Advanced Methods 2: Electives

URL study guide

https://studiegids.vu.nl/en/courses/2025-2026/S_AM2E

Course Objective

In this course, students take research methods electives offered by the VU Graduate School of Social Sciences or a different institution (pending approval by the Research Master program management), in order to gain advanced knowledge of and skills in research methods of their choosing.

Course Content

The course offers students the opportunity to specialise in research methods of their choosing
- these can be research methods that are new to them, or research methods taught in previous methods courses that students aspire to specialise in. Students select the number of electives required to meet the 6EC requirement of the course. Methods electives focus on specialised methodological topics
- qualitative, quantitative, computational, mixed.

Teaching Methods

The learning activities depend on the electives students take.

Method of Assessment

The assessment tasks depend on the electives students take.

Target Audience

Second-year students of the Research Master Social Sciences for a Digital Society

Custom Course Registration

This course is only open for enrolment to students who take the course Academic or Societal Internship 18EC.