General information about the IIS electives
Read more about admission, costs and enrollment for the IIS electives.
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Course Listing Semester 2 - 2024-2025
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 second semester of the academic year 2024-2025:
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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? [October 2024 - February 2025] -
Digital Warfare (6 ECTS)
How does hacking and influencing work out in cyberspace? How has Stuxnet - the world's first cyber weapon - changed the way of warfare? [February – May 2025] -
Cultures of Conspiracy (6 ECTS)
In a world overflowing with suspicion, how do we differentiate between healthy scepticism and dangerous paranoia? [February – June 2025] -
Data Literacy (6 ECTS)
What is data? How did data become so important for seemingly everything, from science to policy, passing by activism and art? How are data collection and use regulated? [February – June 2025] -
Dier-Mens Studies (NL) (6 ECTS)
De cursus geeft een inleiding in het wereldwijd snelgroeiende vakgebied van Animal Studies, en gaat in op onze huidige en toekomstige relaties met 'non-human animals' [april – juni 2025] -
Complexity: Can it be Simplified? (6 ECTS)
How do we solve our most urgent societal challenges and understand and communicate such interdisciplinary problems? [February – June 2025] -
Food Forestry: Experiencing the Future of Nature and Agriculture (6 ECTS)
The course Food Forestry: Experiencing the Future of Nature and Agriculture familiarizes you with a novel agricultural paradigm in which nature is perceived as an ally, not an enemy to food production. [April – June ... -
Disability Studies (6 ECTS)
The course aims to inspire you to reflect on and learn more about pressing concerns about disability. [February – June 2025] -
Verkeerd Verbonden? Dialoog in tijden van polarisatie (NL) (6 ECTS)
In de cursus “Verkeerd Verbonden” leren studenten wat er nodig is om deze verbinding te herstellen, hoe constructieve gesprekken te begeleiden en spanningen te ontladen. [februari- mei 2025] -
The Future of Energy (EN) (6 ECTS)
In this course, we invite leading researchers to share their insights on how we can attain sustainable energy production and use as fast as possible. [February – June 2025] -
Change Making, Co-Creating Healthy Futures (12 ECTS)
During Change Making, students initiate, create, and evaluate innovative transitions together with other societal professionals [April – June 2025] -
Placemaking en Nieuwkomers (NL) (6 ECTS)
Ben jij geïnteresseerd in migratie en integratie? In dit nieuwe keuzevak verkennen we de stad vanuit het perspectief van nieuwkomers. [februari – juni 2025] -
Decoding our Future: Opportunities and Threats of the Digital Revolution (6 ECTS)
In a world of rapidly evolving technologies, many are unaware which technologies are being developed, and whether these developments are ethical. How do we shape the future we want to live in? [April – June 2025]