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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...
- Adv soc psychology & cons beh.5 ECTSThis course aims at a better understanding of people's social nature based on the theories and explanations that represent the state-of-the-art social psychology knowledge. Student...
- 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 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 data analysis5 ECTSSolid execution of one's professional duties as an HTI engineer requires in-depth knowledge of and experience with the statistical processing of data. Besides assisting the student...
- Advanced perception5 ECTSThis course covers advanced knowledge about perceptual processes in interaction with modern technologies. The course will discuss quantitative modeling and present basic human reco...
- 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...
- Algorithms for Geovisualization5 ECTSA significant part of today's data is geographic, has a geographic component (is geo-referenced), or benefits from geographic interpretation. To analyze these data requires advance...
- 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...
- Automated reasoning5 ECTSVeel problemen, onder meer logistieke planning, optimalisatie van productieprocessen, verificatie van computersystemen en vele puzzels, laten zich beschrijven als een grote formule...
- 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...
- Beelden5 ECTSEnerzijds zullen de principes en de uitvoering van de volgende medische imaging technieken worden behandeld: (a) ultrageluid; (b) radiografie; (c) computer tomografie; (d) nucleair...
- 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...
- 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...
- Big data for urban analysis /project10 ECTSTo find good solutions one needs to have a good understanding of the problem. This holds true also for the problems and challenges urban planners are facing in areas such as mobili...
- Biobased & Circular 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...
- 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...
- Biomaterialen5 ECTSInteracties tussen (synthetische) biomaterialen en weefsels spelen een belangrijke rol wanneer een deel van het menselijke lichaam vervangen wordt door een implantaat/prothese. O...
- 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...
- Bot structuur en functie5 ECTSBot heeft een belastingdragende functie in het lichaam, en een daarbij passende (micro)structuur, die het zowel licht als stijf/sterk maakt. Dankzij een spanningsgestuurd biologi...
- 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...
- Brain, body & behaviour5 ECTSThese are exciting times for studying the brain. Scientific understanding of the brain, and its relation to human behaviour, continues to grow at an exponential pace. In no small m...
- Built environment and smart mobility5 ECTSWherever urban development takes place, people will want to come and go. And wherever people come, go, or pass through, opportunities for urban development arise. There is a contin...
- Built environment project for PT and SI5 ECTSIn a single building design assignment, with increasing complexity and changing scale levels. The design assignment will be assessed twice by means of a report: a midterm concep...
- 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...
- 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...
- Cellulaire mechanobiologie5 ECTS- Introduction to mechanobiology - Mechanosensing and mechanotransduction - Cell and matrix mechanics - Cellular and mammalian gene engineering approaches - Biophysical manipulatio...
- Chemische reactorkunde5 ECTSMolbalansen voor ideale reactoren met enkelvoudige en simultane meervoudige reacties: CSTR, cascade van CSTRs, PFR/PBR, semi-batch reactor en membraanreactoren. Absolute en fractio...
- 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...
- Circularity in the built environment5 ECTSThis course introduces first of all circularity as the problem of planetary (resource) management, with a central role for rates and planetary boundaries. Energy, materials, waste...
- 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,...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Creative programming5 ECTS- Introduction to programming and software engineering. - Variables and control flows. - 2D graphics and animations. - Arrays and other data structures. - Functions. - Al...
- Creativity and aesthetics of data & AI5 ECTSThe course is structured along three lines. The first two lines can run in parallel, with the following activities: - lectures and individual readings on different learning m...
- 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...
- Data driven AI5 ECTSModern businesses need to make sense of vast amounts of (structured or unstructured) data in order to support business decisions, and remain competitive. Data-driven AI techniques...
- Data management for data analytics5 ECTSAfter this course, students will be able to - understand the basics of conceptual data modeling in the Entity Relationship model and UML, and translating a natural language specifi...
- 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...
- Decision making with A&CI5 ECTSIn modern businesses, the extraction of information from the data in the information systems has become a competitive advantage. The availability of large amounts of data of differ...
- Des.for vitality in a real-life setting5 ECTS- General introduction – presentation of topics - Understanding users - user protocol – design process’ - Stakeholders – wicked problems - Mid-term pitches / Challenges in de...
- Design for a Sustainable Future5 ECTSSustainable development, - intellectual and moral underpinnings - history of sustainability thought and global policy frameworks - sustainable human development from a big history...
- Design for a Sustainable Future: ENTERPR5 ECTSThe "real" green market is very limited. Although sustainable and green concepts are very beneficial for the longevity and health of society and individuals, these concepts typical...
- Design for a Sustainable Future: SOCIETY5 ECTSScience of cities (basic) - Evolution and Fundamentals of cities Diagnosis - Basics of diagnosis - Checklist of city diagnostics - Problem definition and root cause analysis Str...
- Design for a Sustainable Future: USER5 ECTSStudents attend a lecture series that combines Social Theory and Design Methodologies for user-centered design.The lectures will be in English. The following lecture topics will...
- Design for behavioral change5 ECTSThis course aims to equip Master students with the knowledge and skills that pertain to the design of technologies that can help people change behaviours without coercion, manipula...
