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Join VU Amsterdam’s prestigious School of Business and Economics for a semester. You’ll choose from a wide range of English-taught courses in Economics, Management, Marketing, Accounting, and Finance. CEA CAPA students are integrated directly with degree-seeking international and Dutch students. This program is offered in Fall, Spring, and the Spring-Extended semesters.
VU Amsterdam is a highly competitive program. Students applying for this program will be waitlisted for admission, and will know their acceptance decision no later than March 15 for fall semester and October 15 for spring semester. We encourage you to work with your CEA CAPA Student Advisor to identify a backup program option.
Amsterdam
2/4/22 - 6/4/22
$19,995
12 - 15
Closed
11/5/21
1 Year of College completed prior to program start
Some courses may have prerequisites.
3.0
You’ll enroll in 4 to 5 VU courses. Each semester is divided into block periods. Block periods are each 8 weeks, with 7 weeks of classes and 1 week of exams. In the Fall semester, you select from courses offered in Period 1 and Period 2. In the Spring semester, you select from courses offered in Period 4 and Period 5. In the Spring-Extended semester, you have the option to extend your stay in Amsterdam and take an additional course in Period 6. If you enroll in the Academic Year option you'll also take an additional course in Period 3.
You take up to two courses per Period. You have the option to enroll in an elective focused on Dutch language or culture. This elective runs across two Periods and is taught in the evenings.
Each semester, you take a minimum of 12 credits and a maximum of 15 credits. If you select the Spring-Extended semester you can take a minimum of 15 credits and a maximum of 18 credits. Courses are generally awarded 6 ECTS credits, which transfer to 3 US credits per course.
Classes generally meet Monday – Friday. Active learning components required by courses may be scheduled any day of the week. Classes are not necessarily offered on the same day each week. For this reason we highly recommend that within each period you choose electives from the same thematic area to avoid scheduling conflicts.
Prior to departure, you will indicate your preferred courses, as well as two alternative options per Period. It is in your best interest to have multiple alternative courses approved by your home university prior to your departure due to course availabilities. Please consult with your academic advisor at your home university on credit pre-approval guidelines. Registration for all classes will take place before you arrive on campus, so you will have your finalized schedule in place early.
Academic accommodations are available at VU Amsterdam for students who provide documentation from a psychologist or health care provider. Policies at VU may differ from those available at your home university. Please contact CEA CAPA directly if you will be applying for academic accommodation so that we can connect you with the correct application procedures.
Students receive a transcript from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam upon completing the program.
The following courses have been confirmed for this term. Please note, the host institution reserves the right to cancel or change courses without prior notification.
*Courses with an asterisk indicate that the course has been associated with multiple subject areas.
Please click on the course title to view additional subject areas and detailed course information.
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
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Imagining the Dutch: Themes Dutch History | 200 | En | 84 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
Accounting in Multi-National Enterprises- Period 4 | 200 | En | 84 | 3 |
Accounting Information Systems- Period 4 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Accounting I-Period 4 | 100 | En | 84 | 3 |
Financial Accounting - Period 4 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Quantitative Research Methods III - Accounting and Marketing - Period 4 * | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
Biochemistry - Period 4+5 * | 200 | En | 84 | 3 |
Evolutionary Developmental Biology - Period 4 | 100 | En | 84 | 3 |
Human Development - Period 4 | 100 | En | 84 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
Business Intelligence and Analytics- Period 4 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Business Statistics- Period 4 | 100 | En | 84 | 3 |
Consumer Behavior- Period 4 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Digital Innovation and Virtual Organizing in a Global Setting- Period 4 | 200 | En | 84 | 3 |
Human Resource Management Practices: A Global Perspective- Period 4 | 200 | En | 84 | 3 |
Industrial Organization - Period 4 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
Behaviour and Communication in Organizations - Period 4 | 200 | En | 84 | 3 |
Document Design - Period 4 | 200 | En | 84 | 3 |
Spoken Language and Gesture - Period 4 | 200 | En | 84 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
Automata and Complexity- Period 4 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Computer Organization - Period 4 | 100 | En | 84 | 3 |
Machine Learning for Econometrics and Data Science - Period 4 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Software Design - Period 4 | 200 | En | 84 | 3 |
Text Mining - Period 4 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
Current Debates in Art & Culture - Period 4 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
