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Periode	Type	Code	Naam	Taal	ECTS	Uren
» Jaar 1 (Groep A)
semester I a	verplicht	CFB004A05	The Earth System	Engels	5
	verplicht	CFB006A05	Introduction to Programming	Engels	5
	verplicht	CFB010A05	Academic Communication	Engels	5
semester I b	verplicht	CFB001A05	Politics, Power & International Responsibility	Engels	5
	verplicht	CFB002A05	Explaining Human Behaviour	Engels	5
	verplicht	CFB011A05	Language and Culture I	Engels	5
semester II a	verplicht	CFB003A05	Principles of Economics	Engels	5
	verplicht	CFB012A05	Statistics I	Engels	5
	keuzegroep A	CFB017A05	Ecosystem Processes & Services	Engels	5
	keuzegroep A	CFB022A05	Key Political Thinkers	Engels	5
	keuzegroep A	CFB032A05	Applied Social Psychology	Engels	5
semester II b	verplicht	CFB005A05	Introduction to Global Health	Engels	5
	verplicht	CFB007A05	Introduction to Data Science	Engels	5
	keuzegroep B	CFB025A05	History of Economic Thinking	Engels	5
	keuzegroep B	CFB035A05	Introduction to Sustainable Energy Transition	Engels	5

Opmerkingen	We offer small scale education, which means that the first year students will be divided in groups (A/B/C) of maximum 25 students. Students are required to take six courses each semester (3 per term). In the first year you take 7 foundation courses, 3 skills lab courses and 2 courses of the major you will chose. Within the chosen courses in semester 2 groups can be mixed.
» Jaar 1 (Groep B)
Periode	Type	Code	Naam	Taal	ECTS	Uren
semester I a	verplicht	CFB005A05	Introduction to Global Health	Engels	5
	verplicht	CFB006A05	Introduction to Programming	Engels	5
	verplicht	CFB010A05	Academic Communication	Engels	5
semester I b	verplicht	CFB001A05	Politics, Power & International Responsibility	Engels	5
	verplicht	CFB002A05	Explaining Human Behaviour	Engels	5
	verplicht	CFB011A05	Language and Culture I	Engels	5
semester II a	verplicht	CFB003A05	Principles of Economics	Engels	5
	verplicht	CFB012A05	Statistics I	Engels	5
	keuzegroep A	CFB017A05	Ecosystem Processes & Services	Engels	5
	keuzegroep A	CFB022A05	Key Political Thinkers	Engels	5
	keuzegroep A	CFB032A05	Applied Social Psychology	Engels	5
semester II b	verplicht	CFB004A05	The Earth System	Engels	5
	verplicht	CFB007A05	Introduction to Data Science	Engels	5
	keuzegroep B	CFB025A05	History of Economic Thinking	Engels	5
	keuzegroep B	CFB035A05	Introduction to Sustainable Energy Transition	Engels	5

Opmerkingen	We offer small scale education, which means that the first year students will be divided in groups (A/B/C) of maximum 25 students. Students are required to take six courses each semester (3 per term). In the first year you take 7 foundation courses, 3 skills lab courses and 2 courses of the major you will chose. Within the chosen courses in semester 2 groups can be mixed.
» Jaar 2
Periode	Type	Code	Naam	Taal	ECTS	Uren
semester I a	verplicht	CFB008A05	Leadership Lab	Engels	5
	verplicht	CFB014A05	Statistics II	Engels	5
	keuzegroep C	CFB029A05	Diversity, Intersectionality and Global Health	Engels	5
	keuzegroep C	CFB035A05	Introduction to Sustainable Energy Transition	Engels	5
semester I b	verplicht	CFB015A05	Qualitative Methods	Engels	5
	verplicht	CFB037A05	Ethics & Global Responsibility	Engels	5
	keuzegroep D	CFB026A05	Behavioural Economics	Engels	5
	keuzegroep D	CFB028A05	Information Technology and its Implications	Engels	5
semester II	verplicht	CFB040A10	Living Lab Project	Engels	10
semester II a	verplicht	CFB013A05	Language and Culture II	Engels	5
	keuzegroep E	CFB017A05	Ecosystem Processes & Services	Engels	5
	keuzegroep E	CFB022A05	Key Political Thinkers	Engels	5
	keuzegroep E	CFB030A05	Global Equity and Resilient Health Systems	Engels	5
	keuzegroep E	CFB032A05	Applied Social Psychology	Engels	5
	keuzegroep E	CFB041A05	Homes and Cars: Technologies, Citizens and the Energy Trans	Engels	5
semester II b	keuzegroep F	CFB020A05	Sustainable Tourism	Engels	5
	keuzegroep F	CFB024A05	Comparative Political Systems	Engels	5
	keuzegroep F	CFB025A05	History of Economic Thinking	Engels	5
	keuzegroep F	CFB034A05	Psychological Perspectives on Leadership and Organizations	Engels	5
	keuzegroep F	CFB035A05	Introduction to Sustainable Energy Transition	Engels	5

Opmerkingen	At the end of the first year you chose your Major (Responsible Governance, Responsible Humanity or Responsible Planet). Within your Major you have to complete at least two tracks. In the second and third year, you take 4 skills lab courses and 1 ethics course. All other courses are courses chosen within (or even outside of) your major.
» Jaar 3
Periode	Type	Code	Naam	Taal	ECTS	Uren
semester I	verplicht		Minor	Engels	30
semester II	verplicht		Major courses	Engels	10
	verplicht		Major courses	Engels	10
	verplicht		Capstone Project	Engels	10

Opmerkingen	In the second and third year, you take 4 skills lab courses and 1 ethics course. All other courses are courses chosen within (or even outside of) your major.
» Major Responsible Governance
Periode	Type	Code	Naam	Taal	ECTS	Uren
hele jaar	Political Science	CFB022A05	Key Political Thinkers	Engels	5
	Political Science	CFB023A05	Global Governance for Sustainable Development	Engels	5
	Political Science	CFB024A05	Comparative Political Systems	Engels	5
	Economics	CFB025A05	History of Economic Thinking	Engels	5
	Economics	CFB026A05	Behavioural Economics	Engels	5
	Economics	CFB027A05	22nd Century Economy	Engels	5

Opmerkingen	The Major Responsible Governance is one of the three majors you can choose during your programme. In the overview above you can see all the courses that are part of this major. The Major Responsible Governance consists of two tracks: Economics & Political Science.
» Major Responsible Humanity
Periode	Type	Code	Naam	Taal	ECTS	Uren
hele jaar	Global Health	CFB029A05	Diversity, Intersectionality and Global Health	Engels	5
	Global Health	CFB030A05	Global Equity and Resilient Health Systems	Engels	5
	Global Health	CFB031A05	Comparative Health Systems and Approaches	Engels	5
	Psychology	CFB032A05	Applied Social Psychology	Engels	5
	Psychology	CFB033A05	Consumer Psychology	Engels	5
	Psychology	CFB034A05	Psychological Perspectives on Leadership and Organizations	Engels	5

