Join the 2025 Methods and Statistics Summer School Courses!

The Department of Methodology and Statistics (M&S) of Utrecht University offers 18 courses this summer, regarding topics such as SEM models, longitudinal data methods, R, Python, text mining, survey research, hypothesis evaluation/model selection, Bayes, multilevel modeling, networks, qualitative research methods, and many more data science topics!  

Course overview
Below, you can find a list of our courses. You can also read more about them via our website.  
Go to the M&S Summer School website »  

Further information and registration
For further information and registration, please click on the name of the course below.  

Contact Do you have any questions? Feel free to send an email to ms.summerschool@uu.nl.  
Hope to see you in summer!  

On behalf of the M&S Summer School team, Irma and Rebecca    

M&S Summer School programme

• SEM model
  • Introduction to Structural Equation Modeling using lavaan (e-learning, runs for 4 weeks in March)
  • Introduction to Structural Equation Modeling using Mplus Advanced longitudinal modeling in Mplus
  • Structural Equation Modelling in Mplus (1 day, online)  
• Longitudinal: Modeling the dynamics of intensive longitudinal data  (e-learning, runs for 10 weeks)  
• R
  • Introduction to Structural Equation Modeling using lavaan (e-learning, runs for 4 weeks in March)
  • Data Science: Statistical programming with R  
• Python
  • Data Science: Programming with Python
  • Data Science: Machine learning with Python  
• Text mining Data Science: Applied Text Mining from Foundations to Advanced  
• Survey
  • Survey research: Design, implementation, and data processing
  • Advanced Survey Design
  • Cross-national data: From questionnaire development to analysis (3 days)  
• Bayes A Gentle Introduction to Bayesian Estimation  
• Multilevel analysis Introduction to multilevel analysis (3 days)  
• Qualitative research An introduction to Qualitative Research Methods  
• Data Science
  • Data Science: Programming with Python
  • Data Science: Statistical programming with R
  • Data Science: Network Science
  • Data Science: Applied Text Mining from Foundations to Advanced
  • Data Science: Machine learning with Python AI – Aided Systematic Reviewing (online)  
• Other Topics Applied Multivariate Analysis (two weeks)    

Check out the M&S Summer School website »