Minors

The Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies offers three interdisciplinary minors with a focus on sustainability. A minor programme covers 30 ECTS, consists of a combination of required and elective courses, and can help to broaden or deepen the knowledge gained during the Bachelor's programme.

Minor

Global Water Challenges

How can we achieve universal access to safe water for an expanding world population, achieve high natural water quality and safeguard ourselves against rising water levels?
Minor

Rethinking Sustainable Societies

This minor provides you with new perspectives by exploring new lines of thinking from different disciplines across the faculties of the UvA and allows you to rethink what a sustainable society would or should look like.
Minor

Sustainable Food Systems

Do you want to shape the future of food and become a change-maker? This minor challenges you to think of solutions for a sustainable food system. You will work in an interdisciplinary team on a food-related project.
Minor

Change Making

Collaborate with professionals and work on real-life issues concerning societal change with the minor Change Making. Change Makers use the transition cyclus to approach urgent societal and ecological challenges.