Bachelor in International Media and Entertainment Business
Mechelen, Belgium
DURATION
3 Years
LANGUAGES
English, Dutch
PACE
Full time
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TUITION FEES
EUR 9,000 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* for Non-EEA students | EEA students: €1116
Introduction
Are you taking this Bachelor in International Media and Entertainment Business course in a full-time program? You can complete your studies in three years. You will take 180 credits divided into three phases. You take classes during the week in daytime classes. During a 16-week internship, you will expand and extend your talents. Start this 6-semester program, only, in September.
PASSION to PAYCHEQUE across every platform!
- Take that passion to international markets!
- Learn how to make a living out of what you love doing and turn your passion into a paycheque.
- Discover the fundamentals of the creative industries.
- Analyze the MEB landscape to discover the keys to success.
- Find out what it takes to place yourself in the international market.
- Deploy the right media and entertainment formats to mediatize your brand.
- Acquire international business skills to monetize it.
- And develop your platform management credentials to mobilize it.
- Expand your perspectives and your network while studying abroad.
- Learn the art and science of developing an international media sensation.
Admissions
Curriculum
Structure
Phase 1
Dive into the International MEB landscape with hands-on experience to create visual and audio projects, and explore the foundations of the international creative industry, from planning to law forming insights & innovations from a cultural perspective.
Phase 2
Learn how MEB professionals have turned their passions into a paycheck across multiple platforms in our Passion Seminars & Passion Project, using modern business techniques to mine data to develop valuable insights and budget transmedia projects.
Phase 3
Explore the creative industries via our Creative Industries Seminars and develop entrepreneurial skills in Start-Up Studio OR find an Erasmus Study Exchange programme specialising in a different creative industry. Top it off with a national or international INTERNSHIP!
In practice
During five semesters, you will have explored the MEB sector, created media in various forms, written business plans with complete budgets, and learned how to protect your original IP’ you will have completed all this under the concept of innovation depending on trends of the sector. In addition, you will have explored a variety of international MEB markets while developing your own passion projects. Now, in the final semester of the program, you will take all this experience and knowledge to companies inside or outside of Belgium.
You will work with our experts to find a company that best fits your talents. During this 16-week internship, you will expand and extend your talents. You will also put together to final GRADUATION PORTFOLIO which is presented at the end of your work experience.
Go international
This programme includes a high level of internationalisation by infusing each integrated module with international competencies and content. The modules are aligned with a CHALLENGE WEEK every semester: Belgium & the Americas (phase 1), Europe and/or Australia & Asia and/or Africa (phase 2), and Global focus based on individual preferences (phase 3).
There is an option to do an Erasmus study exchange in Semester 5 and/or participate in various International Interactive Experiences, like trips to NYC and/or Beijing/Shanghai.
Design your own international experience with our Short Mobility elective in semester 4. Continue your international experiences with an international internship or a national internship within an internationally focused Belgian media or entertainment company.
Personal Coaching
Thomas More offers various support services (STUVO, International Support) to assist all of our students. All of our modules come with additional academic support in the form of Writing/Presentation specialists who can coach you through the nuances of the languages utilised in both written and oral communication. Every module is taught by a team of educational and professional experts who coach you through the process of becoming the best possible media professional!
In keeping up with the latest advancements in media technology, the Media and Entertainment Business (International) programme will use a variety of educational methodologies, including face-to-face, blended learning, and online learning, allowing students to learn in a manner suitable to them.
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Career Opportunities
The Job of your life
- Production assistant/manager
- Research assistant/manager
- Entrepreneur
- Video Editor
- Creative business developer
- Digital content creator
- Media producer
- Creative producer