Bridging programme
Dutch-taught Master of Communication Studies
2024-2025
Model Path (60 ECTS-credits)
Direct access for following professional bachelors: Bedrijfsmanagement/Business Management; Communicatiemanagement/en Communicatiebeheer; International Communication and Media; Journalistiek; Sociaal werk; Toegepaste Psychologie; Office Manager: Cross Media Management/Communicatie en creatie
Broadening courses (18 ECTS-credits)
Advertising, Sponsoring and Public Relations
News and Journalism
Media, Power and Society
Methods (30 ECTS-credits)
Introduction to Scientific Work
Statistics I
Statistics 2
Qualitative Research Methods
Quantitative Research Methods (part 2)
Quantitative Methods of Communication Research
Qualitative Methods of Communication Research
Additional courses for previous training bachelor Communication Management
12 ECTS-credits are compulsory
Political Rhetoric
Media: Audience and Effects
Additional courses for previous training bachelor Journalism
12 ECTS-credits are compulsory
Interpersonal and Intercultural Communication
Communication Management
Additional courses depending on your previous degree
12 ECTS-credits are compulsory
Communication Studies
Media: Audience and Effects
Bridging programme on Communication Studies (90 ECTS-credits)
Access for all other professional bachelors
Broadening courses (36 ECTS-credits)
Communication Management
Communication Studies
Media: Audience and Effects
Media, Power and Society
News and Journalism
Advertising, Sponsoring and Public Relations
Methods (33 ECTS-credits)
Introduction to Scientific Work
Statistics I
Statistics 2
Quantitative Research Methods
Qualitative Research Methods
Quantitative Methods of Communication Research
Qualitative Methods of Communication Research
Additional courses (21 ECTS-credits)
21 ECTS-credits are compulsory
Interpersonal and Intercultural Communication
Emerging Communication Technologies
Media and Ethics
Media Law
Political Rhetoric
Theory of Visual Communication
2023-2024
Model Path (60 ECTS-credits)
Direct access for following professional bachelors: Bedrijfsmanagement/Business Management; Communicatiemanagement/en Communicatiebeheer; International Communication and Media; Journalistiek; Sociaal werk; Toegepaste Psychologie; Office Manager: Cross Media Management/Communicatie en creatie
Broadening courses (12 ECTS-credits)
Advertising, Sponsoring and Public Relations
News and Journalism
Methods (30 ECTS-credits)
Introduction to Scientific Work
Statistics I
- Inge Pasteels
- Wim Christiaens
- Danny Rouckhout
Statistics 2
Qualitative Research Methods
Methods of Communication Research
Quantitative Research Methods (part 2)
Additional courses for previous training bachelor Communication Management
18 ECTS-credits are compulsory
Political Rhetoric
Theory of Visual Communication
Media: Audience and Effects
Additional courses for previous training bachelor Journalism
18 ECTS-credits are compulsory
Political Rhetoric
Theory of Visual Communication
Culture and Media Theory
Additional courses depending on your previous degree
18 ECTS-credits are compulsory
Communication Studies
Media, Power and Society
Media: Audience and Effects
Bridging programme on Communication Studies (90 ECTS-credits)
Access for all other professional bachelors
Broadening courses (36 ECTS-credits)
Communication Management
Communication Studies
Media: Audience and Effects
Media, Power and Society
News and Journalism
Advertising, Sponsoring and Public Relations
Methods (33 ECTS-credits)
Introduction to Scientific Work
Statistics I
- Inge Pasteels
- Wim Christiaens
- Danny Rouckhout
Statistics 2
Quantitative Research Methods
Qualitative Research Methods
Methods of Communication Research
Additional courses (21 ECTS-credits)
21 ECTS-credits are compulsory
Culture and Media Theory
Interpersonal and Intercultural Communication
Emerging Communication Technologies
Media and Ethics
Media Law
Political Rhetoric
Theory of Visual Communication
2022-2023
Model Path (60 ECTS-credits)
Direct access for following professional bachelors: Bedrijfsmanagement/Business Management; Communicatiemanagement/en Communicatiebeheer; International Communication and Media; Journalistiek; Sociaal werk; Toegepaste Psychologie; Office Manager: Cross Media Management/Communicatie en creatie
Broadening courses (12 ECTS-credits)
Advertising, Sponsoring and Public Relations
News and Journalism
Methods (30 ECTS-credits)
Introduction to Scientific Work
Statistics I
Statistics 2
Qualitative Research Methods
Methods of Communication Research
Quantitative Research Methods (part 2)
Additional courses for previous training bachelor Communication Management
18 ECTS-credits are compulsory
Political Rhetoric
Theory of Visual Communication
Media: Audience and Effects
Additional courses for previous training bachelor Journalism
18 ECTS-credits are compulsory
Political Rhetoric
Theory of Visual Communication
Culture and Media Theory
Additional courses depending on your previous degree
18 ECTS-credits are compulsory
Communication Studies
Media, Power and Society
Media: Audience and Effects
Bridging programme on Communication Studies (90 ECTS-credits)
Access for all other professional bachelors
Broadening courses (36 ECTS-credits)
Communication Management
Communication Studies
Media: Audience and Effects
Media, Power and Society
News and Journalism
Advertising, Sponsoring and Public Relations
Methods (33 ECTS-credits)
Introduction to Scientific Work
Statistics I
Statistics 2
Quantitative Research Methods
Qualitative Research Methods
Methods of Communication Research
