Study programme
Dutch-taught Bachelor of Communication Studies
2024-2025
Model Path part 1
Part 1 of the model path is the standard initial package.
Introduction communication studies (15 ECTS-credits)
Communication Studies
- - NNB
Media Law
Media, Power and Society
Methods (15 ECTS-credits)
Introduction to Scientific Work
Statistics I
Quantitative Research Methods
Broadening (30 ECTS-credits)
Introduction to Law
Political Science
Sociology
- - NNB
Psychology
Introduction to Philosophy
World History of Belgium
Model Path part 2
Deepening communication studies (30 ECTS-credits)
Communication Management
Theory of Visual Communication
Media: Audience and Effects
Interpersonal and Intercultural Communication
Political Rhetoric
Skills (6 ECTS-credits)
English
French
Methods (15 ECTS-credits)
Qualitative Research Methods
Logic and Science Criticism
Statistics 2
Broadening (6 ECTS-credits)
General Economics
University-wide, interdisciplinary courses (3 ECTS-credits)
student chooses once course (3 ECTS-credits) from the list below
World View: Religion, Atheism and Science
World View: Religion, Atheism and Meaning
World View: Religion, Atheism and Society
World View: Religion, Atheism and Culture
City and Diversity
Media and Digital Society
Global Justice
Freedom, Citizenship and Democracy
Poverty and Inequality
Sustainability
Climate Change
Debating Development
Community Service Learning
Artificial intelligence: societal challenges
Model Path part 3
Deepening communication studies (3 ECTS-credits)
Mandatory (3 ECTS-credits)
Media and Ethics
Specialization communication studies (30 ECTS-credits)
student chooses 30-ECTS credits from the list below
Emerging Communication Technologies
Advertising, Sponsoring and Public Relations
Anthropology
News and Journalism
Film History and Aesthetics
Political Communication
Methods (18 ECTS-credits)
Bachelor thesis: Student research - Communication Science Part I
- 'Statistics I'
- 'Statistics II'
- 'Quantitative Research Methods'
- 'Qualitative Research Methods'
- 'Communication Studies'
Bachelor thesis: Student research - Communication Science - Part II
Quantitative Methods of Communication Research
Qualitative Methods of Communication Research
Broadening (9 ECTS-credits)
student chooses 9 ECTS-credits from the list below
Public Law
Belgian Politics
Public Administration
European Integration
International Relations
Political Thought
Debating Development
Classical Sociological Theory
- - NNB
Contemporary Sociological Theory
Social Demography
Society, Facts and Problems
Sociology of Inequalities: Class, Gender, Ethnicity
Sociology of Organizations
City and Space
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Migration and Integration
Philosophy of Culture
Introduction to the Natural Sciences for Philosophers
Contemporary History
Literature and Diversity
Multilingual and Intercultural Communication
Literary Theory 1
Performance Theory
Human resource management
Information systems
Social economic analysis
- 'Society, Facts and Problems' or 'Societies, facts and challenges'
- 'Microeconomics' (or include it in the study programme)
Sustainability
Climate Change
Poverty and Inequality
Community Service Learning
Preparation for the Edumaster
Students who wish to advance to the educational Master's programme in Social Sciences after the Bachelor's degree in CS have the opportunity to take up the 15 ECTS-credits preparatory programme within their Bachelor's degree in CS. They then replace the elective (9 ECTS-credits) and the language courses (6 ECTS-credits) by the subjects listed below.
MT2: the first two compulsory courses (6 ECTS-credits)
MT3: third compulsory course (3 ECTS-credits), two teaching methodologies (6 ECTS-credits).
General Didactics
In-school Training: Orientation
Diversity and Inclusion
Teaching methodology (6 ECTS-credits)
one teachting methodology may be replaced by the course "Powerful learning environments"
Introduction teaching methodology behavioural sciences with practice sessions (1st sem.)
Introduction teaching methodology social sciences with practice sessions (1st sem.)
Introduction Teaching Methodology General Subj. for Techn. and Vocational Ed. with Practice Sessions
Introduction teaching methodology general sub. for techn. and vocational ed. with practice sessions
Powerful Learning Environments
2023-2024
Model Path part 1
Part 1 of the model path is the standard initial package.
