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- ABC: About Building Cells3 ECTSAs 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...
- AI for Food and Health3 ECTSAn 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...
- Academic skills for Biologists3 ECTSStudents 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 Justice7.5 ECTSDe 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 Impact7.5 ECTSIn deze cursus leer je hoe je impact kunt genereren in een complexe maatschappelijke context. De manier van werken volgt de aanpak van Actie Onderzoek (AR). Door het doorlopen van...
- Administrative Law7.5 ECTSInhoud De overheid neemt een belangrijke plaats in de hedendaagse samenleving in. Zij bemoeit zich met allerlei aspecten van het maatschappelijk leven. Via belastingheffing wordt...
- Adv. Imaging & Biophysics6 ECTSIn 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 (Bio)analytical Chemistry3 ECTSAnalytical 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 Economics5 ECTSThe core theory used in traditional economics rests on basic assumptions on individual selfishness, rationality and utility maximization. During the last three decades, these assum...
- Advanced Bioresources6 ECTSThe 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 Chemistry3 ECTSThis 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 Management and Marketing6 ECTSThe 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 Python Programming6 ECTSIn 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 Methods6 ECTSStudents learn about & practice key qualitative methods while gaining exposure to how diverse theoretical lenses make use of these methods. The course covers: interpretation, repre...
- Advanced Statistics6 ECTSThis 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 Biology6 ECTSAre 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 programming7.5 ECTSThis 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...
- African History6 ECTSAfrica is extremely diverse and dynamic. By 2050, the continent is projected to host more than a quarter of the world population. While poverty and conflict continue to undermine t...
- Agent-Based Modelling6 ECTSWhy do events happen in society (climate change, poverty, revolution...), or in biology (extinction, plagues...), without anyone being in control? They happen because of coincidenc...
- Agri-Environmental Law and Policy6 ECTSThis 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...
- Agricultural Water Management2 ECTSWorldwide, a variety of processes puts increasing pressure on water resources. Global climate change causes temperatures to rise and precipitation and rainfall patterns change. An...
- Analysis7.5 ECTSIn 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 variables7.5 ECTSDit 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 manifolds7.5 ECTSManifolds 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 Behaviour3 ECTSThis 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 Ecology6 ECTSThe course provides a deeper understanding of animal-animal, animal-food and animal-environment interactions at various levels. At the lowest integration level we will deal with th...
- Applied Biocatalysis6 ECTSThe purpose of this course is to get insight in the possibilities and the problems concerning the application of biocatalysts for the preparation of chemicals and (bio)pharmaceutic...
- Applied Information Technology6 ECTSInformation 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...
- Argumentation BAT1 ECTSThe 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 Intelligence6 ECTSAn 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 Quality6 ECTSThe 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...
- Automation in Food Manufacturing3 ECTSAutomation 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 Design6 ECTSRapid 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 Immunotechnology3 ECTSThis 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 in Food Safety2 ECTSEveryday 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 Infectious Diseases6 ECTSEmerging 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 Analysis6 ECTSClassical 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 16 ECTSBecoming 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 26 ECTSBecoming 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 312 ECTSBecoming 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 Basics6 ECTSThis course offers you basic skills on the development of both teaching and communication skills to be prepared for your first lessons as an intern at a secondary school. Exercises...
- Behavioral and Experimental Economics6 ECTSthe main focus of this course is to become familiar with the methods used in behavioral and experimental economics and to learn how to run experiments in this field. Topics that wi...
- Behavioural Ecology6 ECTSThe course Behavioural Ecology provides insight into how evolution through natural selection shapes behaviour of animals (domestic or wild, vertebrate or invertebrate). The course...
- Behavioural Endocrinology6 ECTSBehavioral 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 testing4.5 ECTSThis 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 Data6 ECTSBig 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 Decisions6 ECTSThe 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-Tech-Med Interdisc. Team Training3 ECTS**Period (from – till):** 5 February - 28 June 2024 (BMS_P3_A)**Faculty** drs. R.R. de Jonge, course coordinator. S. de Jong, UMCU and GSLS. B. Arets, SUMMA, A. Berendts,...
- Bio-Tech-Med Interdisc. Team Training5 ECTS**Period (from – till):** 5 February - 28 June 2024 (BMS_P3_A)**Faculty** drs. R.R. de Jonge, course coordinator. S. de Jong, UMCU and GSLS. B. Arets, SUMMA, A. Berendts,...
