologyApplications of 'Information and Communication Technology' (ICT) are evolving rapidly, and are finding their way into various educational settings. There is cause for both optimism...
- 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...
- Educational PsychologyIn this course we study almost everything that is related to education and learning. How do we learn and remember information? Why do students differ in their proficiency? We look...
- Empowerment for SustainabilityThis course aims to foster a multifaceted understanding of empowerment for sustainability, and to equip you to walk your talk of sustainability. Firstly, it engages you to explore...
- Engaging and modelling with stakeholders to solve environmental problemsEnvironmental systems are complex involving many actors with a wide range of interests and perceptions. This course aims to enhance students’ understanding and practical abilities...
- Environmental Assets for HealthIn this course we take a multi-disciplinary 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 Education and Learning for SustainabilityEducation and learning, citizen participation and whole system innovations are considered important tools in developing people's environmental and sustainability interests, concern...
- Environmental Ethics and Sustainable DevelopmentThe present-day political and economic systems are not sustainable and we are heading for global environmental disasters (ecocide). The notions ‘sustainability’, ‘development’ and...
- Environmental Impact AssessmentEnvironmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a legal instrument used to measure and manage the impacts of a proposed development on the environment and society. EIA was first implement...
- 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...
- Essential Law for the Living EnvironmentThis course provides students without legal background with the essential legal concepts that allow them to understand the role of law in our living environment. The course lays th...
- Essentials of Neuroscience - Online**Period (from – till):** Essentials of Neuroscience **Online** course: 4 November 2024 - 24 January 2025 (**BMS_P1_A** ). **Faculty** Ramakers, Adan, Burbach, Pasterkamp,...
- Evolutionary computingEvolutionary algorithms are population-based, stochastic search algorithms based on the mechanisms of natural evolution. This course covers how to design representations and vari...
- Experimental Design and Data Analysis of Breeding TrialsNote 1: This course can not be combined in an individual programme with ABG-30806 Modern Statistics for the Life Sciences (MSLS) Note 2: The period mentioned below is the period...
- Exploring Regenerative Cultures for SustainabilityThis course provides a space for students to explore perspectives and practices for regenerative cultures in the context of major societal and environmental challenges of our time....
- Exposure Assessment in Nutrition and Health ResearchThis course will address methodological aspects of exposure assessment in nutrition research. Focus is on: - dietary assessment methods and in particular food frequency question...
- Fields and Galois theoryHet college Lichamen en Galoistheorie (WISB224) is het tweede "echte" algebravak. Na Lineaire Algebra komt eerst Inleiding Groepen en Ringen (WISB124) en het derde algebravak is Gr...
- 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...
- Fisheries EcologyThe course Fisheries Ecology (AFI30806) deals with the ecology of fishes and other aquatic organisms in relation to the exploitation of aquatic resources. Direct and indirect effec...
- Food Components and HealthThis is a general nutrition course that addresses the relation between nutrition and human health, and is primarily aimed at food technology students. The course will address the f...
- 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 Te...
- Food LawFood Law (LAW22806) 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...
- Food, Nutrition and Human RightsWorldwide 1 billion people are chronically malnourished, including some 37 million people in developed countries. The human right to adequate food was formally recognized in 1966,...
- Food, Philosophy and CultureFood is more than a collection of nutrients. It connects people to each other and to nature. Having a meal together presupposes all kind of choices about land use, animal welfare,...
- 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...
- Foundations of European Union LawThe departments of European Law (EL) and Public Economic Law (PEL) offer an introductory course on the Law of the European Union (EU) to all students without any foreknowledge of E...
- Foundations of mathematicsHet vak Grondslagen van de Wiskunde is een keuzevak voor wiskundestudenten. Het vak is voorkennis voor studenten die zich verder willen specialiseren in logica. Zie voor meer infor...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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 modern biology w...
- 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...
- Fundamental Rights in Europe**Background and objectives** Protecting fundamental rights, such as freedom of expression, privacy and non-discrimination, is essential in democratic states governed by the rul...
- 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...
- Gender and International LawThe image of blindfolded Lady Justice is well-known. The blindfold indicates the impartiality of the law. Justice must be done regardless of class, power or identity. However, in e...
- 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...