Introduction communication studies (15 ECTS-credits)
Communication Studies
Media Law
Media, Power and Society
Methods (15 ECTS-credits)
Introduction to Scientific Work
Statistics I
Quantitative Research Methods
Broadening (30 ECTS-credits)
Introduction to Law
Political Science
Sociology
Psychology
Introduction to Philosophy
World History of Belgium
Model Path part 2
Deepening communication studies (30 ECTS-credits)
Communication Management
Theory of Visual Communication
Media: Audience and Effects
Interpersonal and Intercultural Communication
Political Rhetoric
Skills (6 ECTS-credits)
English
French
Methods (15 ECTS-credits)
Qualitative Research Methods
Logic and Science Criticism
Statistics 2
Broadening (6 ECTS-credits)
General Economics
University-wide, interdisciplinary courses (3 ECTS-credits)
student chooses once course (3 ECTS-credits) from the list below
World View: Religion, Atheism and Science
World View: Religion, Atheism and Meaning
World View: Religion, Atheism and Society
World View: Religion, Atheism and Culture
City and Diversity
Media and Digital Society
Global Justice
Freedom, Citizenship and Democracy
Poverty and Inequality
Sustainability
Climate Change
Debating Development
Community Service Learning
- Gerlinde Verbist
- Eva Van Moer
- Leni Franken
- François Levrau
Entrepreneurial Mindset
Model Path part 3
Deepening communication studies (3 ECTS-credits)
Mandatory (3 ECTS-credits)
Media and Ethics
Specialization communication studies (30 ECTS-credits)
student chooses 30-ECTS credits from the list below
Emerging Communication Technologies
Advertising, Sponsoring and Public Relations
Culture and Media Theory
News and Journalism
Film History and Aesthetics
Political Communication
Methods (18 ECTS-credits)
Bachelor thesis: Student research - Communication Science Part I
- 'Statistics I'
- 'Statistics II'
- 'Quantitative Research Methods'
- 'Qualitative Research Methods'
- 'Communication Studies'
Bachelor thesis: Student research - Communication Science - Part II
Methods of Communication Research
Broadening (9 ECTS-credits)
student chooses 9 ECTS-credits from the list below
Public Law
Belgian Politics
Public Administration
Comparative Political Institutions
European Integration
International Relations
Political Thought
Debating Development
Contemporary Sociological Theory
Classical Sociological Theory
Social Demography
Society, Facts and Problems
Sociology of Inequalities: Class, Gender, Ethnicity
Sociology of Organizations
City and Space
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Migration and Integration
Philosophy of Culture
Introduction to the Natural Sciences
Contemporary History
Literature and Diversity
Multilingual and Intercultural Communication
Literary Theory 1
- Kevin Absillis
- Gwennie Debergh
Performance Theory
Human resource management
Information systems
Social economic analysis
- 'Society, Facts and Problems' or 'Societies, facts and challenges'
- 'Microeconomics' (or include it in the study programme)
Sustainability
Climate Change
Poverty and Inequality
Anthropology
Community Service Learning
- Gerlinde Verbist
- Eva Van Moer
- Leni Franken
- François Levrau
Preparation for the Edumaster
Students who wish to advance to the educational Master's programme in Social Sciences after the Bachelor's degree in CS have the opportunity to take up the 15 ECTS-credits preparatory programme within their Bachelor's degree in CS. They then replace the elective (9 ECTS-credits) and the language courses (6 ECTS-credits) by the subjects listed below.
MT2: the first two compulsory courses (6 ECTS-credits)
MT3: third compulsory course (3 ECTS-credits), two teaching methodologies (6 ECTS-credits).
General Didactics
In-school Training: Orientation
Diversity and Inclusion
Teaching methodology (6 ECTS-credits)
one teachting methodology may be replaced by the course "Powerful learning environments"
Introduction teaching methodology behavioural sciences with practice sessions (1st sem.)
Introduction teaching methodology social sciences with practice sessions (1st sem.)
