1. Welcome! Study adviser Erik Weijers MSc

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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.

6. Studyplan: new format

7. 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 planStudy progress/delay Choosing a programmePersonal problems Trust issuesCareer advice Special needs/disabilityComplaints/exemptions How to reach us? Appointments by phone or in person (call Student Desk 020-525 3003) or contact: graduateschoolofcommunication@uva.nl

8. 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

9. 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