Bachelor of Communication Studies (1st year) 1BCW 2008-2009  Title Semester Theory (hours) Practice/Exercises (hours) Credits Professor(s) Discipline-specific courses Media; Structure and operation 2nd semester 45,00 6 Hilde Van den Bulck Introduction to Communication Studies 1st semester 45,00 6 Heidi Vandebosch Social Science Courses Introduction to Sociology 1st semester 45,00 6 Walter Weyns Introduction to Political Science 1st semester 45,00 6 Stefaan Walgrave Broadening Courses Introduction to philosophy 2nd semester 45,00 6 Hendrik Opdebeeck Introduction to law and public institutions 2nd semester 45,00 6 Patricia Popelier Introduction to general economics 1st and 2nd semester 60,00 20,00 6 Diana De Graeve Social and political history 2nd semester 45,00 6 Hilde Greefs Methods Quantitative Research Methods 1st and 2nd semester 45,00 6 Luc Goossens Herman Meulemans Statistics I 1st and 2nd semester 60,00 20,00 6 Peter Thijssen Bachelor of Communication Science (2nd year) BCW 2008-2009  Title Semester Theory (hours) Practice/Exercises (hours) Credits Professor(s) Discipline-specific courses Media Sociology 1st semester 45,00 6 Heidi Vandebosch Visual Communication Theory 1st semester 45,00 6 Luc Pauwels Media Law 1st semester 30,00 3 Leo Neels Verbal and non-verbal communication 2nd semester 30,00 3 Annick De Houwer Student research, part I 2nd semester 45,00 6 Dimitri Mortelmans Broadening Courses Languages: English and French 1st and 2nd semester 45,00 6 Isa Van Acker Frank van Splunder General and social psychology 1st semester 45,00 6 Tim Smits Methods Qualitative Research Methods 1st semester 45,00 6 Dimitri Mortelmans Statistics 2 1st and 2nd semester 50,00 30,00 6 Cornelius Van den Bosch Bachelor of Communication Studies (3rd year) 3BCW 2008-2009  Title Semester Theory (hours) Practice/Exercises (hours) Credits Professor(s) Discipline-specific courses Communication Management 2nd semester 45,00 6 Michel Walrave Culture and Media Theory 2nd semester 45,00 6 Walter Weyns Film History and Aesthetics 1st semester 45,00 6 Philippe Meers Media, Rhetoric and Democracy 1st semester 45,00 6 Christ'l De Landtsheer Journalism 1st semester 45,00 6 Jos M A Huypens Intercultural communication 2nd semester 30,00 3 Helga Van den Bulck Media and ethics 2nd semester 30,00 3 Johan Taels Student research 1st semester 45,00 6 Dimitri Mortelmans Student Research, Part 3 2nd semester 15,00 3 Dimitri Mortelmans Optional courses: chosen from to faculty's curriculum Broadening Courses World view 1st and 2nd semester 30,00 3 Patrick Loobuyck Walter Van Herck