Academic Skills in the Master of Physics and Astronomy

What follows is a brief description of the Academic Skills course choices that are available in the Master of Physics and Astronomy. Please also have a look at the official documentation in the Study Guide.

Choose 6 EC total from the following list. The courses that have a course number starting with X_ or AM_ are given at the VU University and you have to register at VU (with your VU student number), the courses starting with 5354 are at UvA.

• Communication, Organization and Management (VU) – course code: AM_470572 (6 EC, period 2)
• Entrepreneurship for Physicists (VU) – course code: X_422600 (6 EC, period 3)
• Physics Education Project – course code: X_420523 (3 or 6 EC, period 1-6)
• Managing Science and Technology in Society (VU) – course code: AM_470586 (6 EC, period 1)
• Research Methods for Analyzing Complex Problems (VU) – course code: AM_1182 (6 EC, period 1)
• Science and Communication (VU) – course code: AM_470587 (6 EC, period 1)
• Science in Dialogue (VU) – course code: AM_1002 (6 EC, period 2)
• Science in Perspective (UvA) – course code: 5254SCIP6Y (6 EC, period 4-5)
• Science Journalism (VU) – course code: AM_471014, (6 EC, period 2)
• Scientific Writing in English (VU) – course code: X_400592 (3 EC, period 2 and 6)
• Tutoring Students (VU) – course code: X_432625 (3 EC, period 2)
• Wetenschapscommunicatie voor Bèta-onderzoekers (VU) – course code: AB_470185 (6 EC, period 5)
• Academic Skills; Critical Thinking (UvA) – course code: 5354ASCT3Y (6 EC, period 6)
• Academic Skills; Individual Project (UvA) – course code: 5354ASIP3Y (3 or 6 EC, period 1-6)