- Biobased & Circular Business6 ECTSThe 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...
- Bioinformatics for comparative genomics7.5 ECTS**Entry requirements** Successful completion of the level 1 course ‘Genomica’ (or ‘Systemsbiology’) and participation in the level 2 course ‘Data science and biology’ (or having...
- Biological Proces. for Resource Recovery6 ECTSThe subject of this course is the exploration of microbiological opportunities to recover resources within Environmental Technology, thereby closing material cycles with minimal lo...
- Biomimetics6 ECTSIn biomimetics, the structure and function of biological systems are studied to inspire the design of materials, surfaces, instruments, buildings, processes etc. This course addres...
- Bioresources6 ECTSThis course deals with recent developments in the agronomy of biomass production, methods for classical and marker-assisted plant breeding, and metabolic engineering of biosyntheti...
- Brain, Hormones and Metabolism6 ECTSDuring the course Brain Hormones and Metabolism different aspects of brain function with specific emphasis on the physiological aspects, will be discussed. The course is subdivided...
- Business, Human Rights & the Environment6 ECTSThis 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...
- Calculus and Linear Algebra 17.5 ECTS**Docent** Steven Wepster (Infinitesimaalrekening) Barbara van den Berg (Lineaire algebra) **Vakinhoud** Dit vak bestaat uit de behandeling van twee verschillende bas...
- Calculus and Linear Algebra 27.5 ECTS**Docent** Steven Wepster (Infinitesimaalrekening) Barbara van den Berg (Lineaire algebra) **Vakinhoud** Dit vak is een vervolg op het vak Infinitesimaalrekening en L...
- Capita Selecta Plant Production Systems6 ECTSCapita 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.
- Catalysis and bio-organic synthesis6 ECTSCatalysis 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 Biology7.5 ECTSThe 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...
- Child care and society7.5 ECTSIn 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...
- Circular Economy6 ECTSThe 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 Aquatic Food Production6 ECTSSeafood will increasingly contribute to the growing demand for sufficient and healthy food worldwide. Hence, substantial growth of the aquaculture sector is foreseen. At the same t...
- Claim Culture: Mass Litigation & Fault7.5 ECTSThe 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 and Society7.5 ECTSThis course has a strong multidisciplinary approach and is intended to bring together students from several disciplines in order to learn from each other and to appreciate the prob...
- Climate change in context7.5 ECTSThis course focuses on building a simple climate model. We start with a very simple model of a surface (e.g. the Earth) that is warmed up by solar radiation. Step by step we will e...
- Climate dynamics7.5 ECTSHet 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 Climate6 ECTSClouds 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 Cities3 ECTSAround 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 training7.5 ECTSCoaching 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...
- Comparative Biology and Systematics6 ECTSMany questions in biology need an evolutionary or phylogenetic perspective, for instance to distinguish convergent evolution from independent, divergent, evolution. This course foc...
- Comparative Food Law6 ECTSThe 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...
- Comparative Health Problems and Policies6 ECTSThis 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 Systems6 ECTSThe 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 Biology6 ECTSThe 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 design7.5 ECTSThere 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...
- Conservation Behaviour1 ECTSThis 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...
- Constitutional Law7.5 ECTSDe 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 Union7.5 ECTSThis 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 Law6 ECTSWhat rights do you have when your online order does not arrive? Or your flight is cancelled? Or your carefully chosen hotel turns out not to exist? Consumer law regulates the dai...
- Conversions in Biobased Sciences6 ECTSTo 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...
- Coupled Processes in Soft Matter3 ECTSMany processes in Nature and our daily life are influenced by multiple mechanisms which are intrinsically-coupled. Examples include the formation of a ring-shaped stain when coffee...
- Course Development6 ECTSThis course covers the processes of structurally planning, developing and evaluating courses in a lesson series and a multidisciplinary project in secondary education or vocational...
- Cybercrime7.5 ECTSContent 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 Visualization6 ECTSMuch 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 Driven Discovery Life Sciences6 ECTSAcross 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 Management6 ECTSResearch 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 Management6 ECTSThis 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 Concepts6 ECTSThe 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 Ethics3 ECTSInformation 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 Ecology6 ECTSAdvancements in technology and information processing are rapidly changing many fields of plant sciences, animal sciences and ecology, including research, agriculture and conservat...