Powerful Learning Environments
2022-2023
Model Path part 1
Introduction communication studies (15 ECTS-credits)
Communication Studies
Media Law
Media, Power and Society
Methods (15 ECTS-credits)
Introduction to Scientific Work
Statistics I
Quantitative Research Methods
Broadening (30 ECTS-credits)
Introduction to Law
Political Science
Sociology
General Economics
Introduction to Philosophy
World History of Belgium
Model Path part 2
Deepening communication studies (30 ECTS-credits)
Communication Management
Theory of Visual Communication
Media: Audience and Effects
Interpersonal and Intercultural Communication
Political Rhetoric
Skills (6 ECTS-credits)
English
French
Methods (15 ECTS-credits)
Qualitative Research Methods
Logic and Science Criticism
Statistics 2
Broadening (6 ECTS-credits)
Psychology
University-wide, interdisciplinary courses (3 ECTS-credits)
student chooses once course (3 ECTS-credits) from the list below
World View: Religion, Atheism and Science
World View: Religion, Atheism and Meaning
World View: Religion, Atheism and Society
World View: Religion, Atheism and Culture
City and Diversity
Migration, Integration and Diversity
Media and Digital Society
Global justice
Freedom, Citizenship and Democracy
Poverty and Inequality
Sustainability
Climate Change
Debating development
Community service learning
- Gerlinde Verbist
- Eva Van Moer
- Leni Franken
- François Levrau
Model Path part 3
Deepening communication studies (3 ECTS-credits)
Mandatory (3 ECTS-credits)
Media and Ethics
Specialization communication studies (30 ECTS-credits)
student chooses 30-ECTS credits from the list below
Emerging Communication Technologies
Advertising, Sponsoring and Public Relations
Culture and Media Theory
News and Journalism
Film History and Aesthetics
Political Communication
Methods (18 ECTS-credits)
Bachelor thesis: Student research - Communication Science Part I
Bachelor thesis: Student research - Communication Science - Part II
Methods of Communication Research
Broadening (9 ECTS-credits)
student chooses 9 ECTS-credits from the list below
Public Law
Belgian Politics
Public Administration
Comparative Political Institutions
European Integration
International Relations
Political Thought
Debating development
Contemporary Sociological Theory
Classical Sociological Theory
Social Demography
Society, Facts and Problems
Sociology of Inequalities: Class, Gender, Ethnicity
Sociology of Organizations
City and Space
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Migration and Integration
- Amal Miri
- Hilde Greefs
- Walter Nonneman
- Dirk Vanheule
Studium Generale
Philosophy of Culture
Introduction to the Natural Sciences
Contemporary history
Literature and Diversity
Multilingual and Intercultural Communication
General Literary Theory 1
- Kevin Absillis
- Gwennie Debergh
Text and representation
Dramaturgy: foundations
HRM and labor law
Information systems
Social economic analysis
- 'Macroeconomics'
- 'Microeconomics'
- 'Bachelor project partim II: design of social economic research'
Sustainability
Climate Change
Poverty and Inequality
Community service learning
- Gerlinde Verbist
- Eva Van Moer
- Leni Franken
- François Levrau
Preparation for the Edumaster
Students who wish to advance to the educational Master's programme in Social Sciences after the Bachelor's degree in CS have the opportunity to take up the 15 credits preparatory programme within their Bachelor's degree in CS. They then replace the elective (9 credits) and the language courses (6 credits) by the subjects listed below.
MT2: the first two compulsory courses (6 credits)
MT3: third compulsory subject (3 credits), two subject didactics (6 credits).
General didactics
In-school training: orientation
Diversity and inclusion
Introduction teaching methodology behavioural sciences with practice sessions (1st sem.)
Introduction teaching methodology social sciences with practice sessions (1st sem.)