- Genome Bioinformatics**Entry requirements** Successful completion of the level 1 course ‘Genomica’ (or former course ‘Systemsbiology’) and participation in the level 2 course ‘Data science and biolo...
- GeoscriptingSolve geographical and any spatial applied problems through scripting. Professionals in private companies and research institutes are increasingly using scripting languages for...
- Global Environmental ChangeThe primary drivers of global environmental change are demographic and economic pressures related to human activity. Area distributions designated to urbanization, agriculture and...
- 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...
- 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...
- Health EconomicsHealth economics is a special form of economics. Just as in any economic analysis, attention is paid to benefits, costs, efficiency and equity of actions of economic agents (i.e.,...
- 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. As a consequence, the deve...
- Health PsychologyStudents will get acquainted with theories and research methods common in the field of health psychology. Topics that are addressed centre around three themes: - predicting and c...
- 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...
- History of Medicine and the Biomedical Sciences**Period (from – till):** 28 April2025– 30 June2025(BMS_P4_A). There will be one live session each week on Mondays from 14:00 till 17:00 for 10 weeks. Additional self-study is exp...
- 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...
- Human GeographyNote 1: This course can not be combined in an individual programme with GEO-20406 Human Geography: Theory and Practices. The course provides an overview of the reciprocal rela...
- Human Geography: Theory and PracticeNote: This course can not be combined in an individual programme with GEO10306 Human Geography. In this foundational course students learn to combine theoretical and conceptual t...
- 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 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...
- 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...
- I am Utrecht: An interdisciplinary community projectDeze cursus vindt plaats in periode 3 en 4! In deze cursus werk je aan een zelfgekozen project in een interdisciplinair team. In co-creatie werk je samen met partners aan een...
- Image Processing**Period (from – till** ): 12 September 2024 - 31 January 2025 (BMS_P1_A) **Course coordinator** : Dr. Kenneth Gilhuijs **Faculty** Dr. Alexander Leemans, UMC Utrecht/Imagin...
- Image-Guided Therapeutic Ultrasound**Period (from – till** ): 4 February - 8 April 2025 (BMS_P3_A) Image-guided therapeutic ultrasound is an early-stage, non-invasive therapeutic technology with the potential t...
- 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...
- Insects as Food and FeedEdible insects constitute high quality food for humans and feed for pigs, poultry, pet animals and fish in terms of nutrient composition. Producing insects as animal protein source...
- Integrated Fire ManagementThis course submerges students from different disciplines in the field of Pyrogreography. Recent years were only a glimpse of what to expect in the future: deadly mega-fires in Med...
- 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...
- Inter-University Sustainability ChallengeIn this course, BSc students from several study programmes at Utrecht University, Wageningen University and Eindhoven University will collaborate, each with their own expertise, to...
- InterUniversity Sustainability ChallengeIn this course, BSc students from several study programmes at Utrecht University, Wageningen University and Eindhoven University will collaborate, each with their own expertise, to...
- International Development & TourismThis course explores the potential for tourism to function as a mechanism for social, political and economic development. While both development and tourism have long independent h...
- International Food LawInternational Food Law (LAW-31806) addresses major aspects of food regulation and policy, looking at food safety, quality and sustainability in a global context. The course analyse...
- International Perspectives on EducationThis course focuses on studying education from an international perspective. We examine how global or international developments affect teaching and learning across continents and...
- 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 and European Labour LawInternational and European Labour Law are gaining importance due to the process of globalisation of the economy and the ongoing integration of Europe. Moreover the recognition of t...
- Interpersonal ProcessesInhoud van de cursus Een groot deel van ons dagelijks leven besteden we aan het vinden van een weg in tal van interpersoonlijke interacties, zoals contact met geliefden, vrienden,...
- 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 nutri...
- 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 Law, Innovation and TechnologyHet vak Inleiding Recht, Innovatie en Technologie vormt het startpunt van de minor Recht, Innovatie en Technologie. In het vak ontwikkelt de student de academische vaardigheden en...
- Introduction geometryAan de ene kant is meetkunde een van de oudste takken van wetenschap, die reeds in de Griekse Oudheid werd beoefend. Dit leidde tot een van de hoogtepunten van de menselijke kennis...
