Education

The Athena Institute provides challenging and innovative educational programmes at the interface of life sciences and social sciences, and of theory and practice. Besides several individual courses for bachelor’s and master’s students, the department facilitates one integral Master programme and two Master Differentiations.

Masters Programme: Management, Policy Analysis and entrepreneurship in Health and Life Sciences (MPA)

Develop yourself, develop your world

The Master’s programme in Management Policy Analysis and entrepreneurship in the Health and Life Sciences is unique in its focus. Innovations and developments in the fields of Health and Life Sciences engender complex social issues. This Master’s programme concentrates on the scientific aspects of integrating different areas of knowledge and on developing adequate policies, taking the right decisions and stimulating or managing the professionals operating in this sector.

Masters Differentiation: International Public Health (IPH)

A modern vision of public health with an interdisciplinary approach

The specialization in International Public Health is unique in terms of both its course content and its connections with professional practice. The courses have an interdisciplinary focus and cover developments in intervention strategies to address health needs worldwide. They are taught by experienced professors, specialist tutors and fascinating guest lecturers. Putting theory into practice, the courses are linked with the excellent scientific research on International Public Health being conducted at VU University Amsterdam.

Masters Differentiation: Science Communication (SC)