Liberal Arts and Sciences (Erasmus University College)

The Majors offered by the Economics and Business department are developed to provide students with a background in the main topics in the field of economics and business administration. Depending on the specific major, students gain insights in general economic theory, both macro- and microeconomics, in economics within businesses, such as organisation theory and marketing, but also in the societal impact of economics and business in courses such as leadership and political economy. By providing a variety of core courses in both economics and business, a match is created with bachelor courses at the Erasmus School of Economics and the Rotterdam School of Management, so as to facilitate a move to one of the master programmes at the respective faculties. That is precisely why we offer them a solid basis in Economic & Business theories. We do this together with leading institutions in this field: the Erasmus School of Economics and the Rotterdam School of management. Excellent professors at these schools will train our students throughout the curriculum.

The Humanities Major is an interdisciplinary Liberal Arts programme that combines traditional disciplines such as History and Philosophy with cutting edge fields of study such as new media and contemporary arts. The curriculum is structured around four recurring themes - technology, economy, culture and politics – that are combined into innovative courses rooted in our intellectual heritage. Students thus gain extensive knowledge of, and learn to critically reflect on the historical processes and social developments that have shaped today's world and continue to shape the 21st century.

The Majors in Life Sciences provide students with a broad and fundamental knowledge of the life sciences, ranging from molecular biology, genetics, plant and animal physiology to ecology and biotechnology. The Majors are highly suited for students interested in a career in the biological sciences in its broadest sense from research and policy-making to journalism. The overarching multidisciplinary character of the Life Sciences curriculum is exemplified by the advanced courses in the Life Sciences Majors, where there is an integrative context, in which the Department of Life Sciences collaborates closely with the other EUC Departments (Economics & Business, Humanities, and Social & Behavioural Sciences).