- Data Science for Food & Consumer Science3 ECTSData 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 Structures & Algorithms for Health3 ECTSThis course will introduce students to basic concepts of computing and problem solving. The course will start with introducing concepts like computer, programming language, softwar...
- Decision making in Global One Health6 ECTSThis 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...
- Developmental Biology of Animals6 ECTSThis course prepares you for being a researcher in the field of developmental biology of animals. Drawing from a broad selection of vertebrate and invertebrate model species, it co...
- Developmental Psychopathology7.5 ECTS**Language of instruction** : The lectures, exam and quizzes will be in English.
- Digital Food Marketing6 ECTSThe 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 Law7.5 ECTS***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 Ecology6 ECTSThe 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 Resolution7.5 ECTSThe 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...
- Drainage of Agricultural Lands4 ECTSIn 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 Agriculture3 ECTSWe 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 Challenge6 ECTSTo participate in the Dutch Dairy Student Challenge (DDSC), the student must have (disciplinary) knowledge in his/her field of study and should have successfully completed (at leas...
- Eating, Customs and Health6 ECTSHealth 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-interactions6 ECTSThe course focuses on biological interactions between invertebrates (arthropods, nematodes), micro-organisms and plants, and between beneficial organisms and pathogens and their ho...
- Ecological Methods6 ECTSStudents 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 & Circular Food System3 ECTSThis 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...
- Economy and Management in Biotechnology6 ECTSThe 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...
- Ecophysiology6 ECTSIn 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 for Sustainability6 ECTSThis course enables students to understand, design, facilitate and experience sustainability-oriented teaching, learning and capacity-building processes. It is targeted towards stu...
- Empowerment for Sustainability6 ECTSThis 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 stakeholders6 ECTSEnvironmental 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 & Sustainability Education6 ECTSEducation and learning, citizen participation and whole system innovations are considered important tools in developing people's environmental and sustainability interests, concern...
- Environmental Assets for Health6 ECTSIn 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 & Analysis6 ECTSA broad range of research methods exists in the field of environmental research. These methods are operational at different spatial and temporal scales. This course focuses on the...
- Environmental Ethics and SD7.5 ECTSThe 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 Assessment7.5 ECTSEnvironmental 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 Industry6 ECTSCentral 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 Psychology6 ECTSEnvironmental 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 Toxicology6 ECTSThis 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 Environment3 ECTSThis 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...
- Evolutionary computing7.5 ECTSEvolutionary algorithms are population-based, stochastic search algorithms based on the mechanisms of natural evolution. This course covers how to design representations and vari...
- Exp. Des. & Data Anal. of Breed. Trials3 ECTSNote 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...
- Exposure Assessment in Nutrition6 ECTSThis 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 theory7.5 ECTSHet 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 Safety0 ECTSAt WUR we value your safety. Going into the field for an excursion or for observations/ measurments exposes you to specific risks some of which you'd take for granted while visitin...
- Fisheries Ecology6 ECTSThe 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 Access (MOOC)2 ECTSWhat 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 Components and Health6 ECTSThis 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 Hazards6 ECTSNote: 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 Law6 ECTSFood Law (LAW22806) is an introduction to the technical food laws in the EU. The course teaches how to find, understand and predict EU food law, and how to navigate the legal requi...
- Food Structuring A-DL3 ECTSNote: This is a distance learning course. For campus students FPE-35803 + FPE-35903 can replace FPE-30306 Food Structuring. This course aims at presenting ways to structure foods...
- Food Structuring B-DL3 ECTSNote: This is a distance learning course. For campus students FPE-35803 + FPE-35903 can replace FPE-30306 Food Structuring. This course aims at presenting ways to structure foods...
- Food ethics3 ECTSFood 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,...
- Food, Nutrition and Human Rights6 ECTSWorldwide 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,...
- Foodscapes, Urban Lifestyles, Transition6 ECTSToday, 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 Management6 ECTSThe 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 Law7.5 ECTSThe 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 mathematics7.5 ECTSHet 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 Material8 ECTSThe 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 Sciences4 ECTSUnderstanding 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 Health6 ECTSConsidering 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 Biology6 ECTSThis 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 Zoology6 ECTSThis 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 Rights in Europe7.5 ECTS**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 Landscapes6 ECTSFor 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 Law7.5 ECTSThe 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 Toxicology3 ECTSIntroductory course on basic principles in toxicology, organ-specific toxic effects and risk assessment.