Opmerkingen	The Major Responsible Humanity is one of the three majors you can choose during your programme. In the overview above you can see all the courses that are part of this major. The Major Responsible Humanity consists of two tracks: Psychology & Global Health.
» Major Responsible Planet
Periode	Type	Code	Naam	Taal	ECTS	Uren
hele jaar	Earth & Environment	CFB017A05	Ecosystem Processes & Services	Engels	5
	Earth & Environment	CFB018A05	Climate Change: Land, Air & Water	Engels	5
	Earth & Environment	CFB019A05	Climate Services and Global Governance	Engels	5
	Energy	CFB035A05	Introduction to Sustainable Energy Transition	Engels	5
	Energy	CFB041A05	Homes and Cars: Technologies, Citizens and the Energy Trans	Engels	5
	Energy	CFB042A05	Petroculture in transition	Engels	5

Opmerkingen	The Major Responsible Planet is one of the three majors you can choose during your programme. In the overview above you can see all the courses that are part of this major. The Major Responsible Planet consists of two tracks: Energy and Earth & Environment.
» Optional Electives
Periode	Type	Code	Naam	Taal	ECTS	Uren
hele jaar	Sustainable Tourism	CFB020A05	Sustainable Tourism	Engels	5
	Sustainable Tourism	CFB021A05	Hospitality Studies	Engels	5
	Information Technolo ...	CFB028A05	Information Technology and its Implications	Engels	5

Opmerkingen	Next to the three majors (Responsible Humanity, Responsible Planet and Responsible Governance) you can chose optional electives.

Toon korte vakomschrijvingen

Academic Communication

CFB010A05

In this course, students learn to develop strategies for finding and analysing relevant academic literature and presenting these findings in an academic manner, both written and verbal. Students learn to recognise and discuss patterns of reasoning and express complex ideas in academic work through argument structure and persuasive reasoning. Learning to provide peer feedback and self-reflection on performance are also part of the programme, next to essential study skills such as online library use, referencing requirements and avoiding plagiarism. Throughout the course, students will apply these skills in written and verbal assignments, the content of which is related to the SDGs. This course supports and enhances students’ academic performance in every other course of the GRL bachelor.

Faculteit	Campus Fryslân
Voertaal	Engels
Docent(en)	T.S. van der Voort, PhD. T. van Zutphen, PhD.
Onderwijsvorm	seminar
Toetsvorm	Essay, Participation, Peer review, Presentation, Reflection paper
ECTS	5
Entreevoorwaarden	Admission to the Bachelor’s degree programme of Global Responsibility & Leadership.

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Applied Social Psychology

CFB032A05

Some people show aggression towards refugees. Using fossil-fuel cars or burning coal for energy leads to global warming. Thousands of people suffer from heart problems due to unhealthy diets. Why do people behave as they do? And how can we change their behaviour? Questions like these need a thorough understanding of human behaviour and thinking. This course will focus on interventions to change behaviour by giving further insights on application of social psychological theories, approaches, and methods. As human behaviour is very much influenced by culture, we will have a focus on cultural differences whenever applicable. The
course will mainly address the Sustainable Development Goals of 3 (good health & well-being), 5 (gender equality), 7 (affordable & clean energy), 10 (reduced inequalities), 11 (sustainable cities & communities), 12 (responsible consumption & production), and 13 (climate action).

Notably, we will cover a different topic in each lecture. Throughout the course, you will get acquainted with certain interventions aimed at changing behaviour. You will work with real-life societal problems and propose theory-driven solutions to these problems.

Faculteit	Campus Fryslân
Voertaal	Engels
Coordinator	dr. A.B. Ünal
Docent(en)	dr. A.B. Ünal
Onderwijsvorm	nog niet bekend
Toetsvorm	Assignment, Participation, Presentation
ECTS	5
Entreevoorwaarden	Foundation: Explaining Human Behaviour

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Behavioural Economics

CFB026A05

The relation between economics and psychology is becoming more intense. The emphasis within the field of economics has been on economic institutions and economic models. Economists traditionally try to predict economic developments. The financial crises have illustrated that predictions are difficult. People and institutions behave in a different way than we assume at a theoretical level. To understand behaviour of people and institutions in the real economy (“the animal spirits”) a new specialisation "Behavioural Economics” is developing. In this course students learn to explain and interpret the principles underlying decision-making and compare the nudging approach to other methods of behavior change, how to critique, design and interpret the results of experiments and design nudges and decision-tools to help people make better decisions. Understanding experimental design and interpretation is a central topic.

Faculteit	Campus Fryslân
Voertaal	Engels
Docent(en)	dr. ir. N.R. Faber
Onderwijsvorm	nog niet bekend
Toetsvorm	Essay, Participation, Assignment
ECTS	5
Entreevoorwaarden	History of Economic Thinking: Theory and Models (100-level) is recommended, but not required.

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Climate Change: Land, Air & Water

CFB018A05

The course addresses how climate change and increasing human pressure including emissions, land and water use influence the environment and impact ecosystems and society through e.g. sea level rise, deteriorating air and water quality, soil degradation, reduced sweet water availability and weather extremes. A specific focus will be on the different spatial and temporal scales involved in the causes and
consequences of climate and environmental change and impacts. This poses a large challenge for the development of mitigation and adaptation strategies also based on modelling studies including impact and risk assessment. In addition, the course will also address the geographical differences regarding the perception of urgency as well as the capacities to cope with climate and environmental change.

The course will also address, besides the impacts, the potential opportunities that arise from climate and global change such as development of sustainable technologies to
mitigate climate and global change. This provides a connection to several Frisian themes: agricultural production systems, water management and renewable
energy resources. Besides introductory lectures, seminars and case studies, there will assignments in which computer models will be used to give an insight into the use of impact models to assess causal relationships and analyse, for example, the influence of sea level rise on saltwater intrusion.

Faculteit	Campus Fryslân
Voertaal	Engels
Docent(en)
Onderwijsvorm	nog niet bekend
Toetsvorm	Assignment, Participation, Project
ECTS	5
Entreevoorwaarden	Ecosystem Processes and Services (100-level)

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Climate Services and Global Governance

