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Courses proposed in 2019-2020

Clinical Kidney, Pancreas and Islet Transplantation Medicine _{About this course :} In this course you will learn about clinical kidney, pancreas and islet transplantation and its challenges. _{Prerequisites} None Domain - Healthcare/medicine Semester 1 Duration - 4 weeks (always open) Deadline for registering No deadline. You can always apply for this course. Assessment Successfully completed Basic and Honours track of the MOOC Self-reflection report (1/2 A4) Students prepare 6 E-tivities of their own choosing during the MOOC More information To register	Level Bachelor (all years) Study credits 3 ECTS Language English

Research in Public Administration _{About this course} : What makes research academic? What is the role of theory development in the social sciences? How does one translate abstract concepts into observable indicators? This course offers an introduction to the fundamentals of social science research, with a particular focus on the field of public administration. _{Prerequisites} None Domain - Social sciences Semester 1 Duration - 28-10-2019 - 31-12-2019 Deadline for registering - 07-10-2019 Assessment Assessment for this course consists of a smaller assignment (30%) and a larger assignment (70% in weight). The total grade is the weighted average of the final grades for the two components. Students need to earn a grade of 5,5 or higher for each of the assignments. It is not possible to compensate for partial grades within the course. Students need to earn a grade between 3 and 5,5 for their assignments to qualify for a retake. Details for submitting papers (deadlines) are posted on the online platform. More information To register	Level Bachelor 3 years Study credits 5 ECTS Language English

Public Values and Ethic _{About this course :} This course offers an in-depth discussion of important ethical approaches and moral issues in contemporary politics and public management. _{Prerequisites} None Domain - Social sciences Semester 1 Duration - 28-10-2019 - 31-12-2019 Deadline for registering - 07-10-2019 Assessment Written exam (50%) and paper (50%). The final exams will take place between 16 and 20 december 2019. It is possible to do a resit. The resit will take place in January 2020 (exact date tba). More information To register	Level Bachelor 3 years Study credits 5 ECTS Language English

Sharia in the West About this course : The notion and practice of Sharia in the West is entirely new and in continuous development. In this course we will discuss the interaction between what Muslims in the West want and do in terms of Sharia, and how the Western legal, political, societal and cultural systems respond to these manifestations of Sharia. _{Prerequisites} This course can be taken by: Students admitted to any Master in Social Sciences, Humanities or Law, With a basic knowledge of the history of Islam and in particular Islam in the West, and very good knowledge of English (reading, writing and speaking) Domain - Social sciences Semester 1 Duration - 12-09-2019 - 12-12-2019 Deadline for registering - 26-08-2019 Assessment Six short essays and/or policy briefs (1-2 pages). These essays will be evaluated online by their fellow students, and graded by the instructor. Seven Multiple Choice tests based on the lecture and assigned literature of each week. Five online discussion sessions (oral). Chaired by the instructor, groups of students will engage in discussion based on specific cases or hypotheses, resulting in oral or written policy recommendations to be conveyed to imaginary officials. Online discussion forum (written). Students are invited to discuss any issue related to the course’s topic on the discussion forum. This may vary from questions regarding the literature or research projects, to personal experiences and observations, or opinions on issues discussed in class or noted in local news outlets. Both the Leiden registered and foreign students will have successfully concluded this course when they have a) watched all lectures and made all MC tests, b) written all essays, c) participated in all online discussion sessions, d) participated in at least three discussion forums. The total grade is made up as follows: a) 10%, b) 40% c) 30%, d) 20%. More information To register	Level Bachelor 3 years Study credits 5 ECTS Language English

EU Policymaking and Implementation About this course : In this course you will learn more about policymaking and the implementation of this in the European Union. _{Prerequisites} None Domain - Social sciences Semester 1 Duration - 28-10-2019 - 31-12-2019 Deadline for registering - 07-10-2019 Assessment to take actively part in the seminar meetings, which are obligatory; and to work on the various quizzes and assignments. Your final grade is based on the following rules: quizzes within the context of the blended environment (pass/fail), oral exam, demonstrating understanding of and critical assessment of key arguments of the knowledge clips and the readings (40%), and research paper analyzing policy implementation (60%). More information To register	Level Bachelor 3 years Study credits 5 ECTS Language English
Courses proposed in 2018-2019

Public Values and Ethic _{Description :} This course offers an in-depth discussion of important ethical approaches and moral issues in contemporary politics and public management. As the title indicates, two notions are central to this course: public values and (public) ethics. The notion of public values, firstly, is particularly popular nowadays and is adopted here as a means to understand and articulate the special character of the public sector. It conceptualizes the difference between a public and a private sector in terms of values served in each. So, the character of the public sector is explained in terms of ‘public values’... More information -PDF- To register Domain - Public Administration Start date course semester 1	Level Bachelor Study credits 5 Language English

Clinical Kidney Transplantation _{About this course :} Kidney transplantation is a major advance of modern medicine which provides high-quality of life for patients with end-stage renal disease. What used to be an experimental, risky, and very limited treatment option more than 50 years ago is now routinely performed in many countries worldwide. The number of renal transplants is expected to rise sharply in the next decade since the proportion of patients with end stage renal disease is increasing... More information -PDF- To register Domain - Medicine Start date course semester 1	Level Bachelor Study credits 3 Language English

Sharia in the West _Description The notion and practice of Sharia in the West is entirely new and in continuous development. The topic is a complex interaction between, on the one hand, aspirations of Western Muslims to apply the rules of Islam (sharia) to their everyday lives and, on the other hand, the extent to which Western legal, political, societal and cultural systems allow for such applications. This course combines instruction and research: it will provide the students with background information and academic tools needed to conduct their own independent research on sharia in the west, which will be completed during this course. Active participation of the students is key to this course: they are invited to provide examples of sharia from their western countries, and to analyse them by means of discussion and essays. More information -PDF- To register Domain - Theology and religious studies Start date course semester 1	Level Bachelor Study credits 5 ECTS Language English

Research design in public administration _{Introduction :} This course offers students an introduction to the fundamentals of social science research, with a particular focus on the field of public administration. It will help students develop the skills to critically assess the methodological underpinnings of research presented in social scientific public administration academic books and articles and introduces them to basic methodological skills required to perform such research themselves. More information -PDF- To register Domain - Public Affairs Start date course semester 1	Level Bachelor Study credits 5 ECTS Language English