- Genetic Analysis Trends and Concepts6 ECTSThis advanced course explains the most important genetic concepts to unravel and understand complex biological phenomena. We in detail explain the genetic processes underlying vari...
- Geoscripting6 ECTSSolve geographical and any spatial applied problems through scripting. Professionals in private companies and research institutes are increasingly using scripting languages for...
- Global Environmental Change7.5 ECTSThe primary drivers of global environmental change are demographic and economic pressures related to human activity. Area distributions designated to urbanization, agriculture and...
- Global Migration6 ECTSMigration is a highly charged subject that incites both hope and fear among those who move, their families and communities and similarly affect receiving societies. Why do people m...
- Global Sustainability7.5 ECTSDe uitdagingen waar we wereldwijd mee geconfronteerd worden zijn gigantisch: klimaatverandering, biodiversiteitsverlies, en eindige hulpbronnen. Daarnaast bestaat er een grote onge...
- Globalization and Sustainability of Food6 ECTSThis course allows students to acquire in-depth understanding of recent changes in food provision, their consequences and possible responses. Introduced concepts include globalizat...
- Health Economics6 ECTSHealth 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 Action6 ECTSThe 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 Psychology6 ECTSStudents 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 Management6 ECTSThe 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...
- Host-Parasite Interactions6 ECTSThis 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 Geography6 ECTSNote 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 Practice6 ECTSNote: This course can not be combined in an individual programme with GEO-10306 Human Geography. In this foundational course students learn to combine theoretical and conceptual...
- Human Infectious Diseases3 ECTSThis 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 Microbiome3 ECTSOur 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 MOOC1 ECTSLearn 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 Biology, part 26 ECTSPart 2 of the Human and Animal Biology course is a continuation of Human and Animal Biology part 1 (EZO10306 for BBI students; EZO10806 for BAS students). Part 1 positioned the phe...
- Humanitarian Aid and Reconstruction6 ECTSThe 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...
- Impact Assessment6 ECTSGovernments, 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 Feed6 ECTSEdible 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...
- Intellectual Property Rights6 ECTSThis 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...
- InterUniversity Sustainability Challenge6 ECTSIn 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 & Tourism6 ECTSThis 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 Law6 ECTSInternational 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 and EU Environmental Law6 ECTSThis 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 Law7.5 ECTSInternational 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...
- Interventions for Healthy Ageing6 ECTSThis 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...
- Intestine microbiota interactions6 ECTSThe 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...
- Intrapreneurship6 ECTSIntrapreneurship is about the development and implementation of innovations in existing organizations. In short, intrapreneurship is entrepreneurship in the context of organization...
- Intro to Epidemiology and Public Health6 ECTSThe 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...
- Intro to Global Nutrition and Health6 ECTSIn 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...
- Introd. Descriptive Epidem.&Publ. Health3 ECTSThe 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 Science6 ECTSThe 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 geometry7.5 ECTSAan 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 to Algebraic Varieties7.5 ECTS---------------------------------- 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 behaviour1 ECTSIntroduction 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 Bioinformatics6 ECTSNote: 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 Educational Sciences7.5 ECTSEr 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 Groups and Rings7.5 ECTSEen "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 Immunology3 ECTSThe 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 Law6 ECTSWant to know how law could affect product innovation, safety or quality? Why the European Union (EU) regulates agriculture, climate, water, energy, waste, consumer relations, and a...
- Introduction to Public International Law7.5 ECTSIntroduction 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 Tourism and Society3 ECTSTourism 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 topology7.5 ECTS- The intuitive notion of "space" (+ definition of metric spaces) and standard examples (spheres, Moebius band, torus, Klein bottle, projective space etc).- The abstract definition...
- Intuitive Intelligence3 ECTS'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 Biology6 ECTSThis course elaborates on the basic mechanisms of development that were introduced in ‘Mechanisms of development’ (MOB20803). Although plants and animals have developed separately...
- Laboratory Safety0 ECTSAt 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...