- Introduction psychosocial development in context**Inhoud** Van oudsher is pedagogiek of opvoedkunde de studie van de manier waarop volwassenen (ouders, verzorgers, onderwijzers) kinderen en jeugdigen grootbrengen. In deze c...
- Introduction to Algebraic Varieties---------------------------------- Systems of polynomial equations in many variables define algebraic varieties, which are the basic objects of study in algebraic geometry. In th...
- 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 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/orin time. Not...
- Introduction to Biological ModelingThe modeling of real biological systems can aid greatly in the understanding of the behavior of such systems, and in predicting how they will behave under all kinds of circumstance...
- Introduction to Data Structures and Algorithms for HealthThis course will introduce students to basic concepts of computing and problem solving. The course will start with introducing concepts like computer, programming language, softwar...
- Introduction to Educational SciencesEr wordt wel eens gezegd dat Nederland 17 miljoen bondcoaches heeft. Soms krijg je ook wel eens het idee dat Nederland ook 17 miljoen onderwijsexperts heeft. Iedereen heeft immers...
- 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 focusing on assessment of malnutrition, understanding the different levels of causality and the interactions...
- 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 Groups and RingsEen "groep" is de wiskundige formalisatie van het begrip "symmetrie" en een “ring” is een formalisatie van een structuur met optelling en vermenigvuldiging. In dit vak krijgt de st...
- Introduction to Human ImmunologyThe immune system refers to a collection of cells and proteins that function to protect the skin, respiratory tract, intestinal tract and other areas from foreign antigens, such as...
- Introduction to Law for the Life and Social SciencesWhat are the goals of the law and why is it not always easy to achieve them? How can the law affect land and marine ecosystems? What is the correlation between environment and trad...
- Introduction to Programming using Matlab**Period (from - till):** 25 November - 11 December 2024 (BMS_P2_A). **Faculty** Mariana P. Branco, UMCU Brain Center , Department Neurosurgery and Neurology **Course...
- Introduction to Public International LawIntroduction to Public International Law’ is a general survey course, which provides an introduction to the basic principles and areas of application of public international law. T...
- Introduction to Stochastic Differential Equations and Data AssimilationRandomness and uncertainty are inherent aspects of many processes in the environmental and life sciences. Examples are plentiful and exist at all scales, including the spreading of...
- 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 SocietyTourism is one of the world’s largest industries and experiencing incredible growth. Travel and tourism directly contribute $1.4 trillion (U.S.) to the global economy. One in ten o...
- 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 research methods and statistics (ISS, CA & SOC)Deze cursus is een inleidende cursus sociaal-wetenschappelijk onderzoek voor gebruikers van wetenschappelijke literatuur. In deze cursus worden de drie hoofdvormen van sociaal-wete...
- Introduction to topologyHet doel van het vak Inleiding Topologie is dat de student vertrouwd raakt met de fundamentele begrippen van de topologie, met name open en gesloten verzamelingen, compactheid, sam...
- 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...
- Laboratory SafetyAt WUR we value your safety. Working in a laboratory environment exposes you to specific risks: you work with (very) harmfull substances that can cause serious injury or even death...
- Law and EthicsIf we assume that law seeks to do justice, solutions to moral dilemmas and problems are founded in *ethical* *theories* of justice (rather than jurisprudence). These theories serve...
- Law and Human BiotechnologyDe afgelopen jaren heeft de medische biotechnologie een enorme toevlucht genomen. Sinds de geboorte van de Louise Brown, de eerste IVF-baby, in 1978 is de wereld geconfronteerd met...
- 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...
- Learn the Scientific Method in a changing climateMany societal and scientific challenges relate to systems that are too complex to understand by simple reasoning. The unique path to unravel these systems is to apply the scientifi...
- Learning about ourselves when learning about meat consumption - Introducing epistemic recontextualismThe terms "post-truth" and "post-factual" mark a shift in public discussions. These shifts are characterized by the fact that it is not so much the scientific validity of statement...
- Learning and Instruction TheoryThis course offers students a theoretical background in the domain of learning and instruction at an introductory (BSc) level. The course specifically focuses on learning and instr...
- Learning in Organisations: Interventions for learning and changeMensen met veranderkundige kennis zijn waardevol voor organisaties, of zij nu als extern adviseur of als medewerker bij een verandertraject zijn betrokken. Organisaties zijn immers...
