Students who take part in an honours programme for Bachelor students also take classes in developing skills, where you learn to further develop your personal and professional skills. Depending on your programme, you take one or more skills modules.
There are various modules to choose from. The skills modules below take place in the first semester and are taught by specialised lecturers. A module consists of four to six evening meetings, generally supplemented by study assignments, and is concluded with an end assignment.
The deadline for registering for a module is 18 September 2025.
Selection for first semester 2025–2026
Clear and convincing writing
In this module, you will work on a clear and convincing essay on a topic of your own choosing. You will work in several steps from an initial idea for a thesis to a fully finished essay.
Critical Reading: Authoritative Writing
Critical Reading: Authoritative Writing: in this course, you will not only develop a better game plan for reading, but you’ll also acquire tools to help you summarize texts.
Discussion and Debate
In this course within the bachelor's honours programme we practice several debating and interviewing skills, such as arguing effectively, listening carefully to your ‘opponent’, moderating a debate, and how to conduct an in-depth interview.
Effective essays
Effective Essays: the academic essay is an opportunity for you to really connect with your subject and develop the confidence to contribute to academic discussion in your field.
From idea to image
In our image culture, analysing and creating visual material is an essential skill. In this honours programme module for Bachelor students, we look at the ways in which you can deploy image to tell a story.
From science to society
In this course, you will walk through the steps towards an engaging public lecture together with two programme directors from Radboud Reflects. You will learn to think from the audience’s perspective, and you will practice a mini-lecture.
Learning to navigate
There is always the next exam, the next assignment, a new chapter in your honors thesis or another admission procedure. In this module, you will work on recalibrating your compass.
Memory Training and Smart Learning
Do you want to memorize and remember information many times faster? In four sessions you will learn different memory techniques in, learn to apply and analyze them, and evaluate the usefulness of memory techniques.
Presentation Skills
Knowing how to present your ideas in a convincing and appealing way is a critical skill for scientists and professionals alike.
Presenting Posters & Pitching
In this course, you will learn how modern academics use poster presentations to bring their ideas to a wider audience and develop professional relationships.
Presenting and storytelling
In this honours programme module for Bachelor students, you'll learn how to give an accessible, inspiring and compelling presesentation without losing of the substance whatsoever.
Public Speaking
Public speaking is a vital skill, no matter your studies or your career path. Whether you have to defend your thesis, give a training, or pitch a product: feeling confident speaking in front of a group will help get your message across.