- Design for social innovation5 ECTSWithin this elective, students will engage with and study different ways of addressing contemporary societal challenges, and investigate how design can play a role in this. This co...
- Designing with advanced AI5 ECTSThe course DBM180 explores the cutting-edge capabilities of machine learning and artificial intelligence for designing innovative systems and experiences. Students will gain a deep...
- 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...
- 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 enterprise systems5 ECTS- Strategic importance of enterprise systems (and IT) as a resource in the era of digitalization: The strategic importance of the effective use of enterprise systems for digital tr...
- 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...
- 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...
- Energy, economy and society5 ECTSA reliable, affordable and clean energy supply is of major importance for society, economy and the environment – and will prove to be crucial in the 21st century. You, as future en...
- 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...
- Entrepreneurship & corp soc resp5 ECTSThe course is divided into two parts. In the first part we clarify the hazard to which business ethics is a response and to identify the idea of conscience in relation to corporate...
- 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 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...
- Environmental psychology5 ECTSEnvironmental psychologists study the role of the environment in explaining human behavior and experience, investigating, for example, the effects of environmental characteristics...
- 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...
- Ethics and the risk society5 ECTSWe live in a world where we increasingly control and know about the risks imposed on ourselves and others, in technological development, global health, the economy and the environm...
- Ethics of technology5 ECTSThe goal of this course is to develop competence in analyzing ethical questions related to the design and use of technology. Students will learn some established Western frameworks...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- GS in long term perspective5 ECTSNew course re-design This course will be taught for the first time in academic year 2024-2025 Q4 timeslot D
- 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 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 connections5 ECTSThis course illustrates how seemingly local transformations and innovations have a global dimension that often remains hidden. To fully understand localised technological developme...
- 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...
- Healthcare management and modeling5 ECTSIn controlling processes in healthcare we have to find a balance between patient demand en care supply. In this course we develop a framework for the planning of patient logistics,...
- History of housing and cities5 ECTS80% of our built environment consists of housing; its quality has a major influence on the quality of the city. Furthermore, housing is one of the important lenses at the disposal...
- Host response to biomaterials5 ECTSHet vak is opgebouwd uit colleges (incl expert gastcolleges), waarin de benodigde achtergrondkennis wordt behandeld, in combinatie met een ‘startup-challenge’ op basis van een klin...
- Host-Parasite 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...
- ID Green- des. perspec on sustainability5 ECTSSustainability is one of the major topics of our age and the landscape of sustainability is huge, divers and complex. So, what is sustainability in the context of Industrial Design...
- 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...
- Industrial ecology5 ECTSIn this course we will focus on mass flows: natural mass flows (nutrient cycles, including the carbon cycle); flows through the industrial system (materials, processes, products) a...
- 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 Challenge5 ECTSCities have a significant impact on sustainability and the environment. They offer unique settings that are highly challenging and, at the same time, provide excellent opportunitie...
- 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...
- 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 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 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 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...
- 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...
- Klinische chemie2.5 ECTSDe cyclus start met het onderdeel medische besliskunde. Hierbij komen zaken als sensitiviteit en specificiteit van diagnostische testen, voorspellende waarde van testuitslagen en d...
- 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...
- Landau theory5 ECTSThis course is part of the elective programme of the Applied Physics Masters Programme in the Graduate School (and is provided by the department of Applied Physics). The Land...
- 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...
- 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 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Managing sustainable technology5 ECTSDrawing on insights from the field of sustainability transitions, innovation sciences and STS (Science and Technology) studies, Managing Sustainable Technology course introduces st...
- 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...
- Massively Parallel Algorithms5 ECTSIn this course students will learn parallel (more specific, MapReduce) algorithms for analyzing massive networks. MapReduce algorithms distribute the node and connection data of the...
- 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 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...
- Microscale mod of heat storage mat (ONL)5 ECTSFor designing heat storage materials and devices, a good physical understanding of the phenomena is needed and proper (numerical) models are required. On the nano- and microscales...
- Microscopie biologische samples2.5 ECTSDe volgende onderwerpen worden behandeld: perceptie, licht, lenzen, de microscoop, helderveld microscopie, donkerveld microscopie, fase contrast microscopie, (quantitatieve) gepola...
- 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...
- Modeling & simulation molecular scale5 ECTSThe course consists of three parts. The first two weeks are devoted to the theoretical background. We discuss the use of statistical mechanics to describe biophysical processes at...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Onderwijskunde (BC)5 ECTSOnderwijskunde 1 is een kaderstellend vak, waarin basiskennis op het gebied van leren en lesgeven aan bod komt. Het vak draagt bij aan het vormen van een eigen visie door de studen...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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 medical technology5 ECTSMedical technologies are pervasive in healthcare. Both inside and outside the clinical setting, state-of-the-art technology offers treatment options, research insights, and opportu...
- 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 and ethics of AI5 ECTSThis course introduces philosophical and ethical issues in artificial intelligence, and provides basic training in philosophical analysis and ethical evaluation. Theoretical i...
- 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...
- 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...
- Process algebra5 ECTSThe following topics will be addressed in every installment of the course: semantic models of behaviour; sequential composition, parallel composition, abstraction, recursion; s...