- Labour Law7.5 ECTSMaatschappelijke context In Nederland zijn de meeste werkzame personen van de beroepsbevolking werkzaam in privaatrechtelijke dienstbetrekking op basis van een arbeidsovereenkoms...
- Law and Ethics7.5 ECTSIf 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 Biotechnology7.5 ECTSDe 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 Resources6 ECTSOceans 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...
- Law, Innovation and Technology7.5 ECTSHet 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...
- Learn the Scientific Method6 ECTSMany 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 and Instruction Theory6 ECTSThis 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...
- Legal Philosophy: Human Rights7.5 ECTSDeze 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 of Food Systems6 ECTSThis 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 Assessment7.5 ECTSIn 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 Data6 ECTSThe 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 & Society6 ECTSQuestions 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...
- MK: Anthropology and sustainability7.5 ECTSSustainability has become a vantage point for addressing, debating, and negotiating multiple challenges of the contemporary world, such as climate change, environmental pollution o...
- MK: Design of Learning Situations-intro7.5 ECTSTijdens deze cursus maak je kennis met onderwijswetenschappelijk ontwerp- en ontwikkelwerk. Het ontwerpen van leermateriaal op basis van grondige onderwijswetenschappelijke analyse...
- MK: Development, learning and behavior7.5 ECTSWhy 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...
- MK: Political Ecologies7.5 ECTSThis 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”,...
- MOOC Development6 ECTSThis course is part of a student challenge (design contest) aimed at designing and developing a MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) in a multidisciplinary team of students. The end r...
- MV/PM: CA 4: globalization7.5 ECTSAlthough 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...
- MV: IRM (ISS, CA & SOC)7.5 ECTSDeze cursus is een inleidende cursus sociaal-wetenschappelijk onderzoek voor gebruikers van wetenschappelijke literatuur. In deze cursus worden de drie hoofdvormen van sociaal-wete...
- Machine Learning6 ECTSMachine 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...
- Macronutrients and Overnutrition2 ECTSFood plays a central role in our society but few people actually understand what it does to our bodies. Learn more about nutrition and how our diet profoundly impacts our current a...
- Marine Animal Ecology6 ECTSThis 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 Law7.5 ECTSHow 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...
- Mechanisms of Development3 ECTSThis 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...
- Metal Complex Coordination Chemistry6 ECTSThe 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 Behaviour3 ECTSIn 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...
- Microbial Genomics4.5 ECTS**Course description** Microbes (bacteria and fungi) are crucial for life on earth and are highly relevant for human life as beneficials, pathogens, food producers, nutrient cyc...
- Microbial Physiology6 ECTSThe 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 Health6 ECTSThis 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...
- Micronutrients and Undernutrition2 ECTSFood plays a central role in our society but few people actually understand what it does to our bodies. Learn more about nutrition and how our diet profoundly impacts our current a...
- Model Thinking6 ECTSWe 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...
- Modelling in Systems Biology6 ECTSThe 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...
- Modern Statistics for the Life Sciences6 ECTSBig data are becoming available in nearly all scientific fields. Thus, the ability to analyse and interpret such data is becoming an essential skill both in science and industry. I...
- Modules and representations7.5 ECTSHet vak Modulen en Voorstellingen behandelt deze twee onderwerpen in de abstracte algebra. We beginnen met het introduceren van modulen, moduulhomomorfismen, vrije modulen, directe...
- Molecular Aspects of Bio-interactions6 ECTSThe 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 Biology6 ECTSNowadays 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 Ecology6 ECTSHave 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...
- Motion and manipulation7.5 ECTSMotion and manipulation are key issues in the field of robotics and automation, but they also play a major role in virtual environments and games. In this course models and plann...
- N&H: Macronutrients, Energy and Health6 ECTSThis 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...
- Narratives in Law7.5 ECTSVoor juristen is een goed begrip van taal en communicatie cruciaal. Rechtsgeleerdheid is een talige studie niet alleen wat betreft tekst maar ook wat betreft argumentatie. Deze cur...
- Natural Hazards and Disasters6 ECTSDisasters related to earthquakes, tsunamis, mudslides, floods, droughts, (wild)fires and famines seriously affect human societies. This interdisciplinary course introduces differen...
- Natural Resource Economics6 ECTSThis 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...
