Electives in year 2 and 3

Within the programme, you have many opportunities to deepen or broaden your knowledge by taking courses from your own or other programmes.

Elective courses year 2

In your second year, you choose 30 ECTS of elective courses. The elective courses may consist of: 

• A language and culture package
• An interdisciplinary package
• Courses from your own programme

Language and culture package

In a language and culture package you study a language area of your choice. You follow a combination of courses in language acquisition, linguistics, literature and culture. You can choose from a language and culture package: 

• French Language and Culture
• German Language and Culture
• Spanish Language and Culture
• Dutch Language and Culture
• Greek and Latin Language and Culture

Interdisciplinary package

In an interdisciplinary package, you look at complex issues from different points of view and disciplines. You take courses around a specific theme in which insights from different disciplines, such as (art) history, cultural studies and communication, are used to unravel complex issues regarding, for example, diversity, multilingualism or cultural heritage. 

Own programme

Most programmes also offer courses that you can choose as elective courses.

Free electives year 3

In the third year, the free electives offer you many opportunities to develop further and broaden your studies, by taking courses from other programmes. Or you can choose to take the educational minor (in Dutch), which will allow you to obtain a teaching qualification for lower secondary education (havo and vwo) and vmbo-t. A stay abroad is also an option.