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Students in the Social Sciences & Humanities program will select from almost 100 courses in English. Subjects include English Language & Literature, Sociology, Political Science, Law, History, Humanities, Film Studies, Media Studies, Art History, Philosophy, International Relations, Communication, Anthropology, and Psychology. 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
2/1/24 - 6/1/24
$22,595
12 - 15
Closed
10/12/23
Some courses may have prerequisites.
1 Year of College completed prior to program start
3.0
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.
You take 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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Discover Dutch: Language & Culture | 100 | Ot | 84 | 3 |
Imagining the Dutch: Themes Dutch History | 200 | En | 84 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
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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 |
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Biochemistry - Period 4+5 * | 200 | En | 84 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
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Accounting, Business and Society - Period 4 | 200 | En | 84 | 3 |
Advanced Simulation for Finance, Economics and Business - Period 4 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Business Intelligence and Analytics- Period 4 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Business Research Methods - Qualitative - Period 4 | 200 | 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 |
IBA LAB I - Period 4 | 200 | 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 |
Big Data in Sustainability Science - 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 |
Text Mining for AI - Period 5 | 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Security and Safety Engineering - Period 6 | 200 | En | 84 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
Discourse Analysis- Period 4 | 100 | En | 84 | 3 |
Early Modern Literature and Ecocriticism - Period 4 | 200 | En | 84 | 3 |
Literature and Globalization - Period 4 | 100 | En | 84 | 3 |
Literature in a Changing World 1 - Period 4 | 300 | 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Beyond Gender Inequalities - Period 4 | 300 | 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 |
The History of Collecting and Exhibiting (1500-present) - Period 4 | 200 | En | 84 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Climate Change Liability - Period 4 | 400 | 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 Labour Law: Multinational Corporations in a Globalizing World - Period 5 | 400 | En | 84 | 3 |
International Weapons Law - Period 4 | Graduate | En | 84 | 3 |
Migration and Legal Remedies - Period 4 | 400 | En | 84 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
Foundations of Strategic Management- Period 4 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Leading Organizational Change - Period 4 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Managing People: A Global Perspective - Period 4 | 200 | 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Syriac 1 - Period 4 | 200 | En | 84 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
Modern Philosophy - Period 4 | 200 | En | 84 | 3 |
Philosophy of Science - Period 4 | 200 | 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
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 |
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 |
Confronting Commodity Chains - Period 4 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Towards Better Care and Welfare: Let's Stick Together - Period 4 | 300 | 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 |
Sustainable Management of Global Supply Chains - Period 4 | 200 | 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells in Toxicology and Drug Discovery - Period 5 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Medical Genomics - Period 5 | 100 | En | 84 | 3 |
Structure Biology - Period 5 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
Data Science Methods- Period 5 | 200 | En | 84 | 3 |
Differential Privacy and Statistical Inference under Differential Privacy - Period 5 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
IBA LAB II - Period 5 | 200 | En | 84 | 3 |
Improving Planetary Health: A Learning Lab for Social Entrepreneurship - Period 5 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
International Business Law - Period 5 | 200 | En | 84 | 3 |
Small Business Development - Period 5 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
Discourse and Social Interaction - Period 5 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
AI & Society: Fixing Algorithmic Decision Making - Period 5 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Big Data in Biomedical Sciences - Period 5 | 200 | En | 84 | 3 |
Computational Intelligence - Period 5 | 200 | En | 84 | 3 |
Computer Networks- Period 5 | 100 | En | 84 | 3 |
Fair, Transparent and Interpretable Machine Learning - Period 5 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
History of Science- Period 5 | 200 | En | 42 | 1.5 |
Information Management for CS - Period 5 | 100 | En | 84 | 3 |
Logic and Modelling - 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: A Sustainability Perspective - 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 |
Latin America 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 |
International Intellectual Property Law - Period 4 | 400 | En | 84 | 3 |
Law and Ethics on Robots and Artificial Intelligence - Period 5 | Graduate | En | 84 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Global Marketing Innovation - Period 5 | 200 | En | 84 | 3 |
Value Based Marketing - Period 5 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
Linear Algebra - Period 4 | 200 | En | 84 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
Literature in a Visual Culture 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Syriac 2 - Period 5 | 200 | 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 |
Social Philosophy - Period 5 | 200 | 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Empowering People for Societal Changes - Period 5 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
Global Sustainability Analysis - Period 5 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
The Human Dimension of Sustainable Development: From Ideal to Reality - Period 5 | 300 | En | 84 | 3 |
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 01
|
Arrival/Program Begins
Official Program Start Date. Students must arrive at the Amsterdam Schiphol Airport on this date in order to be eligible for airport pickup. Students will then be transferred to their assigned housing. |
February 02
|
Orientation
Mandatory CEA CAPA Orientation will be held, including bike lessons/cycling to Vrije Universiteit. |
February 03
|
Orientation
Mandatory Vrije Universiteit (VU) Orientation will be held. |
February 05
|
Classes Begin
Period 4 classes begin at VU on this day. |
March 21
|
Classes End
This is the last day of Period 4 classes at VU. |
March 22 - 28
|
Final Exams
Final exams will be held at VU for Period 4 courses. |
April 02
|
Classes Begin
Period 5 classes begin at VU on this day. |
May 24
|
Classes End
This is the last day of Period 5 classes at VU. |
May 27 - 31
|
Final Exams
Final exams will be held at VU for Period 5 classes. |
June 01
|
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.