Courses
Courses for exchange students
At the Faculty of Science students learn first-hand about the most recent research developments and experience the expertise, enthusiasm and passion with which lecturers practise their discipline. The Faculty's vision on teaching and learning strongly focuses on training students to use modern equipment and complex data analysis and to familiarise them with working in interdisciplinary teams. Our campus at Science Park is fully equipped for these purposes, featuring labs for practical training in a variety of disciplines.
Below you can find more information on the course options for exchange students.
Course Catalogue
To view the courses, you have to search the UvA Course Catalogue > Programme: 'Exchange Programme Faculty of Science'. When applying for semester 1 next year, you can select the current academic year as the course catalogue for the next academic year is not yet available (is available in June).
We cannot guarantee that all the courses in the current course catalogue will be taught in the next academic year, though most courses will be. You can enter the courses you want to enroll for in the application form. You will be notified as soon as possible if we cannot register you for a course, so you can select another course.
Academic calendar
The semester is divided into three blocks: 8 weeks, 8 weeks, and 4 weeks. Courses can start at each of these blocks and will run for one or two blocks. Exams are at the end of each block or at the end of the semester. The recommended study load is 12 EC in an 8-week block and 6 EC in a 4-week block.
Please note that exchange students are required to be in Amsterdam when courses start. On the UvA academic calendar page you can verify the exact start date of your exchange semester.
| 1st semester: September - January | block | duration |
| September- October | 1 | 8 weeks |
| November - December | 2 | 8 weeks |
| January | 3 | 4 weeks |
| 2nd semester: February - June | ||
| February - March | 4 | 8 weeks |
| April - May | 5 | 8 weeks |
| June | 6 | 4 weeks |