Welcome Study adviser Erik Weijers MSc Academic Year

Welcome! Study adviser Erik Weijers MSc

Academic Year 2014 -2015 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.

Your Master’s programme Semester 1 Block 1 (8 weeks) Block 2 (8 weeks) Specialisation seminar 1 (12 EC) Specialisation seminar 2 (12 EC) Block 3 (4 weeks) Research Methods Tailored to the Thesis (6 EC) Thesis preparation phase 1 Semester 2 Block 1 (8 weeks) Block 2 (8 weeks) Elective course (6 EC) Thesis preparation phase 2 Thesis (18 ECTS) Block 3 (4 weeks)

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 ASCo. R'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 Advisers Ms. 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 Choosing a programme Trust issues Special needs/disability Study progress/delay Personal problems Career advice Complaints/exemptions How to reach us? Appointments by phone or in person (call Student Desk 020 -525 3003) or contact: graduateschoolofcommunication@uva. nl

ASCo. R 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 ASCo. R 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