Powerful learning environments
2021-2022
Model Path part 1
Introduction communication studies (15 ECTS-credits)
Communication studies
Media Law
Media: Structure and operation
Methods (15 ECTS-credits)
Introduction to Scientific Work
Statistics I
Quantitative Research Methods
Broadening (30 ECTS-credits)
Introduction to law
Political science
Sociology
General Economics
Introduction to philosophy
- Judith Wambacq
World History of Belgium
Model Path part 2
Deepening communication studies (30 ECTS-credits)
Communication management
Visual Communication Theory
Media: Audience and Effects
Interpersonal and Intercultural Communication
Political Rhetoric
Skills (6 ECTS-credits)
English
French
Methods (15 ECTS-credits)
Qualitative Research Methods
Logic and Science Criticism
Statistics 2
Broadening (6 ECTS-credits)
Psychology
University-wide, interdisciplinary courses (3 ECTS-credits)
student chooses once course (3 ECTS-credits) from the list below
World View: Religion, Atheism and Science
World View: Religion, Atheism and Meaning
World View: Religion, Atheism and Society
World View: Religion, Atheism and Culture
City and Diversity
Migration, Integration and Diversity
Media and Digital Society
Global justice
Freedom, Citizenship and Democracy
Poverty and Inequality
Sustainability
Climate Change
Debating development
Community service learning
- Gerlinde Verbist
- Eva Van Moer
- Leni Franken
- François Levrau
Model Path part 3
Deepening communication studies (3 ECTS-credits)
Mandatory (3 ECTS-credits)
Media and ethics
Specialization communication studies (30 ECTS-credits)
student chooses 30-ECTS credits from the list below
Emerging Communication Technologies
Advertising, sponsoring and public relations
Culture and Media Theory
News and journalism
Film History and Aesthetics
Political Communication
Methods (18 ECTS-credits)
Bachelor thesis: Student research - Communication Science Part I
Bachelor thesis: Student research - Communication Science - Part II
Methods of communication research
Broadening (9 ECTS-credits)
student chooses 9 ECTS-credits from the list below
Public Law
Belgian Politics
Public administration
Comparative Political Institutions
European Integration
International relations
Political Thought
Debating development
Sociology of Labour
Contemporary sociological theory
Classical Sociological Theory
Social demography
Society, facts and problems
Sociology of inequalities: class, gender, ethnicity
Sociology of Organizations
City and Space
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Migration and Integration
- Amal Miri
- Lore Van Praag
- Hilde Greefs
- Walter Nonneman
- Dirk Vanheule
Studium Generale
Philosophy of Culture
Introduction to the Natural Sciences
Contemporary history
Literature and Diversity
Multilingual and Intercultural Communication
General Literary Theory 1
- Kevin Absillis
- Gwennie Debergh
Text and representation
Dramaturgy: foundations
Digital Humanities
HRM and labor law
Information systems
Social economic analysis
- 'Macroeconomics'
- 'Microeconomics'
- 'Bachelor thesis partim II: Topics of social and economic policy'
Sustainability
Climate Change
Poverty and Inequality
Anthropology
Community service learning
- Gerlinde Verbist
- Eva Van Moer
- Leni Franken
- François Levrau
2020-2021
Model Path part 1
Introduction communication studies (15 ECTS-credits)
Communication studies
Media Law
Media: Structure and operation
- Koen Panis
Methods (15 ECTS-credits)
Introduction to Scientific Work
Statistics I
Quantitative Research Methods
Broadening (30 ECTS-credits)
Introduction to law
Political science
Sociology
General Economics
Introduction to philosophy
World History of Belgium
Model Path part 2
Deepening communication studies (27 ECTS-credits)
Communication management
Visual Communication Theory
Media: Audience and Effects
Interpersonal Communication
Media and ethics
Skills (6 ECTS-credits)
English
French
Methods (15 ECTS-credits)
Qualitative Research Methods
Logic and Science Criticism
Statistics 2
Broadening (12 ECTS-credits)
Psychology
Public Law
student chooses once course (3 ECTS-credits) from the list below
World View: Religion, Atheism and Science
World View: Religion, Atheism and Meaning
World View: Religion, Atheism and Culture
World View: Religion, Atheism and Society
City and Diversity
Media and Digital Society
Migration, Integration and Diversity
Freedom, Citizenship and Democracy
Global justice
Model Path part 3
Specialization communication studies (33 ECTS-credits)
Strategic communication
Intercultural Communication
Advertising, sponsoring and public relations
Media studies
Culture and Media Theory
News and journalism
Film studies en visuele culture
Film History and Aesthetics
Political communication
Political Rhetoric
Methods (18 ECTS-credits)
Bachelor thesis: Student research - Communication Science Part I
Bachelor thesis: Student research - Communication Science - Part II
