Pre-master

Media & Business
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Media & Business

HBO students or students who do not have a previous education equal to an academic bachelor, can apply for the one-year pre-master Media Studies.

The master Media Studies offers a one-year pre-master for promising candidates who do not have a previous education equal to an academic bachelor. This preparatory programme caters in particular for students who have limited experience with media and communication theory and social-scientific research methods.

The pre-master is suitable for graduates of HBO (Dutch Higher Vocational Education) programmes or equivalent international programmes that deal with similar topics as the Media & Business programme, but with relatively limited academic depth.

Bridging the knowledge gapĀ 

During the pre-master programme, you will enrol in selected courses at the undergraduate level. You will become acquainted with key concepts and approaches in media and communication studies and the social sciences. After a successful completion of the pre-master, you will have all the knowledge you will need to meet the requirements of the master Media Studies specialisation Media & Business. Students who successfully finish the pre-master will have direct access to the master specialisation.

Developing analytical and research skills

You will be educated as an academic professional in the pre-master. You will train your academic skills and learn how to make a critical analysis of current issues and development in the field of media and communication. In addition, you will practice writing essays and learn the fine arts of conducting social scientific research. At the end of the pre-master's year, you can put your newly gained research skills and knowledge to good use when you write your final paper, a Premaster Research Project.

The pre-master Media Studies in Rotterdam

The pre-master for the master Media Studies in Rotterdam is a highly intensive one-year course preparing you for the master specialisation Media & Business. You will learn about statistics and acquire academic skills, write a large number of essays and, to top it all off, conduct independent research. Clearly, we expect a lot of you. But your efforts will be rewarded when you can start the master specialisation in the following year.

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