CFB019A05

This course will address essential features and challenges involved in governance of climate and global change. With the knowledge acquired in preceding courses about climate and global change, a large challenge remains in applying this knowledge to successfully design and, ultimately, to decide on strategies to mitigate the causes, assess the risks and adapt to the impacts of climate and global change. The design and decision-making processes involve the interaction between the science community and other stakeholders with large differences in background, for example regarding education, profession, ethics, culture and
political and economic interest. This might also result in a different perception of the urgency as well as the capacity to cope with climate and environmental change issues in different regions of the world. Recognition of these differences in trade-offs and priorities is an important aspect of the science community - stakeholder interactions as well as the decision-making process. The required transdisciplinary approach involves crossing scientific boundaries in the collaboration of environmental and social scientists and a science-policy interface. In addition,
combining knowledge and methods from different scientific disciplines requires in-depth understanding of philosophical and conceptual foundations and their differences.
This course aims to provide insights in how scientific knowledge is translated and used outside the scientific arena, and the steps that are needed to reach this,
which is represented by the term climate services (the production, translation, transfer, and use of climate knowledge and information in climate-informed decision-making). Necessary steps are:
1. Interdisciplinary work combining concepts and practical tools across scientific boundaries to capture the often complex problems related to climate change. What are fundamental differences? What are practical differences? What tools exist to overcome these?
2. Transdisciplinary work on the science-policy interface. How to co-produce knowledge that is useful and credible for policy makers and other stakeholders? How to communicate scientific knowledge without compromising or versimplifying?
3. Differences across geographical and temporal scales.
Overall, the main focus in this course is on teaching the students about practical methods and tools involved in this scientific knowledge translation process and how to apply these methods and tools in different case studies. The students will be first introduced to the essentials of climate services. In addition, students will be introduced to the use of common methods applied in support of knowledge
translation, including system dynamics models (Causal Loop Diagrams, Fuzzy Cognitive Maps, etc.), ecosystem accounting, cost-benefit analysis, multi-criteria analysis and scenario development. The students will also build upon the experiences gained with the simple, qualitative system dynamic models already introduced in the previous Responsible Planet courses.

The main activity in this course will be a group research project in which these aspects of climate services and governance will be further explored focussing on a
number of specific case studies on the governance of climate and environmental change issues 1) one with a focus on a Dutch/Frisian theme and 2) one with a focus on a case with different trade-offs and priorities in a different region of the world.

Faculteit	Campus Fryslân
Voertaal	Engels
Docent(en)
Onderwijsvorm	nog niet bekend
Toetsvorm	Assignment, Participation, Project
ECTS	5
Entreevoorwaarden	Climate Change: Land, Air & Water (200-level)

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Comparative Health Systems and Approaches

CFB031A05

This course compares and contrasts how different health systems and health sector reforms influence health outcomes around the world. The course touches on ethical, legal and ethnographic insights in healthcare. It includes study of
health insurance and other financing mechanisms as well as the concept of universal health coverage. Hereby it does not only discusses positive experiences but also present the challenges by reflecting on different country case studies. It builds onto and integrates concepts of the Foundation course Global Health and the courses Contemporary Issues in Global Health and Innovative Technologies. This makes this an interesting course for students, in which they are encouraged to apply and demonstrate in-depth understanding and conceptualisation of what they learned.

Faculteit	Campus Fryslân
Voertaal	Engels
Docent(en)
Onderwijsvorm	nog niet bekend
Toetsvorm	Assignment, Essay, Presentation
ECTS	5
Entreevoorwaarden	Innovative Technologies for Sustainable Development in Health (200-level)

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Comparative Political Systems

CFB024A05

The aim of this course is to explore different political systems and compare and contrast their historical roots, as well as to analyse their current-day status and influence. Aspects that will be discussed are among others consensual versus majoritarian governance, global – local politics and EU governance.

Faculteit	Campus Fryslân
Voertaal	Engels
Coordinator	prof. dr. C.F. van den Berg
Docent(en)	prof. dr. C.F. van den Berg
Onderwijsvorm	nog niet bekend
Toetsvorm	Assignment, Presentation
ECTS	5
Entreevoorwaarden	Major: Key Political Thinkers (100-level)
Opmerkingen	A course folder with selected literature will be provided.

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Consumer Psychology

CFB033A05

This course focuses on individual decision-making from the perspective of psychology and behavioural economics. Students will acquire knowledge on how decisions are made, and the effect of contextual influences (such as situations of risk, uncertainty, and time-pressure) on depth of information-processing and decision-making. We will cover various topics such as moral decision-making, social dilemmas, game theory, heuristics and motivated cognition.

We will look at applications of decision-making on different domains relevant for sustainability such as pro-environmental behaviour, consumer behaviour, marketing, and
acceptability of sustainable policies. As such, the course will address the Sustainable Development Goals of 3 (good health & well-being), 7 (affordable & clean energy), 11 (sustainable cities & communities), 12 (responsible
consumption & production), and 13 (climate action).

Faculteit	Campus Fryslân
Voertaal	Engels
Coordinator	dr. A.B. Ünal
Docent(en)	dr. A.B. Ünal
Onderwijsvorm	nog niet bekend
Toetsvorm	Participation, Presentation, Assignment
ECTS	5
Entreevoorwaarden	Psychological Perspectives on Leadership and Organizations (200-level)

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Diversity, Intersectionality and Global Health

CFB029A05

In this course we discuss how multiple forms of inequalities (particularly gender and identity) intersect and create obstacles for individuals to achieve health as a quality of life. As the first step, students learn to critically analyze diversity as a construct. Next, key theories and frameworks are introduced to understand the role of diversities in creating unequal health outcomes. Finally, we critically analyze health interventions based on an understanding of how health issues have come about and how applying intersectionality as a framework could help improving our policies and interventions.

Faculteit	Campus Fryslân
Voertaal	Engels
Docent(en)	S. Yousefzadeh Faal Daghati
Onderwijsvorm	nog niet bekend
Toetsvorm	Exam, Project
ECTS	5
Entreevoorwaarden	Introduction to Global Health

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Ecosystem Processes & Services

CFB017A05

This course provides a conceptual basis for understanding abiotic and biotic processes in terrestrial ecosystems and their role in- as well as their sensitivity to climate- and global change. Ecosystems play an essential role in the Earth’s energy and water balance, biogeochemical cycles and provide ecosystem services, e.g., food, water and energy production, climate regulation, nutrient cycling and recreation. On the other hand, there is large concern about the increasing impacts of climate and global change on ecosystems, e.g., loss of biodiversity, posing a serious threat for the global environment and human health. Consequently, fundamental knowledge about ecology and ecosystem functioning is essential to evaluate mitigation and adaptation strategies to cope with climate and global
change. This course has a strong focus on the functioning of managed ecosystems recognising the significant role of agriculture in climate and global change and includes an introduction into ecosystem services to demonstrate the many
functions of ecosystems for environment and society.

In this course the students will be introduced in the following themes:
- the ecosystem concept;
- terrestrial water and energy balance;
- vegetation processes;
- soil processes;
- nutrient cycling;
- landscape heterogeneity and ecosystem dynamics;
- natural versus managed ecosystems; land use and management;
- global biogeochemical cycles;
- ecosystem services.

Faculteit	Campus Fryslân
Voertaal	Engels
Docent(en)	T.S. van der Voort, PhD.
Onderwijsvorm	nog niet bekend
Toetsvorm	Assignment, Essay, Exam, Participation
ECTS	5
Entreevoorwaarden	Foundation: The Earth System is recommended

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Ethics & Global Responsibility

CFB037A05

This course aims at introducing students to key ethical theories and methods that underpin both age-old as well as current-day ethical dilemmas. This knowledge is needed in order for students to determine their own position and construct original ideas.

