11 Short courses offered by the university

In University of Amsterdam's Intensive Dutch for Foreigners Course you can either start at Absolute beginners level (0-A1) or at Beginners level (A1-A2). 

University of Amsterdam's Learn Dutch - intensive summer course Summer Course is an intensive programme, ideal for those aiming to spend their summer both learning Dutch as well as enjoying their holidays.

In this three-week Urban Studies - Planning and Living in Cities from University of Amsterdam students will explore the fundamental issues that are shaping the development and evolution of cities in the 21st century. 

The Summer Institute on Sexuality, Culture and Society from University of Amsterdam examines the complexity and changing interactions over time between the self, and culture within the context of human sexuality and society - it also addresses how this complexity is conceptualized and organized culturally, politically, as theorized and practiced across disciplines and programmatic venues.

This Comprehensive Research Methodology and Design from University of Amsterdam aims to lay a solid, diverse and integrated foundation for conducting first-rate qualitative and quantitative research, and for embedding it in effective and feasible mixed-method research designs. 

This A Peaceful Mind - Mindfulness and Compassion-based Interventions from University of Amsterdam explores Emotion Regulation and contemplative practices such as mindfulness and compassion-based interventions across education, clinical, and organizational structures to develop new strategies and approaches to health and wellness.

University of Amsterdam's goal of this Visions of the Occult - Introduction to (Western) Esotericism course is to offer an introductory overview of the study of esotericism as a discipline both historically and in the present.

With unprecedented levels of mental distress and addiction reported globally, recent events exposed fissures within our social and health care systems. Behavioral health, focused on the promotion of mental health, resilience, and well-being, can have wide ranging impacts individually, socially, and economically. University of Amsterdam offers the Mental Health, Youth and Society programme.

Does climate crisis spell the end of human civilization or a chance for a major breakthrough in global cooperation and multilateralism? Is the resurgence of nativist attitudes a transient backlash or the dawn of the post-globalist era? University of Amsterdam offers the Multilateralism, Globalisation and Corporate Diplomacy programme.

University of Amsterdam's Medical Anthropology and Sociology winter school Global Mental Health course takes place annually in January. These short, intensive courses are designed to offer participants both an overview of and insight into the state of the art of medical anthropological research in essential themes in health care.

Are you ready for the experience of a lifetime? Do you want to discover the political fast-track'? Discover UNISCA! UNISCA aims to provide students with an interactive learning experience by providing exploration of the mechanisms of the United Nations and its topics. University of Amsterdam offers the UNISCA programme.