Elective courses
One of the options to fill the 12 EC elective component are the GSLS Master's degree elective courses. No permission is needed for this and GSLS elective courses are by default good choices to fill your elective component.
Other course options to fulfill your elective component
Beneath the list of GSLS elective courses, you will find more information on other course options to fullfil your elective component. Make sure to check this information when you consider one of these options because additional approval is needed by for instance the programme coordinator and/or Board of Examiners.
Expensive courses
The courses Laboratory Animal Sciences and Radiation Safety are expensive courses. You should have written approval from your programme coordinator if you want to take one of these courses. A copy of the arrangement has to be sent to the Master’s administration office for administrative purposes.
If you take one of these courses you cannot automatically follow the other but in exceptional cases more than one course may be allowed.
List of GSLS elective courses
- 8 weeks
- 1 EC
- Course dates:
- 14 November 2022 till 23 January 2023
- 6 February 2023 till 7 April 2023
- 24 April 2023 till 19 June 2023
Short description
This online mini-course will focus on the demands of ‘academic’ writing in English, and will include topics such as writing strategies, writing plans, writing good paragraphs and revision. To get the most out of this course, it is important that you are (starting with) writing an internship report or Master's thesis.
The maximum number of participants is 20 per group, the minimum 10.
Registration
You can register for this course via OSIRIS Student. More information about how to register for a course can be found on this page. This course is taught 4 times this year, in Periods 1, 2, 3 and 4.
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- 10 sessions
- 1.5 EC
- Course dates:
- 09 November 2022 till 05 February 2023
- 06 February 2023 till 23 April 2023
Short description
This course will be offered twice this year: in P2 and P3 - see dates on OSIRIS.
Sessions in P2 are from 16:00 - 17:30 and in P3 from 15:00 - 16:30
In this interactive online course, students will learn to use Adobe Illustrator and Adobe InDesign to create scientific diagrams and page lay-outs, respectively. The course will address topics such as
- Colour display on a screen and in four-colour print;
- Colour psychology;
- Different typeface classes and how to use those to influence the look and feel of a publication;
- Basics of page composition
The instructor will share his screen to show the students the necessary skills and encourage direct imitation.
The course offers short theory lectures in about half the sessions, giving the students theoretical tools to use in their designs. In following sessions, students will be given assignments such as the creation of posters and scientific illustrations and will receive feedback on given assignments and use that to improve them.
9 sessions will be guided by the instructor while 1 session will take place in small groups of students for peer feedback and assessment.
Important:
- Students need access to Adobe Illustrator and InDesign beforehand in order to be able to follow the course. UU students receive a discounted offer for Adobe Creative Cloud on Surfspot.
- Max number of participants: 16
Registration:
Inform the course coordinator dr. M.J.E. (Maarke) Roelofs by e-mail (m.j.e.roelofs@umcutrecht.nl) of the following: 1) which year of your Master's programme you are in; and 2) if you are enrolled in the General Research Profile. Please note that (second year) General Research Profile students are given priority.
When: late registration deadline = October 25, 2022 for period 2 or January 24, 2023 for period 3.
More information about how to register for a course can be found on this page.
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- 8 weeks
- 4.5 EC
- Course dates: 14 November 2022 till 03 February 2023
Short description
Please note: Basic of Biostatistics is an online course (~16 hours per week). The course offers a variety of learning activities such as web lectures, discussions and (group)assignments. A maximum of 60 students can be enrolled in the course (divided into groups of max 15 students in order to remain small-scale learning).
The course provides an introduction to statistical methodology and supplies a number of statistical techniques important for practical data analysis. Examples from the medical and biological fields will be used in exercises.
NOTE: It is expected that students have some basic knowledge on descriptive statistics and mathematics.
Course schedule
The statistical theory will be introduced and discussed in the first 6 weeks (week 46 till 51). After the Christmas holiday (week 52 till 1) the remaining parts of the course are scheduled: case study (week 2) and exam (week 3). The re-exam is scheduled in week 6. You will find the more detailed schedule in the Osiris course catalogue.