We will provide students with a toolkit to approach ethical dilemmas, such as values and norms, virtues and moral judgements. Moreover, we will cover the key ethical theories: deontology, utilitarianism and virtue ethics. Students will also be introduced to different global ethical traditions, and will get acquainted with the meaning of applied ethics, through political ethics,
development ethics and environmental ethics. One of the means to do this is through close reading of a few key primary texts. Questions that will be addressed are what does it mean to be a human being? How should human beings relate to each other and to the natural world? Or what is the role of ethics in politics? The course is highly interactive and will challenge students to further develop their capabilities with regard to critical thinking and rhetoric.

The course specifically builds upon the Skills Lab courses Academic Communication, Leadership Lab and Language & Culture. In addition, some parts of the course link to the the Foundation course PPIR, The Earht System and Introduction to Global Health, and to the Major course Key Political Theory. Finally, the course touches upon at least SDG # 1, 3, 4, 10, and 16.

Faculteit	Campus Fryslân
Voertaal	Engels
Docent(en)	dr. R.L. van der Wal
Onderwijsvorm	seminar
Toetsvorm	Assignment, Essay, Exam, Participation, Presentation
ECTS	5

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Explaining Human Behaviour

CFB002A05

The course aims at understanding human behaviour within the context of individual, social, cultural and environmental factors. We will examine how these factors influence people’s behaviour, cognition, and thinking as well as the way people make choices. We will cover basic research methods and theories from social psychology (social cognition, social influence, group processes etc.), giving
a clear insight into the social psychological perspective and methodology. In addition, we will talk about those classical social psychology experiments, which will hopefully be a great source of inspiration for you to design similar approaches and experiments in the future.

In particular, the course will address the Sustainable Development Goals of 3 (good health & well-being), 5 (gender equality), 7 (affordable & clean energy), 10 (reduced inequalities), 11 (sustainable cities & communities), 12 (responsible consumption & production), 13 (climate action), and 16 (peace, justice and strong institutions).

The foundation course would help provide a theoretical basis for the Psychology track courses, such as Applied Social Psychology and Sustainable Decision Making. The course will complement other foundation courses in the majors Responsible Governance and Responsible Planet. For instance, the course will complement the foundation course The Earth System by zooming into human behaviour as the
antecedent of many environmental problems. It will also add to the foundation course Principles of Economics by means of providing a different angle to explain human behaviour.

Faculteit	Campus Fryslân
Voertaal	Engels
Coordinator	dr. A.B. Ünal
Docent(en)	dr. A.B. Ünal
Onderwijsvorm	nog niet bekend
Toetsvorm	Essay, Exam, Participation, Presentation
ECTS	5
Entreevoorwaarden	Admission to the Bachelor’s degree programme of Global Responsibility & Leadership

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Global Equity and Resilient Health Systems

CFB030A05

How could technology contribute to better healthcare? In this course, students learn about various innovations that have been tested and aim to support health systems. Students will discuss innovative applications, such as how mobile phone
technology in low income countries can enhance access to healthcare and help to improve the quality of care. They will also learn how this in certain cases fails. By using and integrating concepts of the Foundation course Introduction to Global Health and the 100-level Contemporary Issues in Global Health course, students will demonstrate their knowledge and skills to design basic, innovative models using new technology.

Faculteit	Campus Fryslân
Voertaal	Engels
Docent(en)	S. Yousefzadeh Faal Daghati
Onderwijsvorm	nog niet bekend
Toetsvorm	Essay, Reflection paper, Simulation exercise
ECTS	5
Entreevoorwaarden	Diversity, Intersectionality and Global Health (100-level)

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Global Governance for Sustainable Development

CFB023A05

This second course examines how the struggle among competing advocates shapes the outputs of government. It considers how conditions become problems for government to solve, why some political arguments are more persuasive than others, why some policy tools are preferred over others, and whether policies achieve their goals. Students will investigate the interactions among elected officials, think tanks, interest groups, the media, and the public in controversies over global warming, urbanisation, health care, the digital society, education and other issues related to the global goals. Western and non-Western perspectives are both considered.

Faculteit	Campus Fryslân
Voertaal	Engels
Docent(en)
Onderwijsvorm	nog niet bekend
Toetsvorm	Assignment, Participation, Presentation, Simulation exercise
ECTS	5
Entreevoorwaarden	Major: Comparative Political Systems (200-level)
Opmerkingen	A course reader with selected literature will be provided.

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History of Economic Thinking

CFB025A05

In this course, students will be introduced to the most prominent theories of the famous economists of our time and major debates in economic history. Classical economists such as Adam Smith, Thomas Malthus, David Ricardo and Karl Marx,
neoclassical economists, and Keynes’ theory are covered. The economic theories will be used to explain how societies made a transition from stagnation to sustained growth. We will compare different historical contexts with today to identify their similarities and the differences and discuss whether we can learn from the past. An example for this is the comparison of the global financial crisis in the beginning of the 21st century and the Great Crash of the 1920s. By doing so, economic theories will serve as a tool to understand the major socio-economic transitions our world has gone through in the last five hundred years and the implications of these transitions for some of the sustainable development goals and wellbeing of citizens. The course deals with modern thinkers such as Piketty to discuss issues such as growing inequality and poverty and the importance of politics and institutions in regulation of the markets as highlighted by the institutional economists. Cross-connections between politics and economics are also an important part of the programme. While students are introduced with some of these themes in the Principles of Economics course, during this course, students will get the chance to go in depth of the economic theories, work with
first hand material and develop a critical understanding of these theories.

Faculteit	Campus Fryslân
Voertaal	Engels
Docent(en)
Onderwijsvorm	nog niet bekend
Toetsvorm	Essay, Participation
ECTS	5
Entreevoorwaarden	Foundation: Principles of Economics

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Homes and Cars: Technologies, Citizens and the Energy Trans

CFB041A05

This course aims to discuss recent technological developments and innovations in the area of energy (such as new forms of heating and electric vehicles), in relation to basic energy needs in housing and transportation. The course addresses the current developments and challenges in integrating new approaches to energy at the level of socio-technical systems.

Faculteit	Campus Fryslân
Voertaal	Engels
Docent(en)	dr. J.A. Beaulieu
Onderwijsvorm	nog niet bekend
Toetsvorm	nog niet bekend
ECTS	5
Entreevoorwaarden	100-level: Introduction to Sustainable Energy Transition

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Hospitality Studies

CFB021A05

The hospitality industry is one of the key economic activities worldwide, accounting for 1 in 11 jobs and for an estimated total export of US$ 1.5 trillion, or US$ 4 billion a day (WTO, 2014). Yet hospitality is more than a commercial
activity: it is the art of making someone else, a guest, feeling welcome. It is therefore not only about hotels, restaurants, bars, etc., but it is also a cultural phenomenon and, as such, hospitality can be seen as a social lens through which to interpret contemporary society. This course will guide students in discovering the power of the concept of hospitality as a lens to critically assess current issues at the level of society, organisations and individuals. By the very nature of its aim, this course has a interdisciplinary nature. It will touch upon the historical roots of hospitality as a religious obligation among cultures all over the world; discuss the private and domestic, commercial and social and cultural domain of
hospitality in different cultural contexts; and frame hospitality from a political, sociological, psychological, economic and philosophical perspective. During the course students will be challenged to apply these different perspectives to explore and re-frame current local and global sustainability issues, such as the relationship with refugees and, in general, with all who arrive or live at the
‘borders’ of society.

