Key learning outcomes

In view of the constant and rapid changes in the fields of information and communication, the three years of Bachelor studies aim to impart the essential knowledge and know-how needed for a detailed understanding of the communication processes at work.
Upon completion of the Bachelor in information and communication, students will have acquired the following skills:

• a general culture in human and social sciences, more specifically, knowledge of the major currents of thought that shape these disciplines, as well as the history and culture of our societies, with an openness to non-Western societies;
• theoretical (including major theoretical approaches used in information and communication sciences), methodological, intellectual and practical skills in social sciences, essential for the analysis of contents, companies as well as media and communication practices;
• an ability to reflect on issues of information and communication;
• ethical, personal and social skills;
• language skills: fluency in English and Dutch, both orally and in writing, in particular, the ability to engage in a general conversation and communicate about the objects and analyses in the field of social sciences.

In addition, for students enrolled in multilingual programmes:

• the ability to follow a course, study it and present its ensuing oral or written assessment in the target language (Dutch and / or English)

• and, more broadly, a knowledge of the cultural world, the specific characteristics and ways of thinking associated with the target language (Dutch and / or English)

For students enrolled in a Dutch oriented multilingual programme:

• the ability to conduct research in the field of social sciences, and to write a substantial work of academic scope in Dutch (see: Seminarie media en politieke, sociale actualiteiten).