Methods of communication research
Broadening (9 ECTS-credits)
student chooses 9 ECTS-credits from the list below
Belgian Politics
Public administration
Comparative Political Institutions
European Integration
International relations
Political Thought
Debating development
Sociology of Labour
- Nele Cannaerts
- Erik Henderickx
- Annelies Haaren
Contemporary sociological theory
Classical Sociological Theory
Social demography
Society, facts and problems
Sociology of inequalities: class, gender, ethnicity
Sociology of Organizations
City and Space
- Ilse Loots
- Clemens de Olde
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Migration and Integration
- Lore Van Praag
- Hilde Greefs
- Walter Nonneman
- Dirk Vanheule
Studium Generale
Philosophy of Culture
Introduction to the Natural Sciences
Contemporary history
History of literature
History of the printed book
General Linguistics 1
General Literary Theory 1
- Kevin Absillis
- Gwennie Debergh
Text and representation
Dramaturgy: foundations
Digital Humanities
HRM and labor law
Information systems
Social economic analysis
- 'Macroeconomics'
- 'Microeconomics'
- 'Bachelor thesis partim II: Topics of social and economic policy (Seminar)'
Sustainability
Climate Change
Poverty and Inequality
Anthropology
Community service learning
- Gerlinde Verbist
- Eva Van Moer
2019-2020
Model Path part 1
Broadening courses (36 ECTS-credits)
General Economics
- Eve Vanhaecht
- Jona Claes
- Christine Schauw
World History of Belgium
Communication studies
Political science
Sociology
Introduction to law
Introduction to filosophy
Methods (15 ECTS-credits)
Quantitative Research Methods
Statistics I
Introduction to Scientific Work
Discipline-specific courses (9 ECTS-credits)
Media: Structure and operation
- Koen Panis
Media Law
Model Path part 2
Discipline-specific courses (33 ECTS-credits)
Media: Audience and Effects
Visual Communication Theory
Interpersonal communication
Communication management
English
French
Media and ethics
Broadening courses (9 ECTS-credits)
Psychology
Public Law
Methods (15 ECTS-credits)
Qualitative Research Methods
Statistics 2
Logic and Science Criticism
- Bert Leuridan
- Thomas Lodewyckx
Model Path part 3
Discipline-specific courses (39 ECTS-credits)
Advertising, sponsoring and public relations
Methods of communication research
Culture and Media Theory
Film History and Aesthetics
Political Rhetoric
News and journalism
Intercultural communication
Methods (12 ECTS-credits)
Student research - Communication Science - Part I
- Charlotte De Backer
- Peter Van Aelst
- Heidi Vandebosch
- Elke Claessens
- Raymond Harder
- Celine Missoorten
- Karolien Poels
- Timothy Robeers
- Wim Schepers
- Jasper Vanhaelemeesch
Student research - Communication Science - Part II
- Charlotte De Backer
- Peter Van Aelst
- Heidi Vandebosch
- Elke Claessens
- Raymond Harder
- Celine Missoorten
- Karolien Poels
- Timothy Robeers
- Wim Schepers
- Jasper Vanhaelemeesch
Broadening courses (3 ECTS-credits)
student chooses 1 course from the list below
World View: Religion, Atheism and Science
World View: Religion, Atheism and Meaning
World View: Religion, Atheism and Culture
World View: Religion, Atheism and Society
City and Diversity
Media and Digital Society
Migration, Integration and Diversity
Freedom, Citizenship and Democracy
Global justice
Optional courses Bachelor of Communication Studies
The student chooses optional courses for 3 ECTS credits from the list below in part 2 of the bachelor of Communication Studies.
The student chooses optional courses for 6 ECTS credits from the list below in part 3 of the bachelor of Communication Studies.
Belgian Politics
Public administration
Comparative Political Institutions
- Wouter Wolfs
European Integration
International relations
Political Thought
- Yves Dejaeghere
Debating Development
Sociology of Labour
- Nele Cannaerts
- Erik Henderickx
- Annelies Haaren
Contemporary sociological theory
Classical Sociological Theory
Social demography
Society, facts and problems
Sociology of inequalities: class, gender, ethnicity
Sociology of Organizations
City and Space
- Ilse Loots
- Clemens de Olde
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Migration and Integration
- Lore Van Praag
- Hilde Greefs
- Walter Nonneman
- Annemie Struyf
- Dirk Vanheule
Studium Generale
Philosophy of Culture
Introduction to the Natural Sciences
Contemporary history
History of Belgium
- Frederik Dhondt
- Herman Van Goethem
History of literature
History of the printed book
General Linguistics 1
General Literary Theory 1
- Kevin Absillis
- Gwennie Debergh
Text and representation
Dramaturgy: foundations
- Kurt Vanhoutte
- Charlotte De Somviele
Digital Humanities
HRM and Labor Law
Information Systems
Social Economic Analysis
- 'Macroeconomics'
- 'Microeconomics'
- 'Bachelor thesis partim II: Topics of social and economic policy (Seminar)'
- Frank Vandenbroucke