Registration
You can register for this course via OSIRIS Student. More information about how to register for a course can be found on this page. Registration for the course will open in the second half of September.
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- 3 weeks
- 5 EC
- Course dates: 06 February 2023
Short description
The main goal of this course is to develop critical thinking supporting the choice, creation, development, validation, and use of alternatives to animals in research.
Which new technologies could make scientific tests completely animal-free in the future? It is about how to be innovative and able to develop a sustainable and more humane science for the near future.
This course will consist of five modules, all of which focus on a different aspect of research and innovation in animal-free methods. The course will include regulatory and communication aspects. During this course, you will focus on innovations in animal-free methods including advanced in vitro (cell culture) and in silico (computational) approaches. The course will highlight the unique advantages of human-derived cells, such as induced pluripotent stem cells, organoids and multi-organ-on-chip devices. You will discover and discuss core topics related to the transition to a more humane science with the help of ethics, statistics and philosophy experts. You will dive in critical data interpretation in order to enhance your understanding of science. A group of experts will teach you the methodology of systematic reviews of scientific studies.
This course can be extended to 5 weeks and 7.5 EC.
Registration
The maximum number of participants is 25 GSLS students and 20 Veterinary Sciences students. You can register for this course via OSIRIS Student. More information about how to register for a course can be found on this page.
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- 10 weeks
- 2.5 EC
- Course dates: 06 February 2023 till 02 May 2023
Short description
This course introduces a new field in Science and Design: Bio-Inspiration you will learn to look at nature as a source of knowledge that will help to make our products, processes and systems part of nature, compatible with and supporting a transition to a circular economy instead of designing for the ‘dump’. After an overview of different Biologically Inspired approaches, you will learn to define the scope and function of an innovation and write a first design brief.
Please note: this is an online course stretching over 10 weeks, with a study load of approximately 7 hours per week.
The maximum number of participants is 16.
You can register for this course via OSIRIS Student. More information about how to register for a course can be found on this page.
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- 3 EC (BMB529019) or 5 EC (BMB539019)
- Course dates: 15 March 2023 till 7 June 2023
Short description
Bio-Tech-Med-Nutrition Interdisciplinary Team Training (BITT) is an interdisciplinary, challenge-based elective. The elective is jointly organized by UMC Utrecht, Utrecht University, Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) and Wageningen University & Research (WUR).
Medical, nutrition, life sciences, and engineering master students work together to find a high potential patient centered solution. The aim of this course is to tackle the disease-related challenges that patients face in their daily life. These can be technical, (bio)medical, nutritional, or a combination of all.
Plenary session are organised on 21 March (Utrecht), 6 April (Eindhoven), 7 June (Wageningen) 2023.
See what students think of this course in this video.
In this type of education, you will develop skills like design thinking and entrepreneurial skills, which are not covered in the regular programme but can be very useful in your future career. This also goes for adopting other perspectives; including the views of other disciplines as well as the end user (patient). As this elective makes use of real-life cases, it is a great addition to your curriculum that mostly approaches problems in a generic way.
Registration
You can register for this course via OSIRIS Student.
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- 7 sessions
- 5 EC
- Course dates: 28 April 2023 till 30 June 2023
Short description
The student analyses herself/himself and the work environment. Also to reach his/her goals the student prepares an action plan. Next to this an amount of management skills are trained, i.e. project management, problem solving, personal effectiveness. The course is taught in English and only for international students. The course is finalised with a personal report. Students will be graded.
Registration
You can register for this course via OSIRIS Student. More information about how to register for a course can be found on this page.
Please note: This course is also offered in Dutch (B-MLOOP10) (in all periods).
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- 6 sessions
- 3 EC
- Course dates:
- 22 September 2022 till 01 December 2022
- 06 April 2023 till 15 June 2023
Short description
During this course, the participants will write and edit popular science articles on research of the GSLS.
