Netherlands
The Netherlands was the first non-English-speaking country to offer degrees in English. Therefore various programmes are taught in English and are very international oriented. The Netherlands, also known as Holland, stands out for its great inventiveness, its problem-solving attitude and its openness to the world.
15 Short Courses in Area and Cultural Studies
In this inter-disciplinary field, one usually specialises his studies on a certain culture such as Asian studies, African American studies, Latino studies but also childhood studies for example.
Find and compare 15 Short Courses in Area and Cultural Studies in Netherlands. Below is a selection of the available study options. If you're interested in studying Area and Cultural Studies in Netherlands you can view all 15 Short Courses. You can also read more about the Area and Cultural Studies discipline in general or about studying in Netherlands.
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Short Course in Dutch Culture: History and Art
This course will explore the question of Dutch identity by placing the history of the Netherlands and Dutch art in a wider European and transatlantic perspective.
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Short Course in European Studies
This course offers you the opportunity to explore Europe, a continent of great diversity. In the first two weeks you will explore European Culture. After that you will be introduced to key issues in European civilization from the emergence of European nationalism to the present. In the last two weeks the course will examine how Holocaust and other genocides affected European society.
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Short Course in European Integration: the EU From West to East
This course is a joint programme on European integration of Utrecht Universitys Summer School and the International Summer University of the University of Tartu.
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Short Course in European Cultures and Identities
This course offers students an introduction to Europe, a continent of great diversity. Each of its countries and peoples carry their own cultures, religions, traditions and languages, yet the majority of them are now engaged in a joint project aimed at political and economic integration in the European Union. This course aims to introduce you to the main challenges and opportunities facing this project.
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Short Course in Dutch Culture: Society and Current Issues
This course will explore the question of Dutch identity by placing the Dutch society in a wider European and transatlantic perspective. You will analyze internationally debated issues in Dutch society such as euthanasia and drugs policy, as well as the heated disputes over immigration and integration after the political murders of Pim Fortuyn and Theo van Gogh.
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Short Course in Discovering the Dutch: Dutch Culture and Society
This summer school course will explore the question of Dutch identity by placing the history of the Netherlands and Dutch art in a wider European and transatlantic perspective. Furthermore, you will be introduced to the rich cultural traditions that the Netherlands developed from the Dutch Golden Age to the present day in such artistic fields as painting, literature, poetry and filmmaking.
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Short Course in Dutch Culture in a European Context
This course introduces students to Europe, a continent of great diversity. After this introduction students will focus on Dutch Culture and Society.
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Short Course in Master Class - Making the Documentary
In this intensive two-weeks course students will be confronted with the diversity in aesthetics and topics of documentaries nowadays. After discussing traditional theories of documentary, students will analyze the dramaturgy (rhetorics and aesthetics) of different documentaries. From the third day onwards students work in groups on the preproduction, production and post production of a documentary with a theme of their choice.
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Short Course in Meaning, Spirituality, Ethics and Healthcare Management
Health care as business is a major metaphor in the current debate in the Netherlands. Another important development is that of quality of care, often operationalized in procedures and protocols. In policy documents on health care we rarely find concepts as meaning, spirituality and ethics. Nevertheless these concepts are crucial in humane care. Spiritual carers see themselves as advocate of this humane perspective in health care. Is it possible to combine both movements, that of rationalization and that of humanization?
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Short Course in Comparative Study of Asia and Europe
This course offers students a framework to think in a comparative way about the development of Western European and Asian societies. The emphasis will be on the UK, Netherlands, and France on the European side and India and China on the Asian side. The discussion will focus on the modern period between 1850 and today which includes imperialism, nationalism, and communism.
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Short Course in Philosophy: Levinas - Ethics, Politics and the Problem of Violence
The task of this year’s Tilburg Philsophy Summer School is to begin a process of creative defamiliarization of Levinas’s thought.
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Short Course in History of Art: Relations Between Italy and the Netherlands
The Utrecht Summer School offers an opportunity to travel back in time and experience the art from both traditions first hand, staying in two cities that played a pivotal part in their countrys art: Florence and Utrecht. This highly interactive course for the most part takes place in front of the original artworks, enabling you to experience, discuss and learn about the artwork firsthand.
