Open Modules

The faculty provides education in various fields of study for the benefit of regular students. To attend courses, you should normally be enrolled at the university as a (part-time) student. You would then have access to all courses offered.

However, if you would like to attend just one or some of the courses being offered, you can do so as 'contract student'. When interested you can apply by course, after which the admissions committee of the relevant programme will assess whether you are admissible on the basis of your prior knowledge/pre-education.

If you are interested in topics from the educational sciences, psychology or sociology, the Open Modules offer you a rich resource to draw from. In addition, taking one or more subjects may be useful for your profession, specialisation, re-entry or to gain access to specific professions.

Please note: If you are a student at another faculty or university and wish to take courses with us, the information on minors/educational minors (in Dutch) and supplementary subjects applies to you.

In the online Education Catalogue Open Colleges GMW you can find which courses are offered. Click on the course name for more information. In the annual timetable you can find the structure of the academic year. The schedule of a course can be found in the course timetable.

Psychology

• Bachelor's subjects: standard admission if in possession of a bachelor's or master's degree in psychology, otherwise at the discretion of the admission committee, depending on your previous education and the requirements per subject

• Master's subjects: standard admission if in possession of a master's degree in psychology in the specialisation direction of the subject, otherwise at the discretion of the admission committee, depending on your previous education and the requirements per subject

Pedagogical and Educational Sciences

• Bachelor's subjects: standard admission if in possession of a bachelor's or master's degree in pedagogical and educational sciences, otherwise at the discretion of the admission committee, depending on your previous education and the requirements per subject

• Master's subjects: standard admission if in possession of a master's degree in pedagogical and educational sciences in the specialisation direction of the subject, otherwise at the discretion of the admission committee, depending on your previous education and the requirements per subject.

Sociology

• Bachelor's subjects: standard admission if in possession of a bachelor's or master's degree in sociology, otherwise at the discretion of the admission committee, depending on your previous education and the requirements per subject

• Complete the authorisation form and sign with a digital or wet signature:
  
  bachelor authorisation form 
  master authorisation form 

• Complete the digital application form and upload:
  - the authorisation form
  - a copy of your identification (not applicable if in possession of a UG diploma)
  - a copy of your diploma (not applicable if in possession of a UG diploma)  

• Your application will be submitted to the admissions committee of the programme where you want to attend a course. If your application is approved, you will be enrolled for the respective course. You will be notified by us about this.

Please note: You can only take courses listed in the Online Education Catalogue Open Colleges GMW.

Block 1a: Friday 16 August 2024
Block 1b: Friday 25 October 2024
Block 2a: Friday 17 January 2025
Block 2b: Friday 28 March 2025

Registration after these deadlines is unfortunately not possible.

Bachelor courses €218 per EC
Master courses €347 per EC

The fees cover tuition and examination (provided you meet the entry requirements) and are based on a government policy rule that requires so-called contract education to be cost-covering.

Cancellation up to one working day before the start of the course by sending an e-mail to owbalie.gmw rug.nl.

Cancellation within one working day before the start of the course entitles you to a refund of the course fee excluding the administration fee of €50.