Undergraduate Certificate Programme in Law, Culture and Society
Course information
Course catalogue and procedure for course registration
Course registration
Registering for Courses
Deadline submitting your study plan: 9 December 2011
All UCP students should register for their courses by submitting their digital study plan. The link to the digital study plan will be send by e-mail to all (conditional) accepted students in the week of 21 November 2011.
Your study plan lists all courses of the Undergraduate Certificate Programme in Social Sciences for the relevant semester which are open to you depending on your academic background. Some courses are only accessible for students with specific backgrounds, and for most courses limited places are available. That is why you need to prioritise your courses on your studyplan including your alternative choices. In case a course is compulsory for you to take please arrange for proof of this in advance (see below).
The normal fulltime course load is 30 EC per semester. Students should take a minimum of 24 EC per semester. The maximum number of credits per semester you are allowed to register for is 40 EC. You cannot take more than 80 EC per year. Please note it is not possible to add any courses after 9 December. That is why we strongly recommend you to choose the maximum of 6 courses on your study plan. We will register you for a course load between 30 and 40 EC (depending on your choice and depending on the number of credits you wish to take). In this case you have the flexibility to drop a course after the two first weeks in the semester.
The course catalogue 2011-12 for the Undergraduate Certificate Programme in Social Sciences is available at: http://studiegids.uva.nl/web/uva/sgs/en/p/62_sce_3096.html
Students can also choose one or two modules from the Undergraduate Certificate Programme in Humanities, see: http://studiegids.uva.nl/web/uva/sgs/en/p/951.html
The schedules are available at: http://rooster.uva.nl/2011en/ (search for the specific course) and as a PDF at http://student.uva.nl/ucp/schedule.cfm Please note that the schedules are subject to change; we advice you to check the schedules regularly.
Academic Calendar
In the Undergraduate Certificate Programme in Social Sciences we offer courses of 12 EC or 6 EC. Other departments might use a different system. The semester is officially divided in 3 blocks. UCP students usually only take courses in block 1 and 2. As a rule 12 EC courses are taught in block 1 and 2, 6 EC courses are taught in one of the first two blocks. There is no official break during the second semester.
- Block 1: 6 February 2012 – 30 March 2012
(19 -30 March: exam period)
- Block 2: 2 April 2012 – 1 June 2012
(21 May – 1 June: exam period)
- Block 3: 4 June 2012- 29 June 2012
Official Holidays (UvA closed):
Easter: Sunday 8 April & Monday 9 April 2012
Queensday: Monday 30 April 2012
(Liberation Day: Saturday 5 May 2012)
Ascension: Thursday 17 May & Friday 18 May 2012
Whit Monday: 28 May 2012
Procedure for registration
1.In order to make your choices, please consult the course catalogue. In case a course description is not available yet, see if you can find relevant information in the 2010-11 course catalogue (http://studiegids.uva.nl/web/uva/2010_2011/en/p/62_sce_3096.html) but keep in mind information for 2011-12 might differ. Decide in which 6 courses you are most interested.
2. Look carefully at the lecture times of the courses in order to avoid overlaps. Not all lecture times are known yet. Please keep checking the schedule for updates: rooster.uva.nl and student.uva.nl/ucp If you find out that you have a time clash after turning in your studyplan please contact your programme manager asap.
Please note: we do not check your study plan for time clashes!
3. Use this link : to go to your digital study plan. Fill out the digital study plan prioritising your courses, number 1 being your first choice. Submit the form 9 December the latest. You will need to take into consideration that this study plan will act as the basis of your final registration. You will in principle not be able to review your choice of courses afterwards. We will register you for 30-40 EC taking into account the order of priority you have indicated, but there is no guarantee that we will be able to offer you a place in the courses you have listed as your first choice. We will contact you before the start of the semester to let you know in which courses you have been placed.
4. If your home university obliges you to take certain courses, please indicate this on the first page of your studyplan. After submitting your studyplan you will be able to download the necessary form (pdf).The form needs to be signed/stamped by your coordinator for approval and then sent to us by 4 July. If it is not possible to reach your coordinator before July 4 please send in the form anyway and ask your co-ordinator at your home university to send us an e-mail later stating wich course is obligatory for you to take.
Please note: We cannot guarantee you will be placed in the courses you are obliged to take. Please make sure you have alternatives.
5. If you wish to take a course from the Undergraduate Certificate Programme in Social Sciences which is not listed on your studyplan, or a course from another programme/department of the University of Amsterdam please indicate the title and if possible the course code in the relevant field on the last page of your studyplan. Please also write down the priority number for this course.
Important other notes
1. You can only get credits for courses you have registered for through your study plan. If you fail to complete a course after having registered for it, the course will show up as ‘incomplete' on your transcript. Failure to show up at the first session can lead to exclusion from the course.
2. Graduate students in the Undergraduate Certificate Programme of Social Sciences who wish to enroll as non‐degree students in courses offered at Master's level will need special permission per course from the Admissions Committee of the Master's programme of which the course is part. Your Programme Manager can inform you about this. Requests should be sent to the Admissions Committee at the address mentioned below.
3. You are allowed to drop a course in the first two weeks of the semester. Only in exceptional cases students are allowed to add courses after the semester has started.
