Period
Semester I, September 5 2016 till September 16 2016
Admission requirements
Bachelor degree and admission to Master Vitality & Ageing
Description
The master starts with an intensive introduction to learning about the ageing field. Themes that are included:
Introduction of the three themes of the content courses: biological mechanisms of ageing, the older individual and the organisation of the ageing society
Your ambitions for the future: Your personal master-year, your ambitions, your carrier
How is it to become older: personal experience and discussions with elderly persons
Personal vitality
Training in academic skills and communication that you will need: giving and receiving feedback, creative thinking, team roles, writing and presenting.
Course objectives
The student:
is able to place his/her research in the perspective of ageing and vitality
is able to work together in a professional way and is able to mobilize complementary skills in teams while reflecting on and continuing to develop these teams skills
Mode of instruction
Interactive lectures, tutor groups, activities, self-study assignments
Assessment method
Oral and written assignments, in groups or individual. More information will be published on blackboard.
Reading list
Will be published on blackboard