Amsterdam University College

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AUC offers a liberal arts and sciences programme, leading to a joint Bachelor (Honours) degree from the University of Amsterdam and VU Amsterdam.

Geschiedenis

A liberal education teaches you to read intelligently, think critically and write effectively. AUC students acquire not only depth of knowledge, but also important and transferable academic and research skills. You can major in the sciences, social sciences or humanities. All AUC students undertake community service or an internship, and AUC offers a wide range of study abroad opportunities.
At AUC you will be trained to analyse complex issues from different perspectives and academic fields of knowledge. Discussions start from the ‘big questions' in science and society and lead to in-depth study in a wide range of disciplines. Six interdisciplinary themes provide an orientation to your studies and choice of course options:

• Energy, Climate and Sustainability
• Life, Evolution, Universe
• Health and Well-being
• Information, Communication, Cognition
• Social Systems
• Cities and Cultures

You will engage on a daily basis in intensive and small-scale seminars with high calibre international staff. An AUC tutor (academic adviser) supports you in the process of planning your study programme, to help you ensure it is solid and coherent and will meet your academic and/or career goals. Substantial emphasis is placed on scientific reasoning within an interdisciplinary approach.

AUC and the sciences
At AUC we firmly believe that the biggest, most exciting and most urgent questions of our time require a science education that connects and transcends the disciplines. AUC enrols up to 50% science majors, offering a thorough in-depth training in disciplinary sciences such as physics, biology, informatics, earth and environmental sciences and (bio)medicine, but also requiring you to immerse yourself in other fields of study. The resulting cross-training, typical for a liberal arts and sciences curriculum, equips you with a solid foundation for your future career, with transferable skills that will be valuable for any profession, including those not yet invented!

Admission to AUC
As a residential and selective honours college, AUC attracts students from all over the world. Applicants are assessed on the basis of their academic performance, interests and motivation, and the selectivity rate is around 20%. The AUC Scholarship Fund promotes diversity in the student body with generous support from the international business community.

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