Econometrics II - Period 4+5 | 200 | En | 84 | 3 |
Econometrics III- Period 4 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Macroeconomics I - Period 4 | 100 | En | 84 | 3 |
Mathematical Economics II - Period 4+5 | 200 | En | 84 | 3 |
Mathematical Economics III - Period 4 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Microeconomics II - Period 4 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Multivariate Statistics - Period 4 | 200 | En | 84 | 3 |
Operations Research II - Period 4+5 * | 200 | En | 84 | 3 |
Operations Research III - Period 4 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Public Economics - Period 4 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Quantitative Research Methods III - Economics and Finance - Period 4 * | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
Discourse Analysis- Period 4 | 100 | En | 84 | 3 |
Literature and Globalization - Period 4 | 100 | En | 84 | 3 |
Literature in a Changing World 1 - Period 4 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Shakespeare and Contemporaries - Period 4 | 200 | En | 84 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
Climate and Crisis: Past & Present - Period 4 | 200 | En | 84 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
Financial Markets and Institutions- Period 4 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Financial Modelling and Derivatives- Period 4 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
Pathology - Period 4 | 200 | En | 84 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
European History 1800-present- Period 4 | 100 | En | 84 | 3 |
Global Migration History - Period 4 | 200 | En | 84 | 3 |
History of Knowledge- Period 4 | 200 | En | 84 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
Advanced Ethics - Period 4 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Communication Cultures - Period 4 | 200 | En | 84 | 3 |
Dyslexia - Period 4 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Foreign Language Teaching - Period 4 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Language Change - Period 4 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Metaphor in Professional Settings - Period 4 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
Globalization 1- Period 4 | 200 | En | 84 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
Big Data, Human Rights and Human Security - Period 4 | Graduate | En | 84 | 3 |
Blockchain and Other Disruptive Business-tech Challenges to the Law - Period 4 | Graduate | En | 84 | 3 |
Competition Law- Period 4 | 400 | En | 84 | 3 |
Corporations, Conflict and International Crimes- Period 4 | Graduate | En | 84 | 3 |
European Consumer Law in a Digital Society- Period 4 | Graduate | En | 84 | 3 |
Fundamental Rights in Europe- Period 4 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Human Rights Protection in Europe- Period 4 | 400 | En | 84 | 3 |
International Intellectual Property Law - Period 4 | 400 | En | 84 | 3 |
International Labour Law: Multinational Corporations in a Globalizing World - Period 5 | 400 | En | 84 | 3 |
International Weapons Law - Period 4 | Graduate | En | 84 | 3 |
Irregular Migration - Period 4 | 400 | En | 84 | 3 |
Migration and Legal Remedies - Period 4 | 400 | En | 84 | 3 |
Migration Law Clinic - Period 4+5+6 | Graduate | En | 84 | 3 |
Private International Commercial Law - Period 4 | 400 | En | 84 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
Contemporary Perspectives on OB: Leading Change- Period 4 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Foundations of Strategic Management- Period 4 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
Social Media Analytics - Period 4 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
Literature in a Visual Culture 1 - Period 4 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Narrativity in the Media - Period 4 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
New Media Challenges - Period 4 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
Arabic Philosophy- Period 4 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Modern Philosophy - Period 4 | 200 | En | 84 | 3 |
Philosophy of Mind - Period 4 | 100 | En | 84 | 3 |
Philosophy of Science - Period 4 | 200 | En | 84 | 3 |
Theoretical Philosophy: Contemporary Issues - Period 4 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
From Quantum to Molecule - Period 4 | 200 | En | 84 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
Contemporary Social and Political Philosophy- Period 4 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
History of Political Thought- Period 4 | 200 | En | 84 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
Emotion and Social Cognition - Period 4 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Sensation and Perception - Period 4 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Stress and Health - Period 4 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
Christianity - Period 4 | 100 | En | 84 | 3 |
Comparing Theologies and Philosophies of Religion - Period 4 | 200 | En | 84 | 3 |
Exegesis New Testament - Period 4 | 200 | En | 84 | 3 |
Exegesis Old Testament - Period 4 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Hebrew I + Old Testament - Period 4 | 100 | En | 84 | 3 |
History of Christianity - Period 4 | 100 | En | 84 | 3 |
History of Islam after 1800 - Period 4 | 200 | En | 84 | 3 |
Religious Myths and Rituals - Period 4 | 100 | En | 84 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
Challenges of the 21st Century- Period 4 | 200 | En | 84 | 3 |