Students will learn to connect to knowledge and interests of their target group, identify newsworthy subjects, gather relevant information, learn how to conduct an interview, and write and edit popular science articles. Overall, students will learn what comprises a popular science story and get a feeling for society’s view of science.
Students publish their articles in the digital Master for Life Magazine. Previous issues of the Master for Life Magazine can be found here.
Registration
You can register for this course via OSIRIS Student. More information about how to register for a course can be found on this page.
The maximum number of participants is 12, with a minimum of 8.
More information
View elective in OSIRIS course catalogue
End results of this course
Check out all the Master for Life Magazine articles written by your fellow students via this link.
- 6 EC
- Course dates: 9 February 2023 till 19 May 2023
Short description
This elective is jointly organized by UMC Utrecht, Utrecht University, Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) and Wageningen University & Research (WUR).
In the Netherlands we are proud of the dairy industry, but how are we going to transition towards a sustainable industry? 3rd year bachelor and master students can join the Open challenge to find a solution to a problem in a multidisciplinary team or join the Farm challenge (0 EC), to work in close collaboration with the farmers and bring their ideas to reality.
Registration
You can register for this course via eduXchange.nl (Open challenge) and Dutch Dairy Challenge (Farm challenge). Registration deadline: 22 January 2023.
- 10 weeks
- 3 EC
- Course dates:
- 14 November 2022 till 3 February 2023
- 24 April 2023 till 30 June 2023
Short description
“Public engagement describes the myriad of ways in which the activity and benefits of higher education and research can be shared with the public. Engagement is by definition a two-way process, involving interaction and listening, with the goal of generating mutual benefit” says Utrecht University’s public engagement website. In the past five to ten years, universities have started to value public engagement. Universities feel they should be open to society. Not as mere providers of knowledge but they should also actively involve citizens, school children and stakeholders in their research and higher education.
In the first weeks, students will deepen their understanding of the complex relationship between science and society, the roles of scientists and the audiences for public engagement activities. Starting in week 4 students start performing the analyses needed for designing and evaluating their public engagement activity with follow-up in weeks 5-7. At the end of the course, week 8-10, each student will finish his/her written plan for a public engagement activity and present it online.
Registration
You can register for this course via OSIRIS Student. More information about how to register for a course can be found on this page. The course is taught twice.
Registration for the first edition (BMS_P2_A) of the course will open in the second half of September 2020. The second edition (BMS_P4_A) will be open for registration at the end of January 2021.
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- 10 weeks
- 3 EC
- Course dates:
- 14 Nov 2022 till 06 Feb 2023
- 15 Nov 2022 till 07 Feb 2023
- 06 Feb 2023 till 24 Apr 2023
- 07 Feb 2023 till 18 Apr 2023
- 24 Apr 2023 till 10 Jul 2023
- 25 Apr 2023 till 04 Jul 2023
Short description
This course is taught in 7 sessions over 10 weeks plus 3 e-learning modules.
'English for Academic Purposes' is designed specifically for Life Sciences Master's students and is offered eight times a year. This course helps you to write better academic papers in English and improves your academic spoken English. The course is suitable for both students whose beginning level is below C1 and students whose beginning level is at or above C1. Your level will be assessed via Babel’s placement test. The placement test can be found here. This course is mostly classroom-based with some e-learning content which will be tailored to your level.
Registration
You can register for this course via OSIRIS Student. More information about how to register for a course can be found on this page.
Teaching Schedule
Date P1 Group A: 05 September 2022 – 14 November 2022 (BMS_P1_A)
*P1 Group B: this group will not run in 2022-2023
Date P2 Group A: 14 November 2022 – 06 February 2023 (BMS_P2_A)
Date P2 Group B: 15 November 2022 – 07 February 2023 (BMS_P2_B)
Date P3 Group A: 06 February 2023 – 24 April 2023 (BMS_P3_A)
Date P3 Group B: 07 February 2023 – 18 April 2023 (BMS_P3_B)
Date P4 Group A: 24 April 2023 – 10 July 2023 (BMS_P4_A)
Date P4 Group B: 25 April 2023 – 04 July 2023 (BMS_P4_B)
The maximum number of participants per group is 12, the minimum 4.
