Wageningen School of Social Sciences“To explore societal processes to improve the quality of life”

Wageningen School of Social Sciences (WASS) promotes research that increases our understanding of societal processes and practices around challenges in the domains of food, agriculture, environment, health and development. It provides an enabling environment for internationally oriented scholars from a diversity of disciplinary, interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research backgrounds. As a graduate school, it offers in-depth training that provides PhD candidates a sound preparation for a career in academic and applied research, or other leading societal positions.

The WASS PhD Education programme is designed to support PhD candidates in obtaining disciplinary and interdisciplinary knowledge and skills. The objectives of the programme build upon the learning targets of the WASS PhD programme, which - in turn - are based on three competence categories that need to be acquired to meet the general learning targets of the Wageningen University PhD programme. Each year, the programme is evaluated by the WASS Education Committee and renewed via a call for PhD learning activities, that is sent out to all WASS fellows.

WASS Director and Staff

(from left to right)Esther Roquas Executive SecretaryMarcella Haan Management Information SpecialistAlfons Oude Lansink DirectorHeleen Danen Management AssistantFennie van Straalen PhD Programme Manager

ContactAddressWageningen School of Social SciencesPO Box 8130 6700 EW WAGENINGENT +31 317 4 84126 T +31 317 4 82923E wass@wur.nlW www.wur.eu/wass

Wageningen School of Social Sciences

Course calendar2020-2021

Course calendarThis Course Calendar presents an overview of the WASS PhD courses in the Academic Year 2019-2020. The courses are designed to support PhD candidates in obtaining disciplinary and interdisciplinary knowledge and skills. The course offer represents WASS’ disciplinary breadth and ranges from a 6 ECTS course ‘Advanced Microeconomics’ to an interactive tutorial ‘Embodiment, Food and Environment’. Courses are not only open to PhD candidates (internal and external), but also to scientific staff and professionals. Course fees and courses schedules can be found on the WASS website.

RegistrationFor WASS PhD courses, Interdisciplinary Windows, Summer/Winter schools and Masterclasses, registration can be done via the registration page of the WASS website: www.wur.eu/wass.

Please provide your most recent contact details so that in case of any changes you will be notified promptly. After your on-line registration you will receive a short notification that your name has been registered. At least 2 weeks before the course you will receive a confirmation about the location and the schedule. WASS will also send an invoice to the address indicated on the registration form. Please send an e-mail to the WASS Office in case you have not received the second confirmation two weeks before the course.

For Graduate Programme courses, WASS PhD candidates can enroll via My Portal, after registering as student (ask WASS for the registration form and details, yearly renewal required). Participation in Graduate Programme courses is free of charge for registered PhD candidates. External participants register for Graduate Programme courses via the WASS Office and will be charged a course fee. At Wageningen University the academic year is divided into six periods. Before a period starts you must register for courses you plan to take. If you register for a course, you are automatically registered for the course examination.

Registration for GP courses 2020-2021Period Final registration date1 9 August 20202 27 September 20203 29 November 20204 17 January 20215 14 February 20216 11 April 2021

More informationFor details about logistics, registration, fees etc.: WASS Office, wass@wur.nl, tel +31 317 484126For general information: WASS PhD Programme Manager, fennie.vanstraalen@wur.nl, tel +31 317 484116

WASS chair groupsAgricultural Economics and Rural Policy AEPBusiness Economics BECBusiness Management and Organisation BMOConsumption and Healthy Lifestyles CHLCultural Geography GEODevelopment Economics DECEducation and Learning Sciences ELSEnvironmental Economics and Natural Resources ENREnvironmental Policy ENPForest and Nature Conservation Policy FNPHealth and Society HSOInformation Technology INFKnowledge Technology and Innovation KTILand Use Planning LUPLaw and Governance LAWMarketing and Consumer Behaviour MCBOperations Research and Logistics ORLPhilosophy PHIPublic Administration & Policy PAPRural and Environmental History RHIRural Sociology RSOSociology of Development and Change SDCStrategic Communication COMUrban Economics UECWater Resources Management WRM

Other chair groups involved in teachingBiometris MATFood Quality Design FQD

Legenda PhD Courses (max 4 ECTS): these intensive courses typically run over a relatively short period of time.

Teaching methods rely on some degree of independence of the PhD candidate and on core knowledge and skills in the (disciplinary) field.

Graduate Programme Courses (6 ECTS): these courses offer advanced knowledge on theory or methodology and are open to WASS PhD candidates and highly motivated MSc students from the WASS Graduate Programme.

Interdisciplinary Windows (IW; 2 ECTS): In these tutorials, small groups of PhD candidates and MSc students (from the WASS Graduate programme), guided by senior exports, deepen their knowledge on a (theoretical or methodological) topic within one of the WASS themes.

Summer/Winter Schools (min. 1.5 ECTS per week): these are one or two-week intensive programmes with daily meetings. The summer/winter schools usually attract a lot of external participants, and therefore lend themselves perfectly for networking.

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