Welcome!

Study adviser Erik Weijers MSc

Semester 1: September 1, 2014 - January 30, 2015

• block 1: September 1 - October 24, 2014• block 2: October 27 - December 19, 2014• block 3: January 5 – January 30, 2015

Semester 2: February 2, 2015 - June 26, 2015*

*Please note: even though the courses of semester 2 end on June 26, the academic year ends on August 31.

Academic Year 2014-2015

Your Master’s programme

Semester 1

Block 1 (8 weeks) Block 2 (8 weeks) Block 3 (4 weeks)

Specialisation seminar 1 (12 EC) Research Methods Tailored to the Thesis (6 EC)

Specialisation seminar 2 (12 EC)

Thesis preparation phase 1

Semester 2

Block 1 (8 weeks) Block 2 (8 weeks) Block 3 (4 weeks)

Elective course (6 EC)

Thesis (18ECTS)Elective course (6 EC)

Thesis preparation phase 2

Your Master’s programme

Two years More methodological courses Not necessarily bound to one theoretical

specialisation Freedom to plan out your personal study plan Possibilities for research internships within the

programme

Requirements research master

60 ECTS methods courses 30 ECTS theoretical courses (specialisation seminars or electives) 6 ECTS participation in one of ASCoR's research programmes

(leading to a written report). 24 ECTS master's thesis

Mandatory courses are Experimentation in the Social Sciences, Content Analysis, Evaluating Academic Research and Survey Design. 

Studyplan: new format

Study AdvisersMs. Nhu Ngan Trang MSc (General + Admissions)

Mr. Erik Weijers MSc (General + Research Master)

Ms. Sylvia Blaauw MA (General + JMG)

When to contact us?

Changes in study plan Study progress/delay

Choosing a programme Personal problems

Trust issues Career advice

Special needs/disability Complaints/exemptions

How to reach us?

Appointments by phone or in person (call Student Desk 020-525 3003) or contact: graduateschoolofcommunication@uva.nl

ASCoR Participation

‘Hands on’ research skills in two or more of the following project phases:

Problem formulation

project design and set-up

data collection

data analysis

drawing conclusions and writeup Supervised by senior researcher in an ongoing ASCoR research

project

Research internship

Gain experience with the actual conduct of a communication science research project

Replaces 12 ECTS worth of methods courses Research internships can take place in either of two types of

organizations: Academic research institutions, located at a Dutch or foreign

university

Professional research organizations in the Netherlands or abroad