Communication Studies

• Qualitative and quantitative research is being done in the field of organizational-, media-, computer-, persuasive-, and health communication.
• Language and language-use in communicative situations stand at the core of our program.
• Problem-solving and analytical skills receive a lot of attention.
• An interdisciplinary program is offered; including communication sciences, language skills, and information sciences.
• Affiliation with current themes and public debate is being sought.

Studeren in het buitenland is mogelijk, maar wordt sterk afgeraden vanwege studievertraging en beperkt vakkenaanbod.

Graduates of Communication Studies have a wide range of career possibilities. You could work in communication, education, PR and marketing. It is also possible to find work as a text and speech writer, web editor or journalist.

Research in the field of Communication Science at the University of Groningen focuses on oral, written, audiovisual and digital communication in one's mother tongue or in a second or foreign language, linking the functional characteristics of the various communication media and channels to the contexts and aims of the communication. In addition to careful analyses of the communication itself, experiments are also conducted to measure its effects.

The CIW research is coordinated by the   Discourse and Communication  group, which is part of the Centre for Language and Cognition Groningen  (CLCG). This research group conducts both qualitative and quantitative research on the use of language and other semiotic systems in specific communicative contexts. Particular attention is paid to the effects of strategic (persuasive) communication in professional settings, such as organizational, media and health communication.