- Learning in Organizations: Organizational ManagementSchool organisation: theory & adviceWaarom bestaan er eigenlijk organisaties? Waar mensen werken, wordt het werken georganiseerd. In de huidige maatschappij kennen we veel topmanagers, midden managers, office manager...
- Legal Philosophy: Legality and Legitimacy of Human RightsDeze cursus biedt een inleiding in de rechtsfilosofie aan de hand van mensenrechten. Centraal staan vragen zoals: Waar komen mensenrechten vandaan? Komen mensenrechten enkel aan me...
- Legal Transformation and Regulation of Food SystemsThis course offers a comprehensive overview of EU agri-food policies and the crucial role EU institutions play in shaping them. On the basis of a systematic analysis from ‘farm to...
- Life Cycle AssessmentIn this course students get acquainted with the methods used to assess the environmental impact of products from a life cycle perspective. The central topic is Life Cycle Assessmen...
- Linked DataThe term “Linked Data” refers to a set of best practices for publishing, interlinking and managing structured data on the Web. Semantic Web is an extension of the World Wide Web th...
- Literature Reviews for Health and SocietyQuestions related to health and society are often complex questions. Conducting literature reviews can help to answer these complex questions. A literature review is a critical an...
- Logical Argumentation in Science: Publishing, Proposals and Pitching**Period (from-till):** 7 February 2025 - 18 April 2025 (BMS_P3_A). **THIS COURSE IS CANCELLED!** **Faculty** Eric Kalkhoven, UMCU, CMM (50%), course coordinator Christ...
- MOOC DevelopmentThis course is part of a student challenge (design contest) aimed at designing and developing a MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) or comparable online course in a multidisciplinary...
- Machine LearningMachine Learning deals with algorithms that predict certain outputs (such as crop yields or traits) given previously unseen input data from cameras, other sensors, maps, molecular...
- Marine Animal EcologyThis course aims at providing knowledge and understanding on the functioning and resilience of marine animals in a changing environment. In this course we will focus on the mechani...
- Mass Atrocities, Human Rights and LawHow should a society deal with a history of serious violations of international human rights and humanitarian law? Should those believed to be responsible for violations face crimi...
- Master Course Genes to OrganismsHow life functions at the level of tissues and whole organisms, and how organisms respond and adapt to environmental conditions is the main topic of the Genes to Organisms track th...
- Master Level Computational BiologyDuring the course, the emphasis will be on composing and analysing exact models based on specific hypotheses. The results of the analyses offer an understanding of the original bio...
- Matlab for Neuroscience**Period (from - till):** 7 January - 30 January 2025 (BMS_P2_A) **Faculty** Mariana P. Branco, UMCU Brain Center, Department Neurosurgery and Neurology **Course desc...
- 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...
- Medical Image Formation**Period (from – till** ): 9 September 2024 - 5 November 2024 (BMS_P1_A) **Course coordinator:** Dr.ir. Wilbert Bartels **Lecturers** Dr.ir. Wilbert Bartels, UMC Utrecht/...
- 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 and Techniques in Social NeuroscienceThis course offers an overview and covers the basic concepts and principles of the methods and techniques used in social neuroscientific research, which include electroencephalogra...
- 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 Educational ResearchIn de cursus maak je kennis met onderzoeksmethoden en statistische technieken die in onderwijswetenschappelijk onderzoek vaak worden gebruikt. Aan de hand van onderwijswetenschappe...
- Methods in Plant EcophysiologyThis course aims at strengthening and deepening the knowledge and skills of students on measuring methods and protocols in the plant sciences. It is specifically intended for stude...
- Microbial Genomics**Course description** Microbes (bacteria, archaea and microbial eukaryotes, including fungi) are key members of our biosphere and are highly relevant for human life as mutualis...
- 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...
- 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...
- Modules and representations**Vakinhoud** Het vak Modulen en Voorstellingen behandelt deze twee onderwerpen in de abstracte algebra. We beginnen met het introduceren van modulen, moduulhomomorfismen, vrije...
- Molecular Aspects of Bio-interactionsThe course focuses on the molecular basis of interactions within or between plants or arthropods, including interactions with attackers (viruses, micro-organisms, nematodes, insect...