Diversity 1 - Period 4 | 200 | En | 84 | 3 |
Networks 1 - Period 4 | 200 | En | 84 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
Global Supply Chain Management- Period 4 | 100 | En | 84 | 3 |
Procurement and Supply Management - Period 4 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
Accounting- Period 5 | 100 | En | 84 | 3 |
Auditing-Period 5 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Management Accounting - Period 5 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
Anthropology of Religion - Period 5 | 200 | En | 84 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
Contesting Images - Period 4 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
The Postmedium Condition: Contemporary Art and Media - Period 5 | 200 | En | 84 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
Current topics in Molecular and Cellular Toxicology- Period 5 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Medical Genomics - Period 5 | 100 | En | 84 | 3 |
Research in Biomedical Sciences - Period 5 | 100 | En | 84 | 3 |
Structure Biology - Period 5 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
Advanced Simulation for Finance, Economics and Business - Period 4 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Business Research Methods - Qualitative - Period 4 | 200 | En | 84 | 3 |
Data Science Methods- Period 5 | 200 | En | 84 | 3 |
Small Business Development - Period 5 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
First Language Acquisition and Language Impairment - Period 5+6 * | 100 | En | 84 | 3 |
Globalisation and Localisation - Period 5 | 200 | En | 84 | 3 |
Media Use in Organizational Contexts - Period 5+6 | 100 | En | 84 | 3 |
Morphology and Semantics - Period 5 | 200 | En | 84 | 3 |
Persuasive Communication - Period 5 | 100 | En | 84 | 3 |
Science Communication for Researchers - Period 5 | 200 | En | 84 | 3 |
Visual Rhetoric - Period 5 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
Computational Intelligence - Period 5 | 200 | En | 84 | 3 |
Computer Networks- Period 5 | 100 | En | 84 | 3 |
History of Science- Period 5 | 200 | En | 42 | 1.5 |
Logic and Modelling - Period 5 | 200 | En | 84 | 3 |
Networks and Graphs - Period 2 | 200 | En | 84 | 3 |
Study and Career for CS - Period 5 | 200 | En | 84 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
Economics and Management of Organizations-Period 5 | 100 | En | 84 | 3 |
Environmental and Transport Economics - Period 5 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Monetary Economics - Period 5 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
British Literature 1900-present - Period 5+6 | 200 | En | 84 | 3 |
Literature in a Changing World 2 - Period 5 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Novel and Identity: Women Writers in the Eighteenth Century - Period 5+6 | 200 | En | 84 | 3 |
Shakespeare on Film - Period 5+6 | 100 | En | 84 | 3 |
The Structures of English - Period 5+6 | 100 | En | 84 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
Corporate Finance - Period 5 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Corporate Finance in Emerging Economies- Period 5 | 200 | En | 84 | 3 |
Finance I- Period 5 | 100 | En | 84 | 3 |
Financial Econometrics- Period 5 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Inclusive Growth and Sustainability- Period 5 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
International Financial Management - Period 5 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Investments - Period 5 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
International Public Health (BMED) - Period 5 | 100 | En | 84 | 3 |
Pathophysiology of Heart and Circulatory System - Period 5 | 200 | En | 84 | 3 |
Risk and Health Communication - Period 5 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
History of Social Science - Period 5 | 200 | En | 84 | 3 |
History of Water and Environment - Period 5+6 | 200 | En | 84 | 3 |
The Middle East in Modern History - Period 5+6 | 200 | En | 84 | 3 |
World History 1800-Present - Period 5 | 100 | En | 84 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
Language Testing - Period 5 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Life Writing - Period 5 | 100 | En | 84 | 3 |
Psycholinguistics - Period 5 | 100 | En | 84 | 3 |
World Heritage and Conflict - Period 5 | 200 | En | 84 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
Documentary Film, International Law & World Politics- Period 5 | 400 | En | 84 | 3 |
E-Commerce Law- Period 3 | Graduate | En | 84 | 3 |
EU Anti-Discrimination Law - Period 5 | 400 | En | 84 | 3 |
Human Rights and Diversity - Period 5 | Graduate | En | 84 | 3 |
Law and Ethics on Robots and Artificial Intelligence - Period 5 | Graduate | En | 84 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
Contemporary Perspectives on HRM Theory- Period 5 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Knowledge Management - Period 5 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Management Consulting and Strategic Change - Period 5 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Managing and Improving Quality - Period 5 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Strategic Management from a Practice Perspective: A Day in the Life of a CEO - Period 5 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cross Cultural Marketing- Period 5 | 100 | En | 84 | 3 |
Digital Marketing and Metrics- Period 5 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Marketing in Emerging Economies - Period 5 | 200 | En | 84 | 3 |
Value Based Marketing - Period 5 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