Schedule note: During the course period, 7 meetings of 2 hours will take place. In week 2, 4, and 7 you will need to complete your assigned e-learning modules. Students need to invest 3-5 hours of self-study per week. A list with all the exact dates for the meetings during the whole year can be found in Osiris. All meetings are scheduled from 19:15-21:15h.
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- 2 weeks
- 3 EC
- Course dates:16 January 2023 till 27 January 2023
Short description
This course is intended for non-neuroscience master students who would like to get more background in neuroscience. The lectures during the course cover a broad range of neuroscience topics from genes to neurological diseases.
Registration
Please be aware this course code is offered online as well. For this Face-2-Face version be sure to select the correct Block: BMS_P2_A. You can register for this course via OSIRIS Student. More information about how to register for a course can be found on this page.
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- 9 weeks
- 3 EC
- Course dates: 7 November 2022 till 20 January 2023
Short description
This course gives you a unique opportunity to study the state-of-the-art insights in Neurosciences, discover the research strengths of UMC Utrecht and experience our educational philosophy.
Registration:
Please be aware this course code is offered face-2-face as well. For this Online version be sure to select the correct Block: BMS_P1_A. You can register for this course via OSIRIS Student. More information about how to register for a course can be found on this page. Students from outside the Graduate School of Life Sciences can register for this course by sending an email to L.vanOudenaarden@umcutrecht.nl. Please include your name, student number, Master’s programme and the course code.
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- 18 sessions
- 4.5 EC
- Course dates: 14 November 2022 till 28 June 2024
Short description
In this course, you learn to integrate your experiential knowledge (i.e. ervaringskennis) of living with a chronic physical or mental condition with your research expertise and scientific skills. You learn to cross the boundary between experience and expertise, and transform into a double talent. In monthly workgroup meetings you will be stimulated to to formulate your own story of living with a chronic condition. You find out how representative an individual story is for the story of others with the same condition. You learn to see the added value of experiential knowledge - individual and collective - to scientific research. You get a realistic view on benefits and drawbacks of patient involvement in education and research. At the end of the course, you choose whether and how you want to pursue a career as a double talent.
Central is your personal learning track aimed at scientific skills, but also personal growth and learning about patient involvement. The workgroup meetings during this course will consist of a stimulating mix of – amongst others – debate, individual and group assignments, guest lectures, and serious games. Besides workgroup meetings there will be a lot of room for you to have input on the curriculum and format of your end project allowing agency over your learning process.
This course will constitute a safe environment for X&X-students to reflect, exchange ideas and learn. An important part of the course is research into and promotion of patient involvement in education and research, and the pivotal role the X&X-student can fulfill due to their multiple roles as a student, researcher, etc.
Registration
You can register for this course via OSIRIS Student. More information about how to register for a course can be found on this page.
More information:
- www.experience-and-expertise.nl (here you can also find audio portraits of students with a chronic double talent that were involved in the pilot of the course)
- View elective in OSIRIS course catalogue
- 9 weeks
- 3 EC
- Course dates: 14 November 2022 till 27 January 2023
Short description
Biofabrication combines advanced 3D fabrication techniques with biological systems to create complex tissue constructs, which can be applied for tissue engineering, as 3D in vitro biological models, or as medical therapeutic products. This online course aims to provide the student with fundamental knowledge of the various aspects of biofabrication, including 3D printing techniques, biomaterials, tissue engineering, applications, translation and ethics.
Practical information
This is an online course stretching over 9 weeks with a study load of approximately 10 hours per week.
Please note: the course contains weekly deadlines for individual and group assignments, so students should take this into consideration when signing up.
Registration
You can register for this course via OSIRIS Student. More information about how to register for a course can be found on this page. You will be asked to submit a 200-300 word motivation letter before the 3rd of October 2021, describing your reasons for taking this course: your willingsness to participate in its discussions and assignments and to meet deadlines. Please send it in an e-mail to Paulina Nunez Bernal.
