Students must meet the following admission requirements : 1. Academic requirements Your previous education needs to be deemed equivalent to at least a Dutch academic Bachelor’s degree ( wetenschappelijk onderwijs, WO ) obtained at a research university (nominal duration 3 years). Please find more information about your admissibility with a non-Dutch degree here . 2. Programme specific requirements Students are eligible for admission to the Multimodal Communication programme with a Bachelor’s degree in English, Linguistics or Language and Communication. If you have not studied English, Linguistics or Language and Communication, you may still be eligible - provided your Bachelor’s degree has a strong linguistic component. We will assess your previous education at course level to decide whether you have completed a sufficient number of linguistics courses. How to demonstrate that you meet the above requirements You are required to indicate in the course description section of the Application Form how you meet the programme specific admission requirements. Whether you meet the admission requirements, is determined by the Admission Board based on your complete application. Pre-Master VU Amsterdam’s Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities offers a pre-Master to students who do not meet the admission requirements for this master programme. However, international students cannot apply to this pre-Master directly. International students must apply to the master programme. The Admission Board may award the pre-Master as part of their decision on an applicant’s eligibility for the master. The pre-Master is only a relevant option if it would be sufficient to cover the gap between an applicant’s academic background and the admission requirements. The pre-Masteris taught fully in English and contains mandatory courses on both research methods and topics that prepare you for this specific master programme. The current content of the pre-Mastercan be found in the study guide . 3. English-language proficiency requirements You will have to demonstrate sufficient English language proficiency. You can find an overview of relevant information to demonstrate your English language proficiency on the language requirement page . Application with a Dutch degree How to apply Apply for the Master’s programme or pre-Master's programme in Studielink by 1 June. If you wish to apply for the Master's programme, choose Communication and Information Studies - Multimodal Communication (Master) in Studielink. When applying for the pre-Master's programme choose the Communication and Information Studies (premaster). After applying in Studielink you will receive login information for your personal dashboard. See also Additional information on the enrolment procedure . Add the requested Application File to your personal dashboard and complete your application. Please note: students of the School of Humanities at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam do NOT need to upload the application file. However, students need to complete the application. Choose the option to upload the documents at a later time Upon receipt of your application, your admission request will be processed and you will be notified whether you have been admitted or whether you must first meet additional requirements. Ensure that your payment of tuition fees for the Master or pre-Master’s has been received by 31 August so that you can complete your registration by then. The Admissions Committee will determine whether you are directly admissible to the Master’s programme or whether you first have to follow a pre-master programme and if so, which courses you should take. If you are not admissible, you will receive a notification with the exact reason. The Committee might contact you for additional information. Application procedure for international degree holders
To apply you are required to provide the following documents: Scan of your passport or national ID card (ID for EEA students only) valid at the start date of the programme Master Application File please download the correct file from this page . In this file you can see which documents are required to apply for your programme. Proof of English language proficiency (if already obtained): upload your proof of English language proficiency or English language test results. Please find the English language requirements here . After having prepared the required documents, please follow the online application procedure .
All students seeking admission to an international Master’s programme with an international degree are required to pay a non-refundable €100 application fee. Only after you have paid this fee will we be able to start the evaluation of your application file. If you are applying for more than one programme, you will only need to pay the application fee once. Your application fee payment is valid for two years. Information on how to apply with an international university degree and deadlines can be found here .
In this specialization, we look at text, images, talk, and interaction, considering how they function, both on their own, and when integrated. Communication is an essential part of every profession, and in our courses, you learn about its inner workings, how to analyze it, and how to optimize it for specific purposes.
What you learn in this programme could be applied in a variety of jobs, such as those of communication advisor, trainer for media businesses, or communication content analyst.