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European Communication Studies

MSc Programme - CROHO 66615 – UvA Registration Code: 4084 (Communicatiewetenschap) 
Duration: 1 year (60 EC) - Start: September
Tuition fee

The programme leading to the Master of Science (MSc) degree in Communication Science, with a specialisation in European Communication Studies, explores the political, economic, technological and cultural dynamics of the European communications landscape, giving particular attention to the impact of globalisation, commercialisation and competition. The programme presents a broad and comparative view of the field, looking at political communication, media entertainment, commercial and corporate communication, and media governance. It promotes a critical understanding of communication within Europe, and seeks to develop the same understanding for the rest of the world from a European perspective. The programme does not try to represent any single intellectual school, but aims to keep abreast of, as well as contribute to, the latest insights in communication studies.

Upon completion of the programme, the student will have acquired valuable knowledge and insight regarding the social, political, cultural, and economic functions of media and communication; the production, distribution, content, and reception of media texts; the developments and role of communication in organisations and in media markets; the role and popularity of entertainment in society; methods of empirical research, their applications, potentials, and problems.

Students starting from September 2008: Graduate School of Communication

From September 2008, the Graduate School of Communication of the University of Amsterdam will organise the Master's programme in European Communication Studies.

More information on this programme

For more information on this programme, please visit http://www.studeren.uva.nl/msc_european_communication_studies

More information on the Graduate School of Communication

For more information on the Graduate School of Communication, please visit http://www.fmg.uva.nl/communicatiewetenschap/graduateschool.cfm

Questions and contact

If you are a new student to the European Communication Studies programme (starting from September 2008) and you have questions, please contact the Graduate School of Communication:

Ms. Drs. Elly Lancker
University of Amsterdam
Graduate School of Communication
Kloveniersburgwal 48
1012 CX Amsterdam
Phone: +31 (0)20 525 2218
Email: e.g.w.lancker@uva.nl

Students who started before September 2008: ISHSS

Students who started the programme before September 2008 will complete their programme at the International School for Humanities and Social Sciences.

Questions and contact

For questions, students can contact their programme manager, Edwin van der Vlist.

More information on the programme

ISHSS students who started the Master's programme European Communication Studies before September 2008 can find a full programme description in the online UvA Course Catalogue 2007-2008.