- Molecular Systems BiologyNowadays increasing numbers of complete genomic sequences are available and methods have been developed to study system wide gene expression, protein interaction and metabolite for...
- Molecular and Evolutionary EcologyHave you ever wondered how you can: - determine the origin of wolves crossing the Dutch border? - find out what bears eat, even if you only have access to their poo? - determine th...
- Narratives in Law*Cursusdoel* In deze cursus leren studenten verhalende elementen in juridische teksten te herkennen en gaan studenten vervolgens in schrijfoefeningen zelf aan de slag met verschi...
- National Food Laws in Comparative PerspectiveThe objective of this course is to understand how core issues in the agri-food chain are regulated in different jurisdictions and to develop skills to carry out comparative legal r...
- Nationalism and racialisationSee Dutch
- 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 ManagementThis course deals with the efficient and sustainable use of natural resources. The key question is how intensely a resource should be exploited, considering the typical properties...
- Neuroscience of Social Behavior and Emotional DisordersIn social behavior there is a thin line between sanity and insanity. In order to function healthily within our complex society social behavior should be fluid, ever-changing and hi...
- 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. Further, these processes ar...
- 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 Part 1: Macronutrients and OvernutritionThis course is not offered in this academic year anymore. It is however possible to take resits for this course when you attended this course in a previous year.For the description...
- Nutrition and Health Part 2: Micronutrients and UndernutritionThis course is not offered in this academic year anymore. It is however possible to take resits for this course when you attended this course in a previous year.For the description...
- 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), whereby the pressure on heal...
- 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...
- Orientation on Teaching and Training PracticeIn this course, students will apply their educational skills in a real-life situation (small internship/practical). These practical experiences can be obtained in a secondary schoo...
- Pedagogical Development of Pediatric Practices, Research and PolicyIn het kader van pedagogische praktijkontwikkeling bestaat er expliciete aandacht voor kwaliteitszorg en de ontwikkeling en implementatie van interventieprogramma’s en method...
- Pedagogy and Society. A socio-historical and socio-cultural perspective on child development and child raising.In deze cursus plaats je opvoeding in een breder maatschappelijk kader door vanuit verschillende invalshoeken te leren begrijpen hoe opvoedingspraktijken zich door de tijd heen ont...
- 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...
- Perspectives on Law*Inleiding* Het onderscheid tussen de verschillende rechtsgebieden – privaatrecht (verbintenissenrecht en goederenrecht) en publiekrecht (staats- en bestuursrecht, strafrecht en...
- 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 & History of Educational SciencesIn het vak Wetenschapsfilosofie en Geschiedenis van het onderwijs en van de Onderwijswetenschappen leer je de wetenschappelijke, theoretische en historische achtergrond van de soci...
- Philosophy of Science and EthicsWhen analyzing an elephant with only a microscope, you won’t easily grasp the big picture. That is the risk of scientific specialization. This course is about zooming out, lookin...
- 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...
- Physiology and Development of Plants in HorticultureProtected horticulture depends on modifying the physical environment of an enclosed space so as to improve the growth and quality of plants. The course comprises plant physiology a...
- Planetary Health**Inhoud:** Our health is affected by the environment we live in. By our social and community networks, our living and working conditions, the society we are part of, the cou...
- Plant BreedingNote: This course cannot be combined in an individual programme with PBR22803 Principles of Plant Breeding (online), since it largely covers the same topics. This course introduc...
- Plant BreedingNote: this course will start in 2025/26. This course will not be delivered in 2024/25. This course introduces students to key principles of plant breeding. Plant breeding is t...
- 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 InteractionsThis course provides up-to-date theoretical and practical training in physiological, biochemical and molecular aspects of interactions between plants and pathogenic fungi with diff...
- 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 Ecologies: Nature, Humans and Non-HumansThis course will examine the relation between human and non-human worlds as an enduring question in anthropology. We will explore diverse ideas relating to the themes of “nature”,...
- 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...
- Political anthropology: power, politics and the stateSee Dutch
- 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...
- Population and Quantitative GeneticsThis course explains genetic and molecular evolution and their relationship to phenotypic evolution, of natural, captive and domesticated populations of living organisms, ranging f...
