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IIS-Honoursmodules
Aanbod Semester 2 - 2023-2024
Voor studenten die meer uit hun studie willen halen, biedt het IIS verschillende interdisciplinaire honoursmodules aan. De modules zijn toegankelijk voor studenten van de UvA, het AUC en de VU. Hieronder vind je alle IIS-honoursmodules die in het tweede semester van academisch jaar 2023-2024 te volgen zijn. Let op: aanbod is eind november compleet.
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Apocalypse (6 EC)
What does apocalyptic thought tell us about our times and our culture, and how it is related to dreams of progress and to utopian and dystopian thought? [Feb - May] -
Big History (6 ECTS)
How have the histories of the cosmos, life, Earth and human societies influenced each other and jointly shaped important aspects of the world we live in now? [February - May] -
Science Fiction: Between Prediction and Projection (6 ECTS)
Science fiction was a genre of contrasts: it combined the fictional and the scientific, offered societal critique by inventing new worlds and described the future as if it were the past. [Febr - May] -
My Imaginary Self (6 ECTS)
Wander through film and photographs, and, through non-linguistic means, reflect on who you are as a person and young academic. It's not the end goal that counts, but the journey towards it. [Febr - May] -
De Kansenkloof (NL) (6 EC)
Een beter begrip van de oorzaken, gevolgen en mogelijke oplossingen voor kansenongelijkheid onder jongeren. Ook wordt er persoonlijke ervaring opgedaan. [Febr - Mei] -
Complexity: Can it be simplified? (6 ECTS)
After developing a common language to consolidate and communicate complex concepts, you will learn to quantify them and build a simple but complex system yourself. [February- May] -
Speaking of Sickness (6 ECTS)
Analyze and critique (personal and public) ‘ways of speaking’ about health and illness in order to fully understand how health and illness operate as social, cultural and political (re)constructions. [April - June] -
Personal Leadership (6 ECTS)
Personal leadership is about mastering your life and the ability to inspire, influence and move both yourself and others. [Febr - May] -
The Digital Present: Global Practices (6 ECTS)
How do people locally make sense of and engage with an increasingly datafied society? [Febr - April] -
All around the World: How Collective Dilemmas Shape our Lives (6 ECTS)
We all have differing needs, preferences, and goals. An interdisciplinary course jam-packed with dilemmas! [April - June] -
Deep Ecology: Surfing the Waves (6 ECTS)
How can we grow healthy, diverse and inclusive Urban Ecosystems in interaction with the environment? Do we need an overview of the systems we are part of, or can we learn to surf the waves from within? [April- June] -
Birds - Our Shared History, Habitats and Future (6 ECTS)
What makes these wild animals so fascinating and how can we take interest in the lessons we can learn from them, if we are to find a new balance between nature and human activity? [Feb - May] -
How to Deal with Climate Anxiety? An Existentialist Approach (6 ECTS)
What is it like to be a conscious individual in a particular place at a particular time? Existential questions are given additional new meaning by the climate crisis. [Feb - May] -
Irrisistible Imagination: Change the World with an Artist Mindset (6 ECTS)
The course will bring art and philosophy together and offers several creative exercises and assignments designed to teach students how our complex contemporary social and political questions can be translated and ... -
The Changemaking Project (12 ECTS)
Our world is ridden with urgent, but daunting transition challenges. Uncertainty about the direction of change, and resistance to change are ubiquitous. How to move forward? [January - June] -
Restitution of Looted Art (6 ECTS)
What do we consider 'looted art'? what rules exist in this field; and how can we make sure that an antiquity on the market was not illicitly trafficked? [Feb - May] -
Scientific Programming 101 (6 ECTS)
This course is a great starting point to learn computer programming in Python, one of the most used programming languages in the world. [Feb - May] -
Underground (6 ECTS)
During this course we will engage with the underground from an inter- and multidisciplinary perspective. [Feb - May] -
World Power - From Below? Non-state actors from a Global Perspective (6 ECTS)
This honours module is for students who are interested in discussions about the role of non-state actors (NSAs) operating beyond the boundaries of states. [Feb - May] -
Open Source Investigations: Repurposing Digital Media for Journalistic, Legal and Activist Research (6 ECTS)
The course is structured around three abilities: planning digital investigations, conducting digital investigations and reporting digital investigations. [May - June] -
Animals amongst Us! (6 ECTS)
What does it mean to relate, as humans, to animals that are our fellow sentients? [April - June] -
Negotiation Frameworks for Building Better Social Bridges (6 ECTS)
This course is intended to equip you with an understanding of the strategies and psychology that underlie effective negotiation. [April - June] -
Urban Mental Health (6 EC)
How can complexity science be used to advance our understanding of urban mental health? Can we identify new leverage points for interventions and policymaking? [Febr - April]