General information about the IIS electives
Read more about admission, costs and enrollment for the IIS electives.
Every semester, the Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies offers a wide variety of interdisciplinary elective courses. Below you will find all IIS electives that are taught in the first semester of the academic year 2022-2023:
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Big History (6 ECTS)
How did the histories of the cosmos, life, earth and human societies influence each other and shape important aspects of the world together? What does big history mean for our future? [February - June 2024] -
Rethinking Sustainable Societies: New Perspectives (6 ECTS)
A redistribution is needed so that improving economic prosperity is not accompanied by an increase in climate impact - but how do we get there? [September – October 2023] -
Russian Geopolitics (6 ECTS)
With the current war in Ukraine, has the Cold War ended at all? Are we witnessing the making of a new World Order? How can we observe Russia’s geopolitical performance in all its complexity? [September – December 2022] -
The Unknown Caribbean: Artistic Key Moments in Dutch-Caribbean History (6 ECTS)
What voices were raised in the formation of Dutch-Caribbean nations? How were people depicted in visual arts? Where did African voices transform into black Caribbean voices? [September – December 2023] -
Global Digital Cultures: Interdisciplinary Perspectives (6 ECTS)
Digital platforms and apps have become central to the production, consumption and monetisation of culture. How can we understand these transformations as they take shape across the globe? [November – December 2023] -
Circular Economy (6 ECTS)
What is needed to boost the transition towards a circular economy? Will plastic continue to play a role? Is it energetically even possible to be completely without ‘waste’? [October – December 2023] -
The Eternal Pursuit of Happiness (6 ECTS)
How do science and technologies shape our quest for the good life? To what extent is our modern, Western, affluent society a fertile ground for this pursuit? [October 2023 - January 2024] -
Cities Facing Climate Change: An Urban Political Ecology Approach (6 ECTS)
Do cities hold the key to transitions for a just climate change? What is already being done? Who wins and who loses? What more can be done for more just and sustainable urban futures? [November – December 2022] -
Degrowth (6 ECTS)
How can we have a stable and prosperous economy that does not grow, let alone one that shrinks to a sustainable level, relative to existing planetary boundaries? [November 2023 – January 2024]