- 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...
- Power and Leadership**Introductie Macht & Leiderschap** In elke organisatie, vereniging of club is leiderschap nodig om gezamenlijke doelen t...
- Practicum Experimental PsychologyIn deze cursus leert de student vaardigheden om zelfstandig experimenten te bouwen en onderzoeksdata te verwerken met behulp van een geavanceerde vector-programmeertaal (Python) en...
- Pre-breedingNote: This course can not be combined in an individual programme with PBR-33803 Germplasm and Seed Technology (online), because of overlap. In contrast to PBR-22303 Plant Breedin...
- Preventive Health Challenge: Redefining Real-Life Problems with Transdisciplinary SolutionsThis course is not offered in this academic year anymore. It is however possible to take resits for this course when you attended this course in a previous year.For the description...
- 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 Intellectual PropertyIn onze informatiesamenleving is het belang van intellectuele eigendomsrechten alleen maar toegenomen. De elkaar snel opvolgende technologische ontwikkelingen stellen het intellect...
- 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...
- Privacy and Data ProtectionWe leven in een informatiemaatschappij. *Big tech* bedrijven, zoals Facebook en Google, draaien op *big data*, maar ook voor de overheid en andere organisaties is het verwerken van...
- Private Law in Perspective: Labour LawIn Nederland zijn de meeste werkzame personen van de beroepsbevolking werkzaam in privaatrechtelijke dienstbetrekking op basis van een arbeidsovereenkomst. Voor veel mensen is dit...
- Probability theoryHet vak is een eerste kennismaking met de kansrekening en statistiek. Het vak is verplicht voor alle wiskundestudenten en geeft essentiële voorkennis voor veel van de vakken in de...
- 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...
- Programming for Medical Imaging**Period (from – till** ): 13 September - 08 November 2024 (BMS_P1_A) **Course coordinator** : Dr. K.L. Vincken **Faculty** Dr. K.L. Vincken, UMC Utrecht/Imaging Division, l...
- Proofs in MathematicsIn het vak Bewijzen in de Wiskunde maakt de student kennis met de abstracte redeneerstijl in de wiskunde en oefent met verschillende bewijsmethoden. Dit vak is een verplicht vak vo...
- Psychology and Economic BehaviourPeople buy and consume products, they gamble, they negotiate, and save money for their children. All these behaviours are examples of economic decisions that are governed by psycho...
- 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 must analyze qualitative data either to prepare more quantitative data collection methods (e.g. surveys) or to draw qualitat...
- Quantified Self: Using wearables and apps to monitor Physiology and BehaviourIn this course, students will learn about state-of-the-art technologies and devices (e.g. smart watches, activity trackers) in the field of dietary behaviour, lifestyle and health....
- Quantum nano wereldIn dit vak worden de basisprincipes van de kwantummechanica behandeld en hoe deze worden gebruikt in de nanotechnologie om de eigenschappen van materialen te sturen. Aan bod komen...
- Radiotherapy Physics**Period (from – till** ): 5 February - 9 April 2025 (BMS_P3_A) **Course coordinator** : Dr. B. van Asselen **Faculty** Dr C.P.J. Raaijmakers, UMC Utrecht/Imaging Division,...
- Regulating Big TechThe course Regulating Big Tech deals with the regulation of big technology corporations, such as the famous internet companies Google and Facebook. This course takes big tech compa...
- Regulating the European Union's Single MarketThe main objective of this course is to study the law of the EU Single Market within a changed Treaty context. This course enables the student to gain insight in the interaction be...
- 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...
- Religion, media and popular cultureFor a long time, scholars understood religion as a phenomenon that was successfully relegated to the private spheres of life. Modern thinkers envisioned secularization as a gradual...
- 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 Seminar in Social NeuroscienceThe course will basically focus on a number of key themes, which can change each year. Within each theme, the students will work on literature assignments and assignments preparing...
- 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...
- Resource competition worldwide: Issues and perspectivesOne 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...
- Responsible Learning Organization for SustainabilityThe world is changing quickly and so are the challenges tomorrow's entrepreneurs and business professionals face. One of these challenges is that a company's license to operate is...
- 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...
- Seaweed & Shellfish: Ecological SustainabilityWill 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. It is...