Students from outside the Graduate School of Life Sciences can register for this course by sending an e-mail to Paulina Nunez Bernal. Please include your name, student number, Master's programme and the course code.
The maximum number of participants is 20.
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- 10 sessions
- 7.5 EC
- Course dates: 24 April 2023 till 30 June 2023
Short description
This course is an introduction to the birth of modern medicine, looking at developments over the course of the ‘long nineteenth century' (offered by the Descartes Centre for the History and Philosophy of the Sciences). More information on the Osiris page, including the link to the full description document.
Registration:
The maximum number of participants is 15. Please register via OSIRIS Student in Period 4 (Use starting block BMS P4 A). More information about how to register for a course can be found on this page. Students can register for this course after the registration deadline. Please contact the course coordinator.
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- 10 weeks
- 3 EC
- Course dates: 17 November 2022 till 26 January 2023
- Course cancelled, may be rescheduled in Period 4, more information will follow later
Short description
When pursuing a career in academia, you will most likely also be confronted with teaching activities at some point in time. This course will give you the opportunity to explore whether teaching in higher education is something that has your interest.
This elective course consists of two elements.
- Theoretical foundations (3 EC) obligatory
- Educational internship (3 or 6 EC) optional
Important: this is a part-time course that can be taken together with other study components. The study load for the theoretical part is approximately 8 hours per week. The educational internship can be planned more flexible (more or less hours/week) together with your supervisor, depending on your study schedule and supervisor's availability.
For the Theoretical foundations, there are 9 weekly meetings in which educational theories and practical tools are discussed. These three-hour meetings are scheduled on Thursday morning at 9 o'clock. For each meeting students prepare literature and/or watch video clips. The meetings concern themes such as teaching roles, constructive alignment, the design of an educational meeting, evidence-based educational design strategies, motivation and self-regulation, online and blended education, giving and using feedback, rubrics, and transparency, validity, and reliability of assessment. Each meeting is preceded with a preparatory assignment and ended with a processing assignment (together 20% of the grade). During the meetings, students give mini lectures to each other and work on designing their own educational component. In the meeting 8 students give a presentation (20%) on their educational component and how they worked on their own learning goals during the course. To conclude the Theoretical foundations, during the final meeting an open book exam, encompassing the content of the meetings, will be held (60%).
The optional element is detailed further on the Osiris page.
Registration
You can register for this course via OSIRIS Student. More information about how to register for a course can be found on this page.The optional part is registered separately based on decisions during the obligatory part. Want to know more about this course and the coordinator? Listen to the fourth episode of the Radio Life Sciences podcast.
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- 2 weeks
- 3 EC
- Course dates: Please find the exact course dates for the English taught course here and the Dutch course here.
Short description
- This course is taught several times per year.
- This course is a requirement for conducting animal experiments and teaches you the basics on animal research.
The objective of the course is to present basic facts and principles that are essential for the humane use and care of animals and for the quality of research. From the beginning of the course, emphasis is placed on the fact that the scientist is the central person in the design and performance of animal experiments, and that he/she has specific responsibilities with respect to the welfare of the animals used. It is made clear that the use of animals can be accepted only under a set of strict conditions. Among these are that the experiment must be approved by an ethics committee, and must be conducted by persons who are fully competent.
Registration
Biomedical Sciences students (BIFM, BIDM, BISM, CSND, EPIM, IMIF, NSCN, RMTM, TXEH): register by completing this BMS form.
Biosciences students (BINN, BiBC, ENVB, MCLS, DINN, SBM): register by completing this Faculty of Science form.
Fill out the form and send it to the administration office for approval. You need a signature and financial account number in order to have the form accepted at the LAS administration. Your examiner has to sign the form as well to confirm that this course is mandatory for your research project. After obtaining the approval you can sent the form to the LAS administration.
More information about how to register for a course can be found on this page.
