[ecrea] MA Global Visual Communication at Jacobs University

> Study Global Visual Communication at Jacobs - 
> the ideal place for international, transdisciplinary academics!
>
> The 2-year Master?s Program  in Global Visual 
> Communication at Jacobs University is designed 
> for an international student body and faculty 
> strongly committed to transdisciplinary studies. 
> Our research cooperations involve universities 
> from Brazil, China, Europe, Japan, India, and the United States.
> Excellent multimedia facilities are available in 
> the Behavioral and Social Sciences Laboratory 
> and students will be involved in research 
> projects at the Jacobs University Research 
> Initiative for Visual Communication and Expertise (VisComX).
>
> The program is  designed to provide students 
> with the competencies necessary to understand 
> the complex structures of contemporary media and 
> communication systems along with the fundamental 
> changes they are currently undergoing.
> Courses consequently focus on the following aspects:
>
> · Transnational and global communication;
> · New media and the decline of traditional media institutions;
> · The role of visuals in today?s mass and network communication;
> · Visual communication and identity formation;
> · Internet-based media and democracy;
> · Global network studies.
>
> By the end of the Master?s Program in Global 
> Visual Communication, students will be able to 
> systematically and independently analyze the 
> major trends in communication, understand and 
> explain global visual communication phenomena 
> and develop concepts that are fundamental in communication research.
> Graduates of the program will be in an 
> advantageous position for seeking careers in 
> non-governmental organizations, public 
> administration, international organizations, 
> private and public media as well as businesses 
> with a strategic planning and public relations component.
>
> Please note that there will be no tuition fee 
> for all good and outstanding applicants that are admitted.
>
> Further information is available via the links below:
>
> Program homepage:
> http://wwwback.jacobs-university.de/schools/shss/programs/graduate/ic/program/index.php
>
> Program Handbook (PDF Download)
> http://wwwback.jacobs-university.de/imperia/md/content/groups/schools/shss/programs/gvc/gvc_handbook_july_2009.pdf
>
> Graduate Policy - the procedures for governing graduate programs
> http://www.jacobs-university.de/policies
>
> MA Thesis Guidelines (PDF Download)
> http://wwwback.jacobs-university.de/imperia/md/content/groups/schools/shss/programs/issgrad/iss_grad_version_05.2008.pdf

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Nico Carpentier (Phd)
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Vrije Universiteit Brussel - Free University of Brussels
Centre for Studies on Media and Culture (CeMeSO)
Pleinlaan 2 - B-1050 Brussels - Belgium
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