Student Handbook2015 Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Bachelor’S Programmes 2016 Dean Ofthefaculty of Artsandsocialsciences
Student Handbook2015 Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Bachelor’s programmes 2016 Welcome 2016 - ‘What makes the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences so special?’ 2015 Obviously, it is the people who work here and the students who study here. I never cease to be amazed at their commitment, their high calibre and their enthusiasm. But for a more exact answer, I will give you these five reasons: We are a close-knit academic community In our Faculty, various disciplines and groups work closely together: humanities academics (historians, philosophers, men and women of letters, media experts), social scientists (sociologists, anthropologists, political scientists, public administration scholars), Student Handbook support and administrative staff, PhD students and bachelor’s and master’s students. We care about good teaching All of our programmes meet high academic and didactic standards. It matters a great deal to us how students assess our teaching, both during their studies and later on, as alumni. We cross boundaries Any of our programmes will acquaint you with various disciplines and perspectives. This interdisciplinary, problem-directed approach is predominant in our research as well. We also cross boundaries with respect to language: all programmes, including the bachelor’s programmes, are taught entirely in English. Internationalisation is not an empty phrase: at our Faculty, 70% of the students are non-Dutch. Our research counts Research within the Faculty is conducted at an international level, especially with respect to problems of integration and good governance in Europe, the relations between Europe and the world, the influence of culture on science and technology and the impact of innovations on Western and non-Western societies.
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