Rens Vliegenthart

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Graduate School of Communication

Bachelor communicatiewetenschap

I'm teaching at the University of Amsterdam, mainly in the master programme on Political Communication and in the Research Master in Communication Science/Social Sciences. Additionally each year, I supervise several master thesis students.

In the academic year 2011-2011, I've taught:
Dynamic Data Analysis (Research Master)
Dutch Media and Politics in a Comparative Perspective (Master Political Communication, with dr. mr. J.H.P. van Spanje)

In 2009-2010 I taught:
Dynamic Data Analysis (Research Master)
Trends in Politieke Communicatie (Master MJPO, with dr. H.G. Boomgaarden)
Furthermore, I've taught a summercourse on statistics at the University of Southern Denmark.

In 2008/2009 I taught:
And the Next President of the United States is…. (Master MJPO; with prof. dr. C.H. de Vreese and dr. H.G. Boomgaarden)
Multivariate Statistics (Research master)
International Terrorism in the News (Bachelor CW)

During the academic year 2007/2008 I have taught the following courses:
Multivariate Statistics (Research Master)
Behind the Campaign (Master MJPO)
Entertaining the Citizen (Erasmus Mundus)
Media en internationaal terrorisme (Bachelor CW)

During previous years I taught at the Vrije Universiteit in various programmes within the Faculty of Social Sciences:

2006-2007
Teaching tutorials ‘Media Data and Time Series Analysis’ and ‘Pooled Time Series and Panel Data’ within the Social Science Research Master

Teaching second-year bachelor course in Sociology ‘Social Movements and Participation’ (together with Evelyn Ersanilli, M.A.)

2004-current
Supervising various BA- and MA-theses in Communication Science and Sociology

2005-2006
Teaching second-year bachelor course in Sociology ‘Citizenship and the Welfare State’.

2004-2005
Teaching second-year bachelor course in Sociology ‘Citizenship and the Welfare State’ (together with dr. Inge Bleijenbergh)

2001-2002 and 2002-2003
Teaching assistant and supervisor of discussion groups for an introductory course in Communication Science for first year Political and Social Science students