This course deals specifically with the following SDGs: goals 1 and 8: hospitality as a commercial activity is seen as an opportunity for weak regions to develop economically, create jobs and lift people out of poverty; and goal 16: in order to build peaceful, just and inclusive societies, hospitality as the personal and social capacity to open to the ‘other’ and welcome him/her is essential.

Faculteit	Campus Fryslân
Voertaal	Engels
Docent(en)
Onderwijsvorm	nog niet bekend
Toetsvorm	Assignment, Participation, Presentation
ECTS	5
Entreevoorwaarden	Sustainable Tourism (200-level)

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Information Technology and its Implications

CFB028A05

This course presents an overview of the Information Technology (IT) discipline and engages the students in discussions about concepts and technologies of computers, software and the major fields of IT. The course starts with a complete overview of the history of IT. Students learn about and discuss revolutionary inventions in computer technologies and information systems. During these discussions, the students are introduced to major fields of IT (e.g., operating systems, databases, and software engineering, understanding why they became relevant, how they were formed, their scope and relationship with other major fields of IT. Students start to identify and understand several types of limitations that IT systems are subject to, such as computational power, storage, inter-connection, distribution, security and privacy.These are all linked to potential societal issues as well.

Next, a series of cornerstone technologies are presented to the students, and their applications, impact and limitations are discussed. The technical, economic and societal viability of these technologies and applications are the main topics for discussion. Students are presented with basic information and issues, to engage them into the discussion, and are subsequently asked to discuss the design, cost and (quantitative) impact of the technologies and applications. As part of their assessment, students conduct a systematic literature review regarding one technology of choice. The technologies that are presented and proposed to the students have impacted (or impact) global development according to the scope of the GRL curriculum.

Faculteit	Campus Fryslân
Voertaal	Engels
Coordinator	D. Feitosa, PhD.
Docent(en)	D. Feitosa, PhD.
Onderwijsvorm	nog niet bekend
Toetsvorm	nog niet bekend
ECTS	5
Entreevoorwaarden	Foundation: Introduction to Programming Foundation: Introduction to Data Science Skills Lab: Academic Communication

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Introduction to Data Science

CFB007A05

Data Science is a fast-growing field that combines statistics and several fields of IT to provide theoretical and practical tools for exploring and solving data-related problems. Among its possible applications, data science is a powerful tool to support addressing global challenges, as they often involve reasoning based upon diverse and sizeable data. This course aims at developing a minimal set of skills necessary to start applying data science to real-world problems. For that, students are introduced to several topics related to three main components: data retrieval, visualisation and analysis. Also, students learn and apply basic techniques of each component. The basic techniques are practised throughout the course with weekly computer exercises, and the students demonstrate their acquired skills in a non-trivial project for analysing a real-world dataset. Finally, the course also briefly tackles societal and ethical implications related to the studied topics.

Topics on data retrieval include traditional file-based datasets, database technologies, and streaming. Topics on data visualisation include reporting and plotting, qualities of visualisations, translation of statistical measures into visualisation, and visualisation best practices. Topics on data analysis include basic statistical tests, data clustering and machine learning. All data used and analysed are related to the global goals and as encountered / used by corporations, organisations and governments.

Faculteit	Campus Fryslân
Voertaal	Engels
Coordinator	D. Feitosa, PhD.
Docent(en)	D. Feitosa, PhD.
Onderwijsvorm	nog niet bekend
Toetsvorm	nog niet bekend
ECTS	5
Entreevoorwaarden	Foundation: Introduction to Programming Skills Lab: Statistics I

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Introduction to Global Health

CFB005A05

The foundation course introduces students to the landscape of global health issues and challenges. Students develop an understanding of theories, key concepts, tools and frameworks essential for continued study in global health.
They acquire basic competencies in collaboration, academic development and communication.

Developing leadership and responsibility in health in a continuously changing global and local context, requires an eco-system that seeks collaboration between different actors and different sectors. New health targets are set by the multi-sectoral Sustainable Development Goals. Therefore, this introduction to Global Health emphasises the linkages with other foundation courses in the GLR study.

The foundation course includes five themes:
- How do we define 'health'?
- Determinants of health
- Global burden of disease
- Health systems snalysis
- Stakeholder analysis and SDG's

Faculteit	Campus Fryslân
Voertaal	Engels
Docent(en)	S. Yousefzadeh Faal Daghati
Onderwijsvorm	nog niet bekend
Toetsvorm	Assignment, Essay, Participation, Presentation, Reflection paper
ECTS	5
Entreevoorwaarden	Admission to the Bachelor’s degree programme of Global Responsibility & Leadership

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Introduction to Programming

CFB006A05

Introduction to Programming aims at getting students acquainted with algorithms, algorithmic problem-solving and programming. We start with a brief history of computers, their main elements and limitations. Then we introduce notions of computer programmes and algorithms. The course continues with an introduction to algorithms and algorithmic modelling, and learning about basic concepts such as conditions and iteration flows (loops). Subsequently, students are introduced to computers and programming, learning to translate algorithms into programmes. Students study basic data structures, like character strings, arrays
and sets, as well as programming structures, like variables, function calls and recursions.

The Python programming language is used during the course to explain and practice programming concepts. Therefore, students also learn to develop, compile and run source code written in this language. Algorithmic and programming concepts presented in the course are illustrated by examples in the scope of the GRL curriculum, such as decision-making, data analysis and visualisation of geographical data, all related to the SDG’s.

This first-year course unit provides an in-depth introduction to the Information Technology discipline through practical algorithmic design and programming
experience. It is the first of two foundation courses for the Information Technology discipline and serves as the basis for the second one, Introduction to Data Science.

Faculteit	Campus Fryslân
Voertaal	Engels
Coordinator	D. Feitosa, PhD.
Docent(en)	drs. M. Babai D. Feitosa, PhD.dr. A. Tsyganov
Onderwijsvorm	nog niet bekend
Toetsvorm	Computer exercise, Exam, Participation, Project
ECTS	5
Entreevoorwaarden	Admission to the Bachelor’s degree programme of Global Responsibility & Leadership

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Introduction to Sustainable Energy Transition

CFB035A05

The perspective from Energy Transition addresses the necessary structural changes in our energy systems and conceptions of energy. Students will gain insight into the drivers and objectives of energy transition, understand different models of transition and the connections between technologies, resources, governance, economics, behaviour and culture of energy at different scales.

The course will address the following themes: energy needs; energy transition; energy and sustainability issues; energy conversion, transmission and storage; systems analysis; electric grids; specific energy technologies (Geothermal, Sun, Wind). The course will also address energy transition in developed and developing contexts. An excursion on Wednesday 19 June to the Maasvlakte, a European ‘energy landscape’ par excellence, is also part of the course.

