Description and aims
The Master’s profile Complex Systems is an interdisciplinary profile for students who are interested to broaden their knowledge and expertise within the field of Complex Systems. In this research field societal issues, such as a financial crisis, a sudden epidemic or climate change are studied from a quantitative modelling perspective. Students will get an understanding of the various models used in the complexity field and the behaviour (i.e. transitions, predictability) of these models.
The aim of the Complex Systems Profile is for students to develop or improve their:
- affinity for quantitative approaches in order to address societal issues;
- ability to build models that are amenable to quantitative approaches;
- familiarity with standard (quantitative) methods in the toolbox for analysing complex systems;
- ability to work in interdisciplinary teams.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the Master’s profile the student:
- is able to recognise the complex systems aspects when confronted with a societal problem;
- is able to develop models of complex systems and/o has a good overview of model-building for complex systems;
- has a good overview of the methods in the complex systems toolbox, can apply them to models and extract quantitative results;
- communicate/explain complex-systems models and methods to (interdisciplinary) teammates.
Programme
The Master’s profile comprises 30 EC. Details of the courses that comprise the programme are provided in the EER, and additional information can be found on the education website of the Center for Complex Systems Studies.
Entry requirements
- The student belongs to one of the participating master programmes
- Upon consultation with the coordinator for the profile, it is also possible for students from outside Utrecht University to participate in the profile, when their master programme has an affinity to complex systems
Participating Master’s programmes
- Artificial Intelligence
- Climate Physics
- Computing Science
- Energy Science
- Experimental Physics
- Game and Media Technology
- Mathematical Sciences
- Nanomaterials Science
- Sociology and Social Research
- Sustainable Development
- Theoretical Physics
- Multidisciplinary Economics
Contact
If you have questions about the profile, then please contact coordinator Robbin Bastiaansen.