These instructions are also published at http://student.uva.nl/ucp/object.cfm/D78DA065-FD9F-474E-8053CEE2F12D51DF
Registering for Courses
Deadline submitting your study plan: 9 December 2011
All UCP students should register for their courses by submitting their digital study plan. The link to the digital study plan will be send by e-mail to all (conditional) accepted students in the week of 21 November 2011.
Your study plan lists all courses of the Undergraduate Certificate Programme in Social Sciences for the relevant semester which are open to you depending on your academic background. Some courses are only accessible for students with specific backgrounds, and for most courses limited places are available. That is why you need to prioritise your courses on your studyplan including your alternative choices. In case a course is compulsory for you to take please arrange for proof of this in advance (see below).
The normal fulltime course load is 30 EC per semester. Students should take a minimum of 24 EC per semester. The maximum number of credits per semester you are allowed to register for is 40 EC. You cannot take more than 80 EC per year. Please note it is not possible to add any courses after 9 December. That is why we strongly recommend you to choose the maximum of 6 courses on your study plan. We will register you for a course load between 30 and 40 EC (depending on your choice and depending on the number of credits you wish to take). In this case you have the flexibility to drop a course after the two first weeks in the semester.
The course catalogue 2011-12 for the Undergraduate Certificate Programme in Social Sciences is available at: http://studiegids.uva.nl/web/uva/sgs/en/p/62_sce_3096.html
Students can also choose one or two modules from the Undergraduate Certificate Programme in Humanities, see: http://studiegids.uva.nl/web/uva/sgs/en/p/951.html
The schedules are available at: http://rooster.uva.nl/2011en/ (search for the specific course) and as a PDF at http://student.uva.nl/ucp/schedule.cfm Please note that the schedules are subject to change; we advice you to check the schedules regularly.
Academic Calendar
In the Undergraduate Certificate Programme in Social Sciences we offer courses of 12 EC or 6 EC. Other departments might use a different system. The semester is officially divided in 3 blocks. UCP students usually only take courses in block 1 and 2. As a rule 12 EC courses are taught in block 1 and 2, 6 EC courses are taught in one of the first two blocks. There is no official break during the second semester.
- Block 1: 6 February 2012 – 30 March 2012
(19 -30 March: exam period)
- Block 2: 2 April 2012 – 1 June 2012
(21 May – 1 June: exam period)
- Block 3: 4 June 2012- 29 June 2012
Official Holidays (UvA closed):
Easter: Sunday 8 April & Monday 9 April 2012
Queensday: Monday 30 April 2012
(Liberation Day: Saturday 5 May 2012)
Ascension: Thursday 17 May & Friday 18 May 2012
Whit Monday: 28 May 2012
Procedure for registration
1.In order to make your choices, please consult the course catalogue. In case a course description is not available yet, see if you can find relevant information in the 2010-11 course catalogue (http://studiegids.uva.nl/web/uva/2010_2011/en/p/62_sce_3096.html) but keep in mind information for 2011-12 might differ. Decide in which 6 courses you are most interested.
2. Look carefully at the lecture times of the courses in order to avoid overlaps. Not all lecture times are known yet. Please keep checking the schedule for updates: rooster.uva.nl and student.uva.nl/ucp If you find out that you have a time clash after turning in your studyplan please contact your programme manager asap.
Please note: we do not check your study plan for time clashes!
3. Use this link : to go to your digital study plan. Fill out the digital study plan prioritising your courses, number 1 being your first choice. Submit the form 9 December the latest. You will need to take into consideration that this study plan will act as the basis of your final registration. You will in principle not be able to review your choice of courses afterwards. We will register you for 30-40 EC taking into account the order of priority you have indicated, but there is no guarantee that we will be able to offer you a place in the courses you have listed as your first choice. We will contact you before the start of the semester to let you know in which courses you have been placed.
4. If your home university obliges you to take certain courses, please indicate this on the first page of your studyplan. After submitting your studyplan you will be able to download the necessary form (pdf).The form needs to be signed/stamped by your coordinator for approval and then sent to us by 4 July. If it is not possible to reach your coordinator before July 4 please send in the form anyway and ask your co-ordinator at your home university to send us an e-mail later stating wich course is obligatory for you to take.
Please note: We cannot guarantee you will be placed in the courses you are obliged to take. Please make sure you have alternatives.
5. If you wish to take a course from the Undergraduate Certificate Programme in Social Sciences which is not listed on your studyplan, or a course from another programme/department of the University of Amsterdam please indicate the title and if possible the course code in the relevant field on the last page of your studyplan. Please also write down the priority number for this course.
Important other notes
1. You can only get credits for courses you have registered for through your study plan. If you fail to complete a course after having registered for it, the course will show up as ‘incomplete' on your transcript. Failure to show up at the first session can lead to exclusion from the course.
2. Graduate students in the Undergraduate Certificate Programme of Social Sciences who wish to enroll as non‐degree students in courses offered at Master's level will need special permission per course from the Admissions Committee of the Master's programme of which the course is part. Your Programme Manager can inform you about this. Requests should be sent to the Admissions Committee at the address mentioned below.
3. You are allowed to drop a course in the first two weeks of the semester. Only in exceptional cases students are allowed to add courses after the semester has started.
These instructions are also published in the Things You Need To Know Before Coming to Amsterdam