Additional courses (21 ECTS-credits)
21 ECTS-credits are compulsory
Culture and Media Theory
Interpersonal and Intercultural Communication
Emerging Communication Technologies
Media and Ethics
Media Law
Political Rhetoric
Theory of Visual Communication
2021-2022
Model Path (60 ECTS-credits)
Direct access for following professional bachelors: Bedrijfsmanagement/Business Management; Communicatiemanagement/en Communicatiebeheer; International Communication and Media; Journalistiek; Sociaal werk; Toegepaste Psychologie; Office Manager: Cross Media Management/Communicatie en creatie
Broadening courses (12 ECTS-credits)
Advertising, sponsoring and public relations
News and journalism
Methods (30 ECTS-credits)
Introduction to Scientific Work
Statistics I
Statistics 2
Qualitative Research Methods
Methods of communication research
Quantitative Research Methods (part 2)
Additional courses for previous training bachelor Communication Management
18 ECTS-credits are compulsory
Political Rhetoric
Visual Communication Theory
Media: Audience and Effects
Additional courses for previous training bachelor Journalism
18 ECTS-credits are compulsory
Political Rhetoric
Visual Communication Theory
Culture and Media Theory
Additional courses depending on your previous degree
18 ECTS-credits are compulsory
Communication studies
Media: Structure and operation
Media: Audience and Effects
Bridging programme on Communication Studies (90 ECTS-credits)
Access for all other professional bachelors
Broadening courses (36 ECTS-credits)
Communication management
Communication studies
Media: Audience and Effects
Media: Structure and operation
News and journalism
Advertising, sponsoring and public relations
Methods (33 ECTS-credits)
Introduction to Scientific Work
Statistics I
Statistics 2
Quantitative Research Methods
Qualitative Research Methods
Methods of communication research
Additional courses (21 ECTS-credits)
21 ECTS-credits are compulsory
Culture and Media Theory
Interpersonal and Intercultural Communication
Emerging Communication Technologies
Media and ethics
Media Law
Political Rhetoric
Visual Communication Theory
2020-2021
Model Path (60 ECTS-credits)
Direct access for following professional bachelors: Bedrijfsmanagement/Business Management; Communicatiemanagement/en Communicatiebeheer; International Communication and Media; Journalistiek; Sociaal werk; Toegepaste Psychologie; Office Manager: Cross Media Management/Communicatie en creatie
Broadening courses (12 ECTS-credits)
Advertising, sponsoring and public relations
News and journalism
Methods (30 ECTS-credits)
Introduction to Scientific Work
Statistics I
- Inge Pasteels
- Wim Christiaens
- Danny Rouckhout
Statistics 2
Qualitative Research Methods
Methods of communication research
Quantitative Research Methods (part 2)
Additional courses for previous training bachelor Communication Management
18 ECTS-credits are compulsory
Political Rhetoric
Visual Communication Theory
Media: Audience and Effects
Additional courses for previous training bachelor Journalism
18 ECTS-credits are compulsory
Political Rhetoric
Visual Communication Theory
Culture and Media Theory
Additional courses depending on your previous degree
18 ECTS-credits are compulsory
Communication studies
Media: Structure and operation
- Koen Panis
Media: Audience and Effects
Bridging programme on Communication Studies (90 ECTS-credits)
Access for all other professional bachelors
Broadening courses (36 ECTS-credits)
Communication management
Communication studies
Media: Audience and Effects
Media: Structure and operation
- Koen Panis
News and journalism
Advertising, sponsoring and public relations
Methods (33 ECTS-credits)
Introduction to Scientific Work
Statistics I
- Inge Pasteels
- Wim Christiaens
- Danny Rouckhout
Statistics 2
Quantitative Research Methods
Qualitative Research Methods
Methods of communication research
Additional courses (21 ECTS-credits)
21 ECTS-credits are compulsory
Culture and Media Theory
Intercultural Communication
Interpersonal Communication
Media and ethics
Media Law
Political Rhetoric
Visual Communication Theory
2019-2020
Model Path (60 ECTS-credits)
Broadening courses (12 ECTS-credits)
Advertising, sponsoring and public relations
News and journalism
Methods (30 ECTS-credits)
Introduction to Scientific Work
Statistics I
Statistics 2
Qualitative Research Methods
Methods of communication research
Quantitative Research Methods (part 2)
Additional courses for previous training bachelor communication management
18 ECTS-credits are compulsory
Political Rhetoric
Visual Communication Theory
Media: Audience and Effects
Additional courses for previous training bachelor journalism
18 ECTS-credits are compulsory
Political Rhetoric
Visual Communication Theory
Culture and Media Theory
Additional courses for ba business management, social work, applied psychology
18 ECTS-credits are compulsory
Communication studies
Media: Structure and operation
- Koen Panis
Media: Audience and Effects
Bridging programme on Communication Studies (90 ECTS-credits)
Access for all other professional bachelors
Broadening courses (36 ECTS-credits)
Communication management
- Aurélie De Waele
- Karolien Poels
Communication studies
Media: Audience and Effects
Media: Structure and operation
- Koen Panis
News and journalism
Advertising, sponsoring and public relations
Methods (33 ECTS-credits)
Introduction to Scientific Work
Statistics I
Statistics 2
Quantitative Research Methods
Qualitative Research Methods
Methods of communication research
Additional courses (21 ECTS-credits)
21 ECTS-credits are compulsory