- Nutrition and Cardiometabolic Diseases6 ECTSThis 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 the Ageing Body6 ECTSThe 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 Physiology6 ECTSThis 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 Education Practice3 ECTSThis 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...
- Orientation on Education Practice6 ECTSIn this course, students will apply their educational skills in a real-life situation (small internship/practical), either in a secondary school, an institute for vocational educat...
- Personal Motivation Assessment1 ECTSThis 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 Law7.5 ECTS*Inleiding* Het onderscheid tussen de verschillende rechtsgebieden – privaatrecht (verbintenissenrecht en goederenrecht) en publiekrecht (staats- en bestuursrecht, strafrecht en...
- Persuasion in Consumer Communication6 ECTSThis course focuses on persuasive communication in various contexts and in relation to consumer communication for sustainability as a present-day problem context in science and soc...
- Pharmacology and Nutrition6 ECTSThe 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 Educational Science7.5 ECTSIn 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 Ethics7.5 ECTSWhen 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...
- Planetary Health7.5 ECTS**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 Breeding3 ECTSNote: 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 Plasticity and Adaptation6 ECTSDue 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 Interactions6 ECTSThis course provides up-to-date theoretical and practical training in physiological, biochemical and molecular aspects of interactions between plants and pathogenic fungi and oomyc...
- Political Ecologies6 ECTSThis 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 anthropology7.5 ECTSSee Dutch
- Politics in International Arenas6 ECTSThis 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...
- Politics of Healthy and Sustainable Food6 ECTSFood 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...
- Population and Quantitative Genetics6 ECTSThis 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 Ecology6 ECTSThe course Population and Systems Ecology teaches basic concepts in Population, Community, Ecosystem and Landscape Ecology. The course takes a quantitative approach, grounded in ba...
- Pre-breeding3 ECTSNote: 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 Challenge6 ECTSAre you ready to take on a challenge that will push you to your limits and help you develop skills that will benefit you throughout your academic and professional careers? We invit...
- Principles of Biobased Economy6 ECTSThis 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 Intellectual Property7.5 ECTSIn onze informatiesamenleving is het belang van intellectuele eigendomsrechten alleen maar toegenomen. De elkaar snel opvolgende technologische ontwikkelingen stellen het intellect...
- Privacy and Data Protection7.5 ECTSWe 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...
- Probability theory7.5 ECTSHet 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...
- Programming for Medical Imaging5 ECTS**Period (from – till** ): 11 September - 10 November 2023 (BMS_P1_A) **Course coordinator** : Dr. K.L. Vincken **Faculty** Dr. K.L. Vincken, UMC Utrecht/Imaging Division, l...
- Proofs in Mathematics7.5 ECTSIn 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...
- Protein Folding and Assembly7.5 ECTSStructural biology centers on the chemical principles underlying protein structure and function. A particular focus is the assembly of biomolecules into molecular machines and the...
- Public Health Practice6 ECTSThe 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...
- Pyrogeography6 ECTSThis 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...
- Qualitative Data Analysis Methods6 ECTSThis 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 Self6 ECTSIn 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 wereld7.5 ECTSIn 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...
- Regenerative Cultures for Sustainability3 ECTSThis 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....
- Regulating Big Tech7.5 ECTSThe 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 EU's Single Market7.5 ECTSThe 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 Development6 ECTSA 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...
- Remote Sensing Atmospheric Composition6 ECTSMonitoring 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 Plants3 ECTSSexual 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...
- Resource Competition Worldwide6 ECTSOne 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 organise reso...
- Resource Dynamics6 ECTSThis 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 Economy6 ECTSThis 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 Organization6 ECTSThe 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 Systems6 ECTSThe role of livestock in our current food system is heavily debated. On the one hand, the livestock sector provides essential nutrients, while generating labour, economic benefits...
- SFS: The value of systems thinking3 ECTSThis 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...
- Self-regulation7.5 ECTSYou 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...
- Sensor Data in Animal Sciences6 ECTSSensor data is increasingly used by commercial livestock farmers, feeding companies, breeding companies, and the scientific community. In this course, sensors in animal production...
- Settings for Health Promotion6 ECTSMuch 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 Nutrition6 ECTSUnderstanding 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 Health6 ECTSDespite 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 Env Issues3 ECTSThis course provides an introduction to the theoretical underpinning of social science research through which environmental issues can be studied. But what is the nature of social...