- Protein engineering2.5 ECTSIn dit vak worden de belangrijkste methoden en technieken (zowel moleculair-biologisch als chemisch) behandeld die kunnen worden gebruikt om nieuwe eiwitten met nieuwe eigenschappe...
- Proving with computer assistance5 ECTS### Please note that the the lecture is not completely in slot A. The lectures are scheduled on Thursdays hours 3+4 and 5+6 - Type systems, especially simply typed, dependemtly typ...
- 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....
- 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....
- 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...
- SISE5 ECTSThe course Social Innovation and Sustainable Employability (SISE) provides a profound study of contemporary debates on themes such as social innovation and sustainable employabilit...
- 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...
- Signals and systems5 ECTSThe course Signals and Systems covers the basics of signal and system analysis, adapted to the knowledge and demands of engineers, and includes the mathematical skills for handling...
- Signals and systems5 ECTSThe course Signals and Systems covers the basics of signal and system analysis, adapted to the knowledge and demands of engineers, and includes the mathematical skills for handling...
- Smart healthy urban environments5 ECTSCities are booming and constitute the heart of economic and cultural developments. At the same time, cities face complex challenges, such as growing inequality, higher levels of ai...
- Social Determinants of 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 and environmental psychology5 ECTSSocial and environmental psychology study how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of individuals are influenced by the actual, imagined or the implied presence of others as well as t...
- Social media and life online5 ECTSAlmost all people nowadays have a ‘life online’. They use all kinds of social media for various purposes, including socializing, shopping, learning, and, dealing with health issues...
- 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...
- Solar cells5 ECTSProperties of light, properties of (inorganic and polymer) semiconductors , properties of a p-n junction. Principles of photovoltaic energy conversion discussed with the case stu...
- 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...
- Supercrunchers5 ECTSMore and more data about people and organizations are being collected and present-day computing power also allows such data to be analyzed and used for analytic and predictive purp...
- Supply Chain Design and 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 trans and responsible innov.5 ECTSContemporary societies face persistent problems - such as climate change, plastic pollution and biodiversity loss - that require transformations in how human needs for mobility, en...
- 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...
- Sust. pers. on prod. innovation5 ECTSThe course “Sustainability Perspectives on Product Innovation” will be taught via a blend of (theory and guest) lectures, assignments, tutorials and self-study. Topics that will be...
- 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 assessment for dec making5 ECTSThe course is buildup of two parts. In the first part you will study concepts and literature on three topics: sustainability assessments, specifically Life Cycle Assessment and ind...
- 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 Energy Sources5 ECTSThe course treats relevant aspects of sustainable energy systems and consists of 2 parts: **PART A** : General concepts, principles and methods: The course concentrates o...
- 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...
- Sustainable buildings5 ECTSThe sustainable building module addresses the integral sustainability of buildings, construction materials and products. This is done by considering the raw materials, way of produ...
- Sustainable dev in a global context5 ECTSThis course introduces students to the concept of 'sustainable development' in a global context. Over the last four to five decades, this concept has become increasingly visible in...
- Sustainable supply chains5 ECTSWe cover topics such as energy and climate, life cycle assessment, scarcity of resources, business implications of sustainability, closed-loop supply chains, carbon allocation and...
- Sustainable techn in society: intro5 ECTSWe live in a technological world. In our everyday life we use technologies all the time when we cook, communicate and travel. Businesses cannot operate without technologies. Govern...
- 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 quantified self in health5 ECTSHealth problems and the accompanying costs (healthcare, social, economic) are an ever increasing problem. These developments, combined with new technological advancements ask for a...
- 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...
- Thermal energy storage & demand (Online)5 ECTS**Deel A Technologie** - Energie opslag algemeen: waarom en wanneer nodig, verschillende typen, algemene principes, analogie tussen thermische en elektrische opslag - Warmte opslag...
- Topics in moleculen en materialen5 ECTS*- Week 1-2:*Supramoleculaire chemie en zelf-assemblage:*Concepten*: principes H-bruggen, dipolen, v/d Waals interacties, complexatie, thermodynamica en kinetiek, voorbeelden polym...
- Topological Data Analysis5 ECTSTopological data analysis is an approach to the analysis of datasets using techniques from topology. One of the key messages around topological data analysis is that data has shape...
- Transport in porous media5 ECTSAfter having first introduced the basic concepts, we will consider a number of themes based on articles: moisture and ion transport in porous media, water/oil transport, fire beh...
- 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...
- Urban planet5 ECTSThis class provides a high-intensity introduction to the history and theory of global urbanisation. Drawing from an interdisciplinary literature ranging from planning and urban the...
- Urban trends and strategies5 ECTSScience of cities - City fundamentals - Evolution of cities - Cities, states and global networks - Economic geography of cities - Regional housing and labor markets - Political sci...
- 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...
- Warmte en stroming5 ECTS**Stroming:** - Lagrangiaanse en Euleriaanse beschrijving van stroming - Integrale vorm van massa- en impulsbehoud - Integrale vorm van energiebehoud - Viskeuze kracht en stress te...
- 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...