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Het Instituut voor Interdisciplinaire Studies heeft elk semester een groot aanbod interdisciplinaire keuzevakken. Hieronder vind je alle IIS-keuzevakken die in het eerste semester van het academisch jaar 2023 - 2024 te volgen zijn:
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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? [September – December 2023] -
Food, Animals and the Environment (6 ECTS)
What is the relationship between our food system and the climate crisis? In which ways does our relationship with animals and nature impact the environment? [September – December 2023] -
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] -
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? [September – October 2023] -
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] -
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] -
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? [October – December 2023] -
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] -
Special Focus: Food & Sustainability
Voor studenten met een sociaal-wetenschappelijke achtergrond zijn er drie extra vakken te volgen: Food and the City, Political Economy of Transnational Food Chains and Governance and Systemic Transformation. -
Create a Course Challenge Special Edition: Future Change
Loop je rond met een goed idee voor een nieuw vak dat kan bijdragen aan maatschappelijke verandering en een brug kan slaan tussen wetenschap en samenleving? Doe mee met de Create a Course Challenge!