- Statistics for Data Scientists6 ECTSIn 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...
- Stochastic Differential Equations6 ECTSMany processes in the life sciences are stochastic in nature and Stochastic Differential Equations (SDEs) and Data Assimilation (DA) are fields that combine data and statistics wit...
- Supply Chain Design and Planning6 ECTSThe 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...
- Sust. Tech. Develop.: Design Assignment3 ECTSThis 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...
- Sustainability Assessment Animal Systems6 ECTSConsumers 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 Transitions6 ECTSKnowledge 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 History6 ECTSHow 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 Seafood6 ECTSThrough 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 Chains6 ECTSDuring 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 of Farming Systems6 ECTSThe sustainability of our agricultural systems is hotly debated. Real and/or perceived crises are everywhere (nitrogen, climate change, biodiversity, soil degradation, and so forth...
- Sustainable Development7.5 ECTSCentraal 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 A-DL3 ECTSNote: This is a distance learning course. For campus students FPE35303 + FPE35403 can replace FPE30806 Sustainable Food and Bioprocessing. In this course we will study the influe...
- Sustainable Food and Bioprocessing B-DL3 ECTSNote: This is a distance learning course. For campus students FPE35303 + FPE35403 can replace FPE30806 Sustainable Food and Bioprocessing. In this course we will study the influe...
- Sustainable Soil Managem.: Soil for Life3 ECTSSoils 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 Development3 ECTSThis 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...
- Sustainable Tourism: Rethinking Future3 ECTSAre 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 Development2 ECTSDid 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 Modelling6 ECTSNote 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 and Synthetic Biology6 ECTSThe course provides an introduction to Systems and Synthetic Biology. Participants will learn how modelling and effective experimentation intertwine to understand interactions betw...
- Teaching & Learning in Higher Education3 ECTSThis 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 Skills3 ECTSThis course focuses on the development of both teaching, training, and tutoring skills. These skills are necessary for preparing, delivering and/or facilitating presentations, coll...
- The Da Vinci Programme30 ECTSSustainable 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 Organizations7.5 ECTSInternational 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 Voice of Youth7.5 ECTSIn 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 Learning, Education & Teaching3 ECTSThis course offers students a theoretical background in the domain of learning, education, and teaching at an introductory level. The course focuses on teaching and learning in for...
- Topology and geometry7.5 ECTS[http://www.staff.science.uu.nl/~caval101/](https://solismail.uu.nl/owa/redir.aspx?C=eOzOqqW94DPTRtlVlBm0NPubZisYd5AMH2ybHSCO423iFXYtaUvUCA..&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.staff.science.uu....
- Toy Models in Science and Technology7.5 ECTSStudents from WUR and TUE can register until September 18th via coordinator.nano@uu.nl ‘Toy models’ are models that use as input (very) simple rules, and as ‘output’ are able...
- Trends in Plant Reproduction6 ECTSThe 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...
- Urban Hydrometeorology6 ECTSThis course is dedicated to the hydrometeorology of the urban environment, from the micro-scale at street level to the regional scale. These are approached both in a descriptive ma...
- Vascularized Tissue Engineering3 ECTS- **Period (from – till): 5** February - 21 April 2024 - **Note: this is an online course stretching over 10 weeks with a study load of approximately 9-10 hours per week.** **Plea...
- Vertebrate Structure and Function6 ECTSIn the lectures, an overview will be given of the origin, evolution, diversity and adaptive radiation of the vertebrates. The course presents material on the macroscopical and micr...
- Water 13 ECTSThis 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...
- Wild perspectives3 ECTSWild Perspectives is a summer course on embodiment of “wild” perspectives on human-nature. In the course we reflect on our perspective on nature, our relationships with nature and...
- Wildlife Conservation Genetics6 ECTSIn this course we will start by discussing the basic concepts of conservation genetics. We will discuss how to measure genetic variation using pedigree and molecular data. We also...
- Work Psychology7.5 ECTSArbeidspsychologie is het onderdeel van de Arbeids- en Organisatiepsychologie dat zich richt op het ontwerpen van arbeidstaken en de omstandigheden waaronder deze taken worden uitg...
- Zwarte gaten7.5 ECTSIn 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...