Communication and Information Studies

This programme addresses questions such as: What argumentative strategies are used in sustainability campaigns? How do style choices contribute to the persuasive power of a text?

Which skills and competencies are required to co-produce communicative artifacts with multimodal generative AI? How does cultural background influence the interpretation of indirect communication? How do media narratives about migration contribute to societal polarization?

Communication lies at the heart of social practices and civic engagement. From everyday family life to professional settings, our lives are shaped and organized through communication.

In the Bachelor's programme Communication and Information Studies (CIS) you will learn:

• to find where communication succeeds or fails
• to design and implement interventions to improve communication
• to measure the success of these interventions.

CIS focuses on communication from a language perspective in the broadest sense: CIS is about text, talk, gestures, pictures, digital media, and more recently, generative AI.

Communication is not only about messages or outputs, but also about processes involving people, attitudes and opinions. Therefore, you will receive multidisciplinary training with elements from linguistics, psychology, media studies, sociology, and marketing.

CIS is an international degree programme taught in English, by both Dutch and international staff who bring diverse academic backgrounds and areas of expertise to the classroom. You will be part of an international student community and collaborate with peers from abroadA Dutch Track is also available.