Faculteit	Campus Fryslân
Voertaal	Engels
Coordinator	dr. J.A. Beaulieu
Docent(en)	dr. J.A. Beaulieu
Toetsvorm	Assignment, Project
ECTS	5
Entreevoorwaarden	Foundation: The Earth System

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Key Political Thinkers

CFB022A05

The nature and purpose of political theory are said to be best understood by an examination of the ways in which political thinkers conceive of power relations. This
type of examination constitutes the core of the course. By concentrating on some of the most important and influential political thinkers over the last two and a half millennia, this course will examine fundamental questions of politics and power: What is a just political order? What is the relationship between political power and resistance? Can the use of violence be justified?

The course will explore these fundamental questions and show how key political thinkers such as Immanuel Kant, Hannah Arendt, Mahatma Gandhi and Michel Foucault have helped shape our view of the world today through their enduring legacy in the fields of political thought and international relations. The course also connects ideas of key political thinkers to topical questions concerning the justice and stability of today’s contested political orders.

Faculteit	Campus Fryslân
Voertaal	Engels
Coordinator	dr. K.A. Schulz
Docent(en)	dr. K.A. Schulz
Onderwijsvorm	nog niet bekend
Toetsvorm	Assignment, Exam, Participation, Presentation
ECTS	5
Entreevoorwaarden	Foundation: Politics, Power and International Responsibility

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Language and Culture I

CFB011A05

In this course you will learn how languages shape
our reality (and vice versa) and define who we are, what we know, what we think and how we act. With regard to your GRL bachelor this is really interesting! Together we’ll find out what global responsibility means to you and how you can take up a leadership role to bring out a balanced and sustainable future.

This course addresses all Sustainable Development Goals as a coherent set of challenges we'll have to meet to realize a well-balanced care for ourselves, others, and the globe.

The course is part of the Skills Lab and is mandatory for every first-year GRL student. During the second year you will go deeper into the subject during Language & Culture II. L&C I is divided into three modules, each with a learning goal.

The course uses transformational learning; learning is seen as a collective process in which you are
actively contributing.

Faculteit	Campus Fryslân
Voertaal	Engels
Docent(en)	M.L. Coler, PhD.
Onderwijsvorm	werkcolleges
Toetsvorm	Presentation
ECTS	5
Entreevoorwaarden	Admission to the bachelor’s degree programme of Global Responsibility & Leadership

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Language and Culture II

CFB013A05

This course will build on the academic communication skills acquired in FAC I by exploring five major and current themes related to language and culture, expanding on concepts examined in Language and Culture I. Each topic will be discussed in detail over a two-week period and will be accompanied by an illustrative case study and additional interactive material. Themes to be discussed will include:

1. Disappearance of endangered languages
2. English as a lingua franca
3. Media representation
4. Migration
5. Cultural conflict

The geopolitical, historical and societal context of each topic will be discussed as appropriate and students will consider the current situation of each topic. Five detailed case studies, demonstrating a current, major event, will illustrate each theme. Identity and culture and their temporal nature will be focused upon within the framework of each topic. Discourse analysis will also be discussed in relation to the five themes. Both western and non-western viewpoints will be discussed during the course. Case studies and student assignments should be related to the SDG’s where possible.

Faculteit	Campus Fryslân
Voertaal	Engels
Docent(en)	M.L. Coler, PhD.
Onderwijsvorm	nog niet bekend
Toetsvorm	nog niet bekend
ECTS	5
Entreevoorwaarden	Skills Lab: Language and Culture I Skills Lab: Fundamentals of Academic Communication I

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Leadership Lab

CFB008A05

During the integrative seminar students are challenged to develop themselves as leaders for sustainable development and to use an interdisciplinary approach to devise and evaluate creative and innovative solutions to real-life leadership problems on a local or global scale.
The course starts with a philosophical discussion of the concept of leadership, showing that current definitions of leadership fail to make a distinction between people who lead by inclusion (such as Nelson Mandela and Rosa Parks) and people who lead by exclusion (such as Adolf Hitler). Sustainable development is an inclusive form of development and needs therefore an inclusive form of leadership. Following one of the newest theories on leadership development, authentic leadership, the course then examines which are the characteristics of inclusive leadership by looking at the person behind the leader. Therefore, the questions ‘what defines a leader?’ and ‘how can inclusive leadership be developed?’ will be answered by addressing the questions ‘what defines a human being’ and ‘how can a human being develop to become an inclusive leader’?.

The course will take an interdisciplinary approach and call upon insights from philosophy, (critical) economics, evolution theory, social psychology and management theory to answer the above mentioned questions. Furthermore, students will be encouraged to share theories on and examples of leadership from their own cultural background. The course deals specifically with two SDGs: goal 12 sustainable consumption, which is based on the self-transcendent values explored and applied during this seminar, and goal 16 as in order to build peaceful, just and inclusive societies, inclusive leadership is needed.

The course has an applied character as well as a theoretical character. It also intends to support students in developing their own leadership capability on a self-enhancement and a self-transcendent dimension. This is achieved by exposing students to different exercises and challenges, including taking the lead on at least one meeting (seminar) during the course. In addition, the course will invite leaders from different (cultural) backgrounds to both model leadership and to present the students with a specific, personal leadership challenge. In a form of their choosing, students are asked to reframe the leadership challenges presented using the theories discussed and generate inclusive solutions.

Faculteit	Campus Fryslân
Voertaal	Engels
Docent(en)	E. Cavagnaro, PhD.
Onderwijsvorm	nog niet bekend
Toetsvorm	nog niet bekend
ECTS	5
Entreevoorwaarden	Foundation: all courses in year 1 Skills Lab: Fundamentals of Academic Communication I

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Living Lab Project

CFB040A10

Faculteit	Campus Fryslân
Voertaal	Engels
Docent(en)
Toetsvorm	nog niet bekend
ECTS	10

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Petroculture in transition

CFB042A05

Although oil has shaped modern society for a long time and given form to our landscapes, a transition to new forms of energy is unavoidable. This course discusses the scope and pace of transition and looks at energy as a shaping force
in our world.

Faculteit	Campus Fryslân
Voertaal	Engels
Docent(en)
Onderwijsvorm	nog niet bekend
Toetsvorm	nog niet bekend
ECTS	5
Entreevoorwaarden	200-level: Homes and Cars: Technologies, Citizens and the Energy Transition

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Politics, Power & International Responsibility

CFB001A05

This course is an introduction to international relations and international organisations. Students gain clear insight into the political perspective and the concept of power. Topics such as governments and non-state actors, responsibility, accountability, geopolitical developments, global governance and political theory are all addressed. The course centres on four blocks that lead from a fundamental level of understanding to challenging traditional assumptions:

● Political Theory: the state and its functions / what are power, sovereignty, legitimacy, and authority; responsibility and accountability / the nation state / different political systems (e.g. autocracy, oligarchy, democracy) / republican principles and the separation of powers;
● Norms, Institutions and Normative Orders: how norms emerge and change / the concept of normativity / introduction to institutional theory / what is an institution;
● Peace and Peace Orders: intra- and international conflicts / political peace orders (UN, EU and their philosophical underpinnings) / fundamentals of Just War Theory / human rights and its predecessors;
● International Politics and Cooperation: geopolitics and international regimes / international justice / development cooperation and environmental governance.

