| Mission |
At the Graduate School of Social Sciences we stand for diversity and excellence of social science graduate programmes in the areas of: human geography, planning, international development studies, political science, sociology, and anthropology. We offer research oriented in-depth one-year disciplinary programmes, with the option for thematic tracks within the discipline; thematic one-year interdisciplinary programmes; two-year research Master's programmes linked to our top-research programmes; tailor-made PhD education in cooperation with the AISSR; summer schools with a strong academic orientation. Our ambition is to be a dynamic, multifaceted institution marked by high academic standards, an open intellectual international atmosphere, and a vibrant academic commons with multiple public events, where Dutch and international students and faculty engage in debates, in seminars and in the class rooms. |