Public Risk and Disaster
Admission and application
Are you interested in the minor Public Risk and Disaster? Find out more about admission and application below.
Admission
Registered as a bachelor's student
You must be registered as a bachelor's student at Leiden University. In terms of educational level, the best time to do a minor is in the third year of your bachelor’s programme. This is an advisory note, rather than an admission requirement.
No overlap with your regular studies
Your minor may not overlap with your regular studies. Are you unsure? In your study programme's Course and Examination Regulations (OER) you can read which minors you are not allowed to follow due to overlap. Don't see your minor but still not sure? Ask your board of examiners about the overlap between your minor and your programme(s) to be sure.
Part of a minor (elective credits)
If you only want to follow part of a minor, you need permission from the Board of Examiners.
Application
Every minor has a limited number of places. These are allocated on a first come, first served basis (with the exception of TU Delft and Erasmus minors with admission requirements*). So apply on time.
Leiden University, Delft University of Technology and Erasmus University Rotterdam collaborate closely on a range of educational matters, thus making it easy to follow a minor at TU Delft or the Erasmus University. During the application period for Leiden students, in April and May, TU Delft and the Erasmus University reserve a third of their minor places for Leiden University students.
You may only apply for one minor with admission requirements. You may only apply for one TUD/EUR/LDE minor. If you are placed on a waiting list, you may apply for another Leiden minor (without admission requirements). Please note: you can only follow one minor. Are you placed on two waiting lists? Deregister from one of the two minors and apply for a different one.
You can change or cancel your applications right up to the end of the application period. Be sure to deregister from any minor that you do not plan to follow. This way you won't block a spot that your fellow students could be using.
For questions about applying, contact 071 – 527 1111 or studielijn@leidenuniv.nl.
Apply via EduXchange for LDE-minors
Students need an EduID from this academic year onwards to register for an minor offered by TU Delft, Erasmus University and Leiden University. It is important that students have created an EduID before 8 May. This video explains how students create an EduID.
From this academic year onward, students have to register for an LDE-minor via EduXchange. For minors offered by other universities, the registration procedure of the relevant university applies.
Steps to take
- Create an eduID;
- Register for your minor via eduXchange.
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| Type of minor | University | Application period 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Minors with admission requirements* | TU Delft, Erasmus, LDE, Leiden University | 2 April (13 hrs) till 15 April 2024 |
| Minors without admission requirement | TU Delft, Erasmus, LDE | 15 May (13 hrs) till 31 May 2024 |
| Leiden University | 15 May at (13.00) till 4 July 2024 |
* A minor with admission requirements is a minor with a different selection procedure. You can check which minors have admission requirements in the Studiegids or on the website of TU Delft and Erasmus.
The minor is multidisciplinary in nature, is open to bachelor students from all majors, and is taught by lecturers from both Faculty of Governance & Global Affairs at Leiden University’s The Hague Campus, and from the Faculty of Technology, Policy & Management of TU Delft. The classes take place in The Hague and Delft, respectively.
The maximum number of participants is 140. Priority is given to students from Leiden University, TU Delft, and Erasmus University Rotterdam. Leiden University and TU Delft each have 60 reserved spots, EUR has 20. It is first past the post system, no waiting list is used, and once the maximum amount of participants is reached, no new admissions will be allowed any more. There are 5 places available for students from other Universities. They can apply by contacting the coordinator via prd@fgga.leidenuniv.nl
This minor is not accessible for HBO students.
Student support
Because of the varying backgrounds students enter the minor with, the lecturing team will provide support to students with regard to skills needed to succeed within disciplines they may not yet be familiar with.