This course is one of the Foundation courses of the GRL programme. As such it introduces the fundamentals of political science and international relations with an emphasis on global challenges. Part of this course will be the introduction of the political dimension and the background of the SDGs. As such, it constitutes a constituent part of the Responsible Governance major. The course connects to foundation courses such as Introduction to Global Health, the Earth System and Principles of Economics as it prepares the ground for thinking through parallel global political processes. Furthermore, this course connects to the foundation course Explaining Human Behaviour as the normative expression of social mechanisms in larger groups and societies. The four pillars cut across the SDGs and explain their political backgrounds. At the same time, they more specifically touch upon SDGs # 8, 10, 11, 13 and 16.

Faculteit	Campus Fryslân
Voertaal	Engels
Coordinator	dr. K.A. Schulz
Docent(en)	dr. K.A. Schulz
Onderwijsvorm	seminar
Toetsvorm	Participation, Presentation, Assignment, Review
ECTS	5
Entreevoorwaarden	Admission to the Bachelor’s degree programme of Global Responsibility & Leadership

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Principles of Economics

CFB003A05

During the course, students will deal with questions such as: Why some countries are rich while others are poor? What are the consequences of economic growth for other societal outcomes such as pollution and inequality? What role can
governments play when markets fail? Which factors play a role in the decision-making process of firms and consumers? To be able to answer these questions,this course covers the fundamentals of micro- and macroeconomics. The microeconomics part of the course covers economic decision-making by individuals and firms, the determination of quantities and prices of goods, and the theoretical basis for international trade. The macroeconomics part of the course covers topics such as the determination of the aggregate level of economic activity, long-run economic growth, government policies, and short-run economic stability (the rate of unemployment and inflation). This course offers a unified approach combining the two fields by using themes such as markets, development, social relations, and institutions. This way students gain clear insight into the interaction between individuals, households, firms, and
governments.

Faculteit	Campus Fryslân
Voertaal	Engels
Docent(en)
Onderwijsvorm	nog niet bekend
Toetsvorm	Assignment, Exam, Participation
ECTS	5
Entreevoorwaarden	Admission to the Bachelor’s degree programme of Global Responsibility & Leadership

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Psychological Perspectives on Leadership and Organizations

CFB034A05

What is good leadership in society and organisations? How does social, cultural and political context affect preferences for different leadership styles? Can an
effective leader spark positive change? In the course Leadership and Change we will focus on theories on leadership, and how leadership might enhance or impair
organisational, social and cultural change. We will cover theories from both social and organisational psychology. We will have a reflection on the early leadership theories that had much emphasis on personality factors and which ignored the interaction of the leader with the context or followers. We will zoom into new theories of leadership that stem from social identity research, and examine how leaders are a source of social influence when followers perceive an identity-match between themselves and the leader as well as when the leader is perceived to represent core values in a group.

The course will help developing an understanding of leadership as an agent of change for better functioning organisations, societies and cultures. We aim at achieving this by using historical and recent examples of male and female leaders (e.g., Gandhi, Rosa Parks, Aung San Suu Kyi, Trump, CEOs of local companies in Friesland), and challenging students to discuss leader-induced (positive or
negative) change at an organisational, societal and cultural level. Students will work on assignments, both written and oral, which will help them to structure their ideas based on theory.

The course will mainly address the Sustainable Development Goals of 1 (no poverty), 2 (zero hunger), 3 (good health and well-being), 5 (gender equality), 8 (decent work and economic growth), 10 (reduced inequalities), 12 (responsible
consumption and production), and 16 (peace, justice, strong institutions).

Faculteit	Campus Fryslân
Voertaal	Engels
Docent(en)	dr. A.B. Ünal
Onderwijsvorm	nog niet bekend
Toetsvorm	Assignment, Exam, Participation, Presentation
ECTS	5
Entreevoorwaarden	Applied Social Psychology (100-level)

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Qualitative Methods

CFB015A05

In the course, students learn to go through the research process starting from formulating the research questions, critically engaging with the literature, theories and models, choosing a research design and finally preparing a short research proposal and working together to present a way to address a research question related to the SDGs. The students work on weekly assignments, group discussions and presentations. The qualitative research methods component specifically focuses on taking the students through the ‘qualitative research cycle’. The cycle comprises modules on qualitative research design, participant recruitment, design and conduct of: in-depth interviews, focus group discussions, observation, introduction to data analysis and reporting of qualitative data, as well as triangulation.

Faculteit	Campus Fryslân
Voertaal	Engels
Docent(en)	drs. J. van Polen
Onderwijsvorm	nog niet bekend
Toetsvorm	nog niet bekend
ECTS	5
Entreevoorwaarden	Skills Lab: Fundamentals of Academic Communication I Skills Lab: Statistics I

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Statistics I

CFB012A05

Practical knowledge of statistics is a fundamental skill for researchers in the all scientific disciplines. The recent growth of Big Data Applications and Data Science only enhances the need for students to have solid theoretical knowledge of statistical analysis to help them understand their own data as well as the analyses performed by others.

The aim of Statistics I is to engage students with the fundamental concepts of statistical analysis and basic tools in statistical analysis using descriptive and univariate analysis, and research data management. Starting with the theoretical background of statistics, students are taught to engage critically with data-set characteristics; samples and populations, sampling strategies, generalisability, and bias. Subsequently, characteristics of the data in the data-set are discussed, dealing with measurement levels, central tendency, dispersion, distributions, and generalisations using the central limit theorem. The final part of the course focuses on univariate statistical techniques: z-score and z-test, t-test and non-parametric alternatives, binomial test, and difference of proportion test.

Throughout the course, students are required to use R for their statistical analysis. A working knowledge of R, with its large developer support and comprehensive library of basic and cutting edge statistical packages, means students will be able to easily transition from basic to more advanced statistical tools. R also provides interfaces from R to Python, and from Python to R, which allows students to easily transfer their knowledge between Statistics I, and Introduction to Programming and Introduction to Data Science. Throughout the course, students will be taught to follow best-practices regarding ‘reproducible research’, in data management and transformation, analysis, and visualisation.

Faculteit	Campus Fryslân
Voertaal	Engels
Docent(en)	N. Giudice L.R. Zwerwer, MSc.
Onderwijsvorm	nog niet bekend
Toetsvorm	nog niet bekend
ECTS	5
Entreevoorwaarden	Admission to the Bachelor’s degree programme of Global Responsibility & Leadership

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Statistics II

CFB014A05

Following on from Statistics I, this second course focuses on teaching students a selection of multivariate techniques. The univariate techniques with which Statistics I concluded will be extended to include bivariate comparisons, allowing students to make real world statements based on their understanding of sample statistics. Building on from bivariate analysis, students will subsequently learn how to build, interpret, and assess more complicate multivariate models.

The course covers the use of analysis of variance, including multivariate analysis of variance, chi-square test and post-hoc comparisons, correlation, simple and multiple linear regression, and logistic regression. In addition to the statistical tests covered, students will become fluent in data-visualisation techniques and online publication of results, allowing them to more effectively communicate the message in their research.

