Dutch Culture and Society II: The Netherlands more in depth

Leerdoelen

This short course aims to provide an introduction to Dutch culture and society that will serve as a slightly more advanced basis for further study in the field.

Inhoud

This course elaborates on topics of education/science, (royal) history, religion, arts/architecture, theatre, multiculturalism and political themes of interest in the Netherlands. The course is highly interactive and students are widely involved in searching and sharing information about every week's topic. The course is open to both, students who did and who did not follow Dutch Culture & Society I in the first semester as it addresses different areas of Dutch society. Students finish this class with a poster presentation and written paper about a Dutch topic of their own interest.

Aanmelden

See the timetable of the bachelor program "Nederlandse taal en cultuur" on http://rooster.uva.nl.

Onderwijsvorm

Lectures, oral student presentations, discussions and written assignments.

Onderwijstijden

2 hours weekly.

Studiemateriaal

Textbook and additional readings in English.

Kosten

About € 35,-

Toetsvorm

Examinations  Weight  Week   (1) Weekly assignments   20 course-credits  Weekly   (2) Poster presentation      30 course-credits  End of the semester  (3) Written paper   50 course-credits  End of the semester

Pass/fail  For ervery part of the exam (3 in total) course-credits are issued. The student that has earned 55 course-credits or more, has passed the exam.

Herkansingsregeling  The student that has completed all 3 parts of the exam, but still lacks 55 course-credits, will be given the opportunity to rewrite the final paper on the condition that before the end of the semester, a revised version is submitted to the instructor of the course.

Toetsingsregeling onder voorbehoud. Deze regeling kan nog tot aanvang van de inschrijving voor het onderwijs gewijzigd worden.