Grade registration
After finishing the course you will receive a confirmation letter of completion including your grade. You have to e-mail this confirmation letter to the administration office for the grades to be registered in OSIRIS.
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View elective in OSIRIS course catalogue
- You should take the laboratory animal sciences course only if you need it for your research project; you must have permission from your examiner and your programme coordinator.
- Because this course is expensive, you need to fill the rest of your elective component with modules which are free of extra costs, in exceptional cases more than one course may be allowed. You have to ask prior approval from the Board of Examiners if you want to take more than one of these courses.
- There are different courses offered please read the information on OSIRIS carefully.
- 10 sessions
- 3 EC
- Course dates: 18 November 2022 till 03 February 2023
Short description
This course aims to highlight an essential but underappreciated aspect of being a successful researcher, the logic of the scientific argument. The logic of the scientific argument is a key aspect of various scientific activities such as publishing and writing project proposals –including the revision-rebuttal process– but also when defending your data or pitching your work. For this, workshops on for example (abstract) writing, on the review and rebuttal process, and debating and pitching will be given. In addition, various aspects of the current scientific landscape, including societal impact and publishing as well as different research careers, will be covered.
The overall goal is to provide tools that enrich your skillset as a researcher and complement the ones gained by hands-on experience in the lab or in an internship. These tools will set the foundation upon which you can continue building on later in your career as a researcher.
Course sessions
The course will take place during Period 2. The sessions will take place on Friday morning from 09:00-13:00. Every session will have preparation time prior to the session and/or assignments after the session.
Registration
You can register for this course via OSIRIS Student. More information about how to register for a course can be found on this page.
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- 6 sessions
- 5 EC
- Course date period 3: 10 February 2023 till 17 March 2023
- Course date period 4: 12 May 2023 till 23 June 2023
Short description
This course is offered in all periods and is only available in Dutch.
Tijdens de cursus analyseert de student zichzelf en de arbeidsmarkt en stelt een plan van aanpak op om zijn/haar doel te bereiken. Daarnaast wordt een aantal managementvaardigheden getraind. De cursus beoogt zelfreflectie en externe oriëntatie actief te stimuleren, o.a. door presentaties van individuele competentieprofielen, beroepsprofielen, netwerkervaringen, zoekrichtingen en actieplannen. Verder biedt de cursus de mogelijkheid om kennis, inzicht en vaardigheden met betrekking tot een aantal algemene professionele functievereisten (verder) te ontwikkelen: o.a. multidisciplinair samenwerken, projectmanagement, problem solving, persoonlijke effectiviteit en leren omgaan met belangentegenstellingen.
Please note: In period 4, this course is also offered in English (BMB522319).
Registration
You can register for this course via OSIRIS Student. More information about how to register for a course can be found on this page.
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- 5 weeks
- 7.5 EC
- Course dates: 13 March 2023 till 21 April 2023
Short description
Characteristics of nanoparticles such as size, surface area and internal composition make them attractive candidates for use in therapeutic and diagnostic applications. The aim of this course is to provide an overview of the nanomedicine field. Every week a theme will be discussed in which nanomedicine is involved: therapeutics (both synthetic and bio-inspired) and diagnostics. We will focus on the applications of nanomedicine in cardiovascular disease and cancer.
Registration
You can register for this course via OSIRIS Student. More information about how to register for a course can be found on this page.
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- 3 days
- 1 EC
- Course dates: TBA
Short description
Period (from – till): Several times a year. The course can be (partially) flexibly planned within one of four editions of the course. Start dates: 5th of September 2022, 31st of October 2022, 9th of January 2023 and 3th of April 2023.
Description
This Online Course (in Dutch) provides theoretical knowledge about radiation protection to work in a laboratory in which open sources of radioactive materials are used. It is a set of web-based Radiation Protection modules with an accompanying test. Participants must complete the modules and successfully pass this test and will receive a certificate of participation.
This course covers only the theoretical aspects of radiation protection. To be able to work under the supervision of a radiation protection officer (TMS) with radioactive open sources (e.g. in a lab) it is also necessary to get a practical instruction at the workspace.