Throughout the course, students are required to use R for their statistical analysis. In terms of research practices, this course builds on Statistics I in maintaining high standards of transparency in research. In addition, due to the increasing complexity in the models, the students will be encouraged to passively (viewing) or actively engage with online communities (such as stackexchange and r-bloggers) for support and suggestions for future analyses. Knowledge of flexible knowledge resources regarding statistical analysis and data-visualisation will further the students’ abilities to explore more advanced techniques throughout their careers.

Faculteit	Campus Fryslân
Voertaal	Engels
Coordinator	dr. D. Soudis
Docent(en)	dr. D. Soudis
Onderwijsvorm	nog niet bekend
Toetsvorm	nog niet bekend
ECTS	5
Entreevoorwaarden	Skills Lab: Statistics I

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Sustainable Tourism

CFB020A05

The impact of tourism on the socio-economic and environmental dimensions of sustainability is undeniable. Tourism, for example, is accredited with almost 5% of worldwide carbon emissions (WTO, 2008) and it is estimated to generate 9.8% of global GDP (WTTC, 2016). At the same time, global challenges such as climate change impact tourism by, for example, making specific destinations less
attractive. It is therefore, not surprising that in the last decade the interplay between the tourism and hospitality industry on one side and environmental protection and socio-economic development on the other has increasingly attracted the attention of academic researchers and policy makers. The last two years have been particularly intense. In 2016, the Paris Treaty called upon all industries, and explicitly upon the tourism and hospitality industry, to take responsibility towards climate change. Moreover, 2017 has been designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development. The aim of the UN is to harvest the transformative force of tourism not only as an ally in lowering carbon emissions but also as an opportunity to celebrate cultural diversity, to stimulate social inclusiveness, to reduce poverty, promote peace and stimulate sustainable economic growth (UN, 2016).

Considering this context, the course Sustainable Tourism will first guide students in discovering on one side the impact of tourism on the social and environmental dimension of sustainability and on the other side the impact of environmental, socio-economic, cultural and political changes on tourism. The focus will be on global challenges of particular local relevance, such as water scarcity and cultural diversity. As such, not only the direct but also the indirect impacts of and on tourism will be discussed. Specifically, the course will deal with the following SDGs:
- goals 1 and 8: tourism is seen as an opportunity for weak regions to develop economically, create jobs and lift people out of poverty;
- goal 6: the impact of tourism on water availability for local communities is a theme that attracts more and more attention and will be discussed in the course;
- goal 12: sustainable tourism is a form of sustainable production & consumption;
- goal 13: tourism is responsible for 5% of CO2 emissions worldwide;
- goals 14 and 15: tourism depends on a healthy natural environment and yet has often a negative impact on marine and land life.

Second, answering the call by Liu (2003, p. 472) for an approach to ‘‘researching sustainable tourism where synergies between different disciplines are developed
to produce a more holistic synthesis’’, the course will guide students in discovering the different theoretical perspectives that have been applied to understand sustainable tourism, such us well-being and quality of life; resilience; place identity and place attachment.

Third, dilemmas and opportunities for change towards sustainable tourism at system and behaviour level will be discussed. In this context, the issue of communicating sustainability will also be addressed.

Finally, a more integrated approach to sustainable tourism, where a new understanding of host-guest relationship is connected to the development of integrated sustainable business models, will be discussed. Contextually, the
leadership capacity of students to harness the transformational nature of tourism will be stimulated.
To assess the presented instruments and perspectives, an area with specific sustainability challenges related to tourism will be used as an in-depth case study, e.g. the Dutch Wadden. The Wadden area is an internationally renowned natural area with UNESCO World Heritage status.

Faculteit	Campus Fryslân
Voertaal	Engels
Coordinator	E. Cavagnaro, PhD.
Docent(en)	E. Cavagnaro, PhD.
Onderwijsvorm	nog niet bekend
Toetsvorm	Assignment, Participation, Presentation
ECTS	5
Entreevoorwaarden	Foundation: all courses in year 1

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The Earth System

CFB004A05

The perspective from Earth System addresses the pressing environmental issues facing the 21st Century and provides students with a thorough understanding of the systems approach and spatial-temporal scales. The course provides the necessary conceptual and analytical framework to link specific local issues to a global framework.

This course provides a general introduction into the mechanisms that determine the dynamics of the Earth system in the past, present and future. For example, the course deals with the role of the biosphere in climate- and global change and, vice versa, the loss of biodiversity associated with climate- and global change. The course builds on integration of disciplinary knowledge on Earth system
processes such a hydrology, meteorology and biogeochemistry. It introduces the systems approach to study Earth system dynamics involving different temporal and spatial scales in process interactions and feedback mechanisms that explain
observed climate- and global change. Emphasis is on Earth system interactions associated with dynamic physical and biogeochemical processes affecting the state of the atmosphere, biosphere and hydrosphere under natural and
anthropogenic conditions. The course's lectures are complemented by practicals leading to a group project, an individual assignment and by exercises to gain deeper understanding of modelling, which is central to Earth system science.

In particular, the course will address the Sustainable Development Goals 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, 13: Climate Action, 14: Life Below Water and 15: Life on Land. This is a foundation course that prepares students for the Major Responsible Planet. It focuses on the interdependence of systems as a physical component with which to develop sustainability. As such, the course relates to the SDGs by delving into the components of system earth that are central to a number of the goals (biota, atmosphere, solid earth and hydrosphere) and by showing their interaction.

Faculteit	Campus Fryslân
Voertaal	Engels
Coordinator	dr. J.A. Beaulieu
Docent(en)	T.S. van der Voort, PhD.
Onderwijsvorm	nog niet bekend
Toetsvorm	Project, Exam, Participation
ECTS	5
Entreevoorwaarden	Admission to the Bachelor’s degree programme of Global Responsibility & Leadership
Opmerkingen	The weekly readings for the course will consist of chapters from the main text in combination with scientific articles. Supplementary materials from video and podcast sources will also be used.

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22nd Century Economy

CFB027A05

Economic crisis hits the world about every 10 years. Increasing insecurity and complexity characterize the current economic system. In this class students will
research and analyse some of current, forward-thinking economists. What are future-proof economic models? Is economic growth good or bad for the environment? Do we need to put a price on nature in order to save it? Is it possible to design a truly sustainable economy? What is the appropriate role for market signals in environmental policies? This course examines these questions, as well as the reasons why different economists typically provide conflicting answers to them. The aim of the course is not to provide a ‘right answer’ or train students in particular economic or mathematical ‘methods’. Instead it seeks to
provide students with an understanding of the differing viewpoints and their associated methods, including their strengths, weaknesses and applicability in a policy context.

Faculteit	Campus Fryslân
Voertaal	Engels
Docent(en)
Onderwijsvorm	nog niet bekend
Toetsvorm	Essay, Participation, Presentation, Reflection paper
ECTS	5
Entreevoorwaarden	Behavioural Economics (200-level)

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