Literature in a Visual Culture 2 - Period 5 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Networks 2 - Period 5 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
Behaviour and the Brain part 1: Addiction - Period 5 | 200 | En | 84 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
Aramaic - Period 5 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
Continental Philosophy- Period 5 | 100 | En | 84 | 3 |
History of Philosophy: Unresolved Issues - Period 5 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Metaphysics - Period 5 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Philosophy and Ethics - Period 5 | 200 | En | 42 | 1.5 |
Philosophy of International Law and Migration - Period 5 | Graduate | En | 84 | 3 |
Social Philosophy - Period 5 | 200 | En | 84 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dutch Politics and Qualitative Methods - Period 5 | 200 | En | 84 | 3 |
Political Participation and Protest - Period 5 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cognition and Emotion- Period 5 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Cooperation and Competition- Period 5 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Human Resource Development - Period 5 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Molecular Genetics - Period 5 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
Comparative Religious Ethics - Period 5 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Dogmatics - Period 5 | 100 | En | 84 | 3 |
Global Religion- Period 5 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Hebrew II + Old Testament - Period 5 | 100 | En | 84 | 3 |
Hinduism - Period 5 | 100 | En | 84 | 3 |
History and Theology of Evangelicalism - Period 5 | 200 | En | 84 | 3 |
Judaism - Period 5 | 100 | En | 84 | 3 |
Religious History and Present of Low Countries and Amsterdam - Period 5 | 200 | En | 84 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
Diversity 2 - Period 5 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Globalization 2 - Period 5 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Sex Work in the Times of Anti-Trafficking: From a Global Perspective - Period 5 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
Supply Chain Management in Emerging Economies - Period 5 | 200 | En | 84 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
Decisions, Power and Controversies in Sustainable Development- Period 5 | 300 | En | 42 | 1.5 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
Contemporary Theology - Period 5 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Introduction to Systematic Theology - From a Peace Church Perspective - Period 5 | 100 | En | 84 | 3 |
Practical Theology - Period 5 | 200 | En | 84 | 3 |
Theology and Spirituality of Calvin - Period 5 | 200 | En | 84 | 3 |
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*Housing options may change and will be confirmed on the housing application form prior to the start of the term. Below are the housing options that have been offered in the past.
Get out and explore! Excursions are offered for most semester, year, and summer programs. Semester students are typically offered between two to three excursions and summer study students are typically offered between one to two excursions. You'll receive a calendar of excursions during orientation; here are a few day and overnight excursions we've offered in the past.
From housing to excursions, our programs include a variety of inclusions to enhance your study abroad experience! Here are examples that may be available in Amsterdam. Inclusions vary by program – please contact our Enrollment and Advising team to find out what options are available for you.
Below is a tentative itinerary for your program. Please note, dates and events below may change without prior notification. Contact CEA CAPA before purchasing airline tickets.
You will receive a finalized itinerary once you arrive onsite.
Note: Additional cultural activities/excursions or required course-related activities may be incorporated into your final itinerary. You are advised not to make personal travel arrangements until you have the final dates.
Date | Description |
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February 04
|
Arrival/Program Begins
Official Program Start Date. Students must arrive at the AMS Schiphol Airport on this date in order to be eligible for airport pickup. Students will then be transferred to their assigned housing. |
February 05 - 06
|
Orientation
Mandatory CEA & VU orientation will be held. |
February 07
|
Classes Begin
Classes begin at VU on this day. |
April 15
|
Holiday
Good Friday. No classes will be held. |
April 18
|
Holiday
Easter. No classes will be held. |
April 27
|
Holiday
Kings Day. No classes will be held. |
May 05
|
Holiday
Liberation Day. No classes will be held. |
May 26
|
Holiday
Ascension Day. No classes will be held. |
June 03
|
Final Exams
Last day of final exams. |
June 04
|
Program Ends/Move-Out
Official Program End Date. Students must move out of housing no later than this day. |
This budget contains costs that you can take to your financial aid office. Please note that amounts may fluctuate; we've included a range of costs.
Federal law allows the use of financial aid to cover "reasonable" costs of study abroad including round-trip transportation, tuition and fees for the program, living costs, passport and visa fees, health insurance, and more.
Please note that all costs and charges listed below are subject to change without notice. With the exception of Program Price, all costs are estimates and may vary.