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VU & UvA Try Out Class 3 June 2026
Attend the next Try Out Class (TOC) on 3 June! Experience a fun, engaging, and inspiring event with lively course presentations led by passionate lecturers, giving you a taste of what you can expect in the upcoming semester. In addition, there will be an information market where you can further explore all the interfaculty courses on offer. This is your chance to learn more about each course, ask questions, and to decide which options align with your academic goals.
Next Try Out Class: 3 June - Event details
Read all about this evening's programme
Choose from over 40 courses on offer
- See below all courses by theme | from which university | day(s) & time
See the course calendar for planning (OLD)
- All courses in one overview by period | day(s) & time
See the programme of the TOC on 3 June (OLD)
- Check the schedule of the live pitches & see what's on the information market
VU & UvA interfaculty course descriptions
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CONNECTED WORLD
Course title
Period | Day & Time
VU
Coaching, Teaching and Transformative learning 2, 3, 4, 5 | Divers; check course description Rebuilding Education 2 | Mon + Wed 18:00-20:30 UvA
Big History 1, 2 | Thu 17:30-19:30 Connect! Storytelling as a Social Intervention 1, 2 | Tue 18:00-20:00 Thinking with Images 2 | Fri 13:00-17:00 -
GOVERNANCE FOR SOCIETY
Course title
Period | Day & Time
VU
Simulating Crime and Justice 2, 3 | Mon 18:00-20:30; 1 x Wed 9:00-18:00 The Future Entrepreneur 1 | Mon + Thu 18:00-20:30 Human Rights and Globalization 2 | Tue + Thu 18:00-20:00 UvA
World Power - From Below? 1, 2 | Tue 17:30-19:30 Meaningful Marketing 2, 3 | Mon 18:00-20:00 -
THE HUMAN CONDITION
Course title
Period | Day & Time
VU
Brain and Behavior 2 | Mon + Tue 17:30-20:00 Science & Religion 1, 2 | Mon 18:00-20:00; 2 x 18:00-21:00 UvA
Understanding Celebrity Culture 1, 2 | Fri 13:00-16:00 Reimagining Hope in Times of Crisis 1, 2 | Wed 17:30-19:30 Medieval Modernity
Dante and the Divine Comedy1, 2 | Tue 17:30-19:30 Thinking through Mythology 2, 3 | Wed 16:00-18:00 (group A); 18:00-20:00 (group B) Fictions of Youth in English Literature 1, 2 | Tue 17:30-19:30 -
SUSTAINABILITY
Course title
Period | Day & Time
VU
Taking Action on Planetary Health
1 | Wed 18:00-20:30; 2 Sat 9:00-17:30, 1 Fri 18:00 - 20:30 UvA
Our Systemic Relation to Nature
Tackling Societal Issues1, 2 | Wed 17:30-19:30 Forever Chemicals
Scientific and Societal Challenges of PFAS1, 2 | Tue 17:30-19:30 -
HUMAN HEALTH & LIFE SCIENCES
Course title
Period | Day & Time
VU
Drugs that alter your Mind 2 | Mon 18:00-21:00; 1 x Sat 10:00-17:00 New Anatomy 1, 2 | Mon + Wed 18:00-20:00; lab classes 18:00-21:00 UvA
Authenticity and Meaning 1, 2 | Mon 17:30-19:30 My Imaginary Self 2, 3 | Thu 17:00-19:00 (group A); 19:00-21:00 (group B) What the Health?!
Exploring Lifestyle Interventions and Healthcare Transformations1,2 | Fri 15:00-17:00 -
CREATIVITY / DIY
Course title
Period | Day & Time
VU
Music, Listening & Philosophy 2 | Tue + Thu 18:00-20:00 Mastering Creativity (12 EC) 1, 2 | Mon 18:00-21:00; Wed 18:00-21:00 UvA
Migration at IDFA 2, 3 | Tue 17:30-19:30 Travel Writing in Our Globalized World 1, 2 | Tue 17:30-19:30 -
INFORMATION ERA
Course title
Period | Day & Time
VU
Developing and Organizing expertise in the age of AI 2 | Tue + Thu 18:00 -20:00 The Good, the Bad & the Science 1 | Mon 18:00-21:00; 1 x Sat 10:00 - 18:00 UvA
AIducation - The Future of Education? 1, 2 | Mon 17:30-20:00 Sharing a Planet with AI 1, 2 | Mon 17:30-19:30 From Fact-Checking to Argument-Checking 1, 2 | Thu 17:00-19:00 Embodied Communication in the Age of AI 1, 2 | Wed 17:30-19:30
Apply on time!
Application closes on 9 June at 23:59