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Welcome!
Study adviser Erik Weijers MSc
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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Studyplan: new format
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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: [email protected]
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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
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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