Bachelor in International Communication Management (BA) - full-time

International Communication Management (ICM)

How do brands capture audience imagination? How do you convince stakeholders that sustainability is good for business? At ICM you’ll learn to have a positive influence within the fast-paced discipline of Communications through gained knowledge, skills, and real-life experiences.

You’ll become a Global Communications professional who can strengthen relationships with consumers and win trust with key stakeholders. Your career path after ICM can be in the Public, Private or Entrepreneur sectors – at both the Corporate or Business level.

Why ICM? What makes us a good choice?

• Equip students for a broad range of communication careers – public and private sectors.
• International experience with 95% of students coming from outside the Netherlands.
• International lecture team covering 6 continents of the world.
• Opportunity for international placement and university exchange.
• Real experiences working on real-client communication problems.
• Latest methods taught including the design thinking process.
• Small groups maximum of 30 students per class group and practical teaching didactics used.

Key facts

1. Duration: 3 years
2. Qualification: Bachelor of Arts in Communication
3. Course load: 180 ECTS-credits
4. Language of instruction: English (quite often by native speakers)
5. Accreditation: NVAO

Destination information

The Netherlands:

• 16.9 million inhabitants, 200 different nationalities, 91% speak English.
• The Netherlands ranks among the world’s top 10 countries for higher education.
• Some of the world’s biggest multinationals, including Philips, Heineken, KLM, Shell, ING Bank and Unilever, are Dutch.

The Hague:

• It’s a small-scale, hospitable city with an international attitude.
• The city offers a high standard of living at a fairly low cost.
• It’s easy to get by even if you don’t speak Dutch, as most people speak English.
• And it’s very connected, being between two international airports and having two central train stations.

The Hague University of Applied Sciences (THUAS)

• Consists of faculties, research groups and service departments.
• More than 25.000 students are enrolled in a Bachelor, Master or post-graduate programme.
• There are 4 campuses and more than 1.900 people work at the University.
• Let’s change. You. Us. The world. That’s our message. We want to empower our students to change and improve the world they live in.

Practical information

Visa/Residence permit:

• A visa and/or residence permit is required for students from outside the EEA. Students will be assisted by the university to get a visa and/or residence permit.

Student Support Services:

• Not everyone experiences a smooth ride towards the finish line. We offer support services: Student counselor, Legal protection desk, studying with a functional limitation, English Writing Centre and professional sports support.
• International students receive practical advice on visas, residence permits, insurance and grants and finding accommodation.