Communication and Information Studies

Rijksuniversiteit Groningen

						
							Are you interested in information and communication processes? Then you should choose one of the tracks of this Master's degree programme.


					
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locatieGroningen
diplomaMA 
typeregulier, 60 EC
start1 september
taalvoornamelijk Dutch
zeer weinig English
opleidingsduur12 maanden voltijd
accreditatiesNVAO
croho-code66826
numerus fixusnee
honoursnee
Communication Studies This track allows you to either specialise in one field of communication or broaden your understanding of communication studies as a whole by choosing a range of courses from our four central themes: health, education, corporate and organizational, and environmental communication. Students will acquire essential knowledge and skills to thrive as communication experts in a range of professional settings.
Information Science This track is completely in English and focuses on the theory and the research of language, text and digital communication. Topics that are of interest are e.g. natural language processing, semantic web and digital communication.
Digital Humanities The track Digital Humanities teaches you to look at culture, language and history through the lens of digital research methods.


					

Waarom aan de University of Groningen?

Our curriculum connects contemporary issues to societal discourse.
This programme is interdisciplinary: communication processes are analyzed based on theories and insights that are rooted in different academic disciplines.
Language and language use are at the centre of every course module.
We offer students the opportunity to start individual projects, internships and follow part of their studies abroad.

Studieprogramma

tracks

Digital Humanities

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Are you fascinated by artificial intelligence and language technology? In this study you learn how to develop and assess smart applications such as conversational agents, automatic translation systems, and intelligent search engines.As an MSc student of Information Science, you learn how to analyze unstructured data (such as text) automatically, and find out which machine learning techniques can be used to solve problems in information science. You also take part in shared tasks (working with a group on a challenging problem in language technology), and apply methods from artificial intelligence to real-world applications such as machine translation for low-resource languages, the semantic web, hate-speech detection, and smart user interfaces.

The Master's track builds on the knowledge, insights and skills that you have acquired in your Bachelor's degree. You will learn to carry out research independently and improve your programming, analytical and presentation skills.

This track is a specialization of the Master's degree programme in Communication and Information Sciences. All courses are taught in English.

track Digital Humanities

Do you want to be at the forefront of the digital turn in the humanities? The current information revolution opens up exciting perspectives for research and its applications in society.

This Master's track equips you to look at culture, language, history or philosophy through the lens of digital methods.We are witnessing many exciting new trends in information technology. The vast amount of digital data that is available nowadays opens up new research questions and opportunities for real life applications. This Digital Humanities track offers a systematic way to incorporate information technology in humanities research.
It trains students with a humanities background for the growing number of research and other job opportunities that require processing of digital information. It reflects on the underlying theory and the impacts on our culture and society. It offers courses for collecting, analyzing and visualizing humanities data. Finally, you will be skilled to work with professional databases, programming scripts, and statistical tools.Students who graduated successfully from this programme were able to integrate a humanities perspective with computational methods. For instance, the thesis “Tracing Joyce’s notes for Ulysses” (2017) employed automation strategies for the digital representation and for source-tracing of Joyce’s notebooks. Another example is the thesis “Visualizing trade” (2018), in which an analysis of the Baltic trade in the 18th century was done by using visualization applications on the Sound Toll registers. By exploring visualization as a tool, the student was able to implement a Digital Humanities approach to a historical problem not just to identify patterns and analyze them, but also suggesting new interpretations.

Onderwijs

taal van onderwijs	80% nl 20% en
avondonderwijs	n.v.t.
afstandsonderwijs	n.v.t.

onderwijsvormen

group discussion, individual assignment, integration module, lecture, literature study, project, self evaluation, self study, tutorial

study guidance

Each Master's degree programme has a study advisor whom you can contact if you have questions or need advice about your degree programme and other study-related matters. Everything you discuss will be treated confidentially. If you have a more complex problem, for example study delay, a performance disability or if you are ill for a long time, you should contact a student counsellor.

In addition, you can also follow various courses at the Study Support section of the Student Service Centre (SSC), for example on study stress and holding presentations.

study abroad

Study abroad is possible, but not recommended due to study delay and limited course options.

Toelating en kosten

startmomenten

1 september 2025

aanmelding deadline : 15 augustus 2025
wettelijk tarief : € 2601 (€1301 in het eerste jaar)
instellingstarief : € 16300
niet-EU/EER studenten : € 19200

1 september 2026

aanmelding deadline : 15 augustus 2026
collegegeld nog niet bekend

toelatingseisen

vooropleiding
For specific information on the entry requirements for the different Master's track, please select the link below:
- Communication Studies: https://www.rug.nl/masters/communication-studies/
- Digital Humanities: https://www.rug.nl/masters/digital-humanities/
- Information Science: https://www.rug.nl/masters/information-science/

taaltoets
Additional requirements English:
Information Science & Communication Studies: A VWO diploma or a subject certificate for VWO English (mark 6 or higher), minimum requirement of TOEFL iBT 90 (with a minimum of 21 on all items), or IELTS 6.5 (with a minimum of 6 on all items). Cambridge C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency.

Digital Humanities: A VWO diploma or a subject certificate for VWO English (mark 6 or higher), minimum requirement of TOEFL iBT 100 (with a minimum of 25 on all items), or IELTS 7.0 (with a minimum of 6.5 on all items). Cambridge C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency with a minimum score of 185.

De stad

studievereniging

Commotie

Commotie is the study association for all communication students in Groningen.They offer their members a wide range of both educational and social activities and want their members to get the most out of their student life. In-house days, workshops, lectures and congresses give a broad insight in the workfield and career possibilities of communication.
Social activities contain an annual trip abroad, monthly socials, parties and many other fun activities. These activities give members the opportunity to make new friends and meet new people. More info? Check the website.

Marug

The Marketing Association of the University of Groningen (MARUG) is the inter-departmental study association for students who are interested in marketing.
The MARUG acts as an intermediary between marketing theory and marketing practice and organises several career events and social activities during the year, such as a monthly social. At this moment, the MARUG has more than 1500 members from different fields of knowledge.

Keuzehulp

1/17 University of Groningen
Communicatie- en Informatiewetenschappen

€ 303 gemiddelde kamerhuur

1 eerstejaars

?% vrouw

? uur contacttijd/week

80% Nederlandstalig
20% Engelstalig