Registration
To register:
- First fill in the General application form for electives to get your application approved by the GSLS;
- After approval register for the course using this link or send an email to stralingsonderwijs-utrecht@tudelft.nl addressed to Mrs. Peeters.
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- 6 weeks
- 5 EC
- Course dates: 01 June 2023 till 30 June 2023
Short description
The main aim of the course is to provide a wide-ranging understanding of the significance, strengths and weaknesses of fields of neuroscience, which helps to cultivate critical thinking, creativity, methodological precision and scientific writing.
Registration
You can register for this course via OSIRIS Student. More information about how to register for a course can be found on this page.
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- 20 weeks
- 7.5 EC
- Course dates: 6 February 2023 till 16 April 2023
Short description
This elective is jointly organized by UMC Utrecht, Utrecht University, Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) and Wageningen University & Research (WUR).
The course aims to answer two fundamental questions: Is the use of animals for our product and medical safety important or could we do without? What would our supermarket and health care look like if we would stop animal testing today? Bachelor and master students can join this challenge.
Registration
You can register for this course via OSIRIS Student. Registration deadline: 25 November 2022.
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- 6 sessions
- 3 EC
- Course dates: 13 January 2023 till 2 June 2023
Short description
In six Friday afternoon sessions, the historical, philosophical, sociological and ethical dimensions of the biomedical sciences will be discussed. This course also includes a session on academic writing.
Registration
Please register via Osiris Student in Period 2 (Use starting block BMS_P2_A). In order to register, please send an email to Ms I. Hille: I.L.B.Hille@umcutrecht.nl, including the following information:
- Course name
- Name
- Student number
- A short motivation
The maximum number of participants is 20.
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- 2 weeks
- 3 EC
- Course dates: TBA
Short description
One overarching interdisciplinary theme will be chosen each year. This year the theme is Food and health. In the first few days, lecture/discussion will be organized with experts in the field to help students familiarize with the topic, get an overview of the current debate, and the problems to solve. In the meantime, students will be instructed on the principles of interdisciplinary research.
Students form interdisciplinary groups of 3/4 and develop a research question within the theme that captured their interest. After presenting their plans and receiving (peer) feedback on the feasibility of their plans, students make a concrete plan for the rest of the course period and divide tasks. Each team has a supervisor.
Registration
You can register for this course via OSIRIS Student. More information about how to register for a course can be found on this page.
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- 10 weeks
- 3 EC
- Course dates: 06 February 2023 till 17 April 2023
Short description
Tissue engineering (TE) is an ever-growing multidisciplinary scientific field aiming at replacing injured, missing or damaged tissue. This course teaches Master students in-depth and hands-on knowledge on developmental and adult blood vessel formation in health and disease and the current clinical treatments for which vascular(ized) TE is thought to be eligible. Moreover, we will address state-of-the-art techniques of vascular(ized) TE, including the use of biomaterials and cell sources for bioreactor-cultured and in situ applications.
Please note: This is an online course stretching over 7 weeks with a study load of approximately 9-10 hours per week. Please take into account that the study load is divided over the week so you will need to be able to login on various moments (taking into account vacation days).
Registration
You can register for this course via OSIRIS Student. More information about how to register for a course can be found on this page.. Maximum number of participants is 32 students.
Students from outside Utrecht University can register for this course by sending an email to m.m.krebber-2@umcutrecht.nl. Please include your name, student number, Master’s programme and the course code.
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Other course options to fulfill elective component
Non-GSLS Master's courses provided by a Dutch university are optional components for your Master’s programme.
For face-to-face Master's courses offered outside the GSLS (both UU and non-UU) prior approval of the program coordinator is needed. Please provide your programme coordinator with all the information needed to assess the suitability of the course. This information has to include the level of the course (only Master's level courses are allowed), length and intensity (hours/day), supervision/guidance, books to be studied, examination procedures, and any other relevant material.