- Self-regulationYou absolutely enjoy delicious food but you also absolutely want a slim figure? You want to quit smoking, you know all the disadvantages of this bad habit, and still, you cannot ge...
- Sensation and Perception**Summary** Perceptual psychology is the oldest and most highly developed field of psychological research. As people constantly interact with the outside world via their senses, ev...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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-Scientific Analysis of Environmental IssuesThis course provides an introduction to some of the theoretical underpinnings of social-science research through which environmental issues can be studied. But what is the nature o...
- Socialization of children and adolescents*Pedagogische Systemen in de Kindertijd en Adolescentie* is een** theoretische cursus** die studenten een overzicht geeft van de huidige wetenschappelijke opvattingen over **socia...
- 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...
- Structural Bioinformatics & Modelling**Description of content** Computational structural biology is a mature field of research whose contribution to life sciences is becoming increasingly more appreciated. The aim...
- 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...
- Sustainabililty in Global perspective; about the role of science in social changeDe uitdagingen waar we wereldwijd mee geconfronteerd worden zijn gigantisch: klimaatverandering, biodiversiteitsverlies, en eindige hulpbronnen. Daarnaast bestaat er een grote onge...
- 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: Concepts, Issues and IndicatorsKnowledge of and capability to work with sustainability concepts and issues belong to the core competences to be obtained in the environmental sciences. Sustainability is a concept...
- 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...
- Sustainable DevelopmentCentraal staat het begrip ‘duurzame ontwikkeling’ dat internationaal als leidraad voor toekomstig handelen is geaccepteerd. Dit begrip omvat zowel een analyse van, als een beleid v...
- 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 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 Tourism: Rethinking the FutureAre you aware of the sheer size and rapid development of tourism? And do you like to engage in meaningful debates concerned with a creative rethinking of these developments? In...
- 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, cities generate more than 70% of the glo...
- Systems Analysis and ModellingNote that this course can not be combined in an individual programme with FEM-31806 ‘Models for Ecological Systems’. Systems approaches are widely used in studies of ecological s...
- Systems ThinkingWe deal with a plethora of complex problems, such as why inequality is increasing? Do racial teams have greater decision-making abilities?, How can we predict the outcomes of elect...
- 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...
- Teaching and Training Skills IThis course focuses on the development of both teaching and training skills. These skills are necessary for preparing, delivering and/or facilitating presentations, colloquia, work...
- The Da Vinci ProgrammeSustainable development and the strive to make our economies circular are grand challenges the world faces. These can only be solved via an interwoven collaboration of society, sci...
- The Law of International OrganizationsInternational organizations impact our lives in more significant ways than we often realize. But how do they work? How can member states control the decision-making of such interna...
- 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 Voice of YouthIn the course the Voice of Youth you learn about issues like the rights of young people, the social and political engagement of youth, and youth participation. Children grow up in...
- Theories on Education and Learning in SocietyThis course offers students a theoretical background in the domain of education and learning at an introductory level. The course focuses on education and learning in formal educat...
- Topology and geometryThis course is optional for mathematics students. The course is recommended to students interested in pure mathematics, particularly those interested in Algebraic Topology, Algebra...
- Toy Models in Science and Technology**NOTE: TU/e students can do a 5 ECTS version and WUR students a 6 ECTS version. The course will take place on location at Utrecht University and is scheduled for the Friday afte...
- Train the Trainer Coaching and TrainingGaining experience as a trainer is important when you want to develop yourself professionally in the training business. This train the trainer course offers the possibility to lear...
- Understanding Drugs**Description of content** During this course we will try to achieve the starting level for the Drug Innovation master’s programme with a focus on small molecule drugs. We will...
- Vascularized Tissue Engineering- **Period (from – till):** 3 February - 07 April 2025 - **Note: this is an online course stretching over 10 weeks with a study load of approximately 9-10 hours per week.** **Pleas...
- Work PsychologyArbeidspsychologie is het onderdeel van de Arbeids- en Organisatiepsychologie dat zich richt op het ontwerpen van arbeidstaken en de omstandigheden waaronder deze taken worden uitg...
- eXtended Realities and the Future of CommunicationThe course offers an introduction to and discussion of how immersive technologies transform environmental communication and understanding. This course will provide students with th...