Master's courses provided by a foreign university (a university outside the Netherlands) are optional components for your Master’s programme. You need prior approval of the Board of Examiners.
How to ask for permission for foreign courses
You need to send an email to the Board of Examiners, including:
- Which foreign courses you want to take;
- The course descriptions (or a link to the website);
- The link to the website where the credit and assessment system of the foreign university is described;
- Written approval by your programme coordinator, including a statement that there is no overlap with other courses (to be) taken within your Master's programme.
You need to send your request at least two months before start of the course. The Board of Examiners will decide within six weeks whether the foreign courses may be part of your Master’s programme and the amount of credits that is awarded.
Registration of course results
On the basis of your official list of marks of the foreign university (Transcript of Records), the Board of Examiners will register your course results. The transcript of records needs to be sent by the foreign university to the Board of Examiners.
The foreign university will determine where the cut-off score lies for a pass, and records in the transcript whether the student has passed. Foreign grades are converted by the Board of Examiners into the alphanumerical results Pass/Fail. In addition, the original grades and assessment scale will be recorded in Osiris and printed on the International Diploma Supplement.
You may choose to take an online course as part of your elective component. You need prior approval of the Board of Examiners for online courses outside the Graduate School of Life Sciences (GSLS). For courses offered by the GSLS no approval from the Board of Examiners is required.
Please note: fee for online courses are at your own expense.
How to ask for permission for online courses outside the GSLS
An online course should meet the following requirements:
- The course is Master's level;
- The course is offered by a renowned university (Dutch or abroad);
- There needs to be individual assessment by an examiner;
- When the online course is not offered by a renowned university (e.g. edX or coursera) and/or there is no individual assessment, you need to find an Utrecht examiner for individual assessment (e.g. as an oral exam);
- Approval of your programme coordinator is required in all cases.
You need to send a request by email to the Board of Examiners, including:
- Which online courses you want to take;
- The course description (or a link to the website), including information about the assessment;
- A link to the website where the credit system of the university is described;
- If applicable: a statement of the Utrecht examiner that (s)he takes responsibility for the individual exam, and in which form the exam will take place;
- Written approval of your programme coordinator, including a statement that there is no overlap with other courses (to be) taken within your Master's programme.
You need to send your request at least two months before start of the online course. The Board of Examiners will decide within six weeks whether the foreign courses may be part of your Master’s programme and the number of credits that will be awarded.
Registration of course results
On the basis of a certificate or official document provided by the university that offers the online course (or in case of an individual exam: a statement of your Utrecht examiner), the Board of Examiners will register your course results. The documentation needs to be sent to the Board of Examiners.
You may choose to take summer courses as part of your elective component. You need prior approval of the Board of Examiners for all summer courses (except summer courses that are part of the GSLS).
Please note: fees for summer school courses are at your own expense.
How to ask for permission for summer school courses outside the GSLS
A summer school course should meet the following requirements:
- The course is Master's level;
- The course is offered by a renowned university (Dutch or foreign);
- The course has an individual assessment;
- If there is no individual assessment, you need to find an Utrecht examiner to do the individual assessment (e.g. as an oral exam);
- Approval of your programme coordinator is required in all cases.
You need to send an email to the Board of Examiners, including:
- Which summer school course you want to take;
- The course description (or a link to the website), including information about the assessment;
- A link to the website where the credit system of the university is described;
- Written approval of your Utrecht examiner in case of an oral exam;
- Written approval of your programme coordinator, including a statement that there is no overlap with other courses (to be) taken within your Master's programme.
You need to send your request at least two months before start of the summer course. The Board of Examiners will decide within six weeks whether the summer course may be part of your Master’s programme and the number of credits that will be awarded.
Registration of course results
On the basis of a certificate or official document provided by the university that offers the summer course, the Board of Examiners will register your course results. The documentation needs to be sent to the Board of Examiners.
The course result will be registered in Osiris. In case of a summer school course at a foreign university, the grade will be converted by the Board of Examiners into the alphanumerical results Pass/Fail (see also here).