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In the PART II of the Master of Science programme, you will explore specialised topics in corporate communication. Our extensive range of courses is continually updated to incorporate the latest academic insights and industry demands. You will be required to complete six out of fifteen elective courses, each crafted to enhance your expertise in essential areas of corporate communication. Discover the advanced topics we've developed to deepen your knowledge and skills in this ever-evolving field.

Extensive Elective Courses

Each advanced course takes an in-depth look at one aspect of corporate communication from a business perspective. You can choose from an extensive course list, and we keep developing new courses based on new academic insights and corporate demands. You can choose from the next topics in corporate communication:

Co-creation and Stakeholder Engagement
Corporate Branding
Corporate Purpose, Leadership and Communication
Conscientious organisations: Beyond CSR
Crisis Communication
Corporate Responsibility
Digital Communication
Employee Communication
Finance for Communication Professionals
Issues Management & Public Affairs
Leadership and Communication
Navigating the Stakeholder Media Landscape
Organisational Change
Reputation Management
Strategic Communication

The courses are scheduled throughout the year and each course will run about once every 1.5 years, so you can let the order of your choice depend on which one fits your agenda. After each course you will receive a certificate to confirm successful completion. You can decide at any moment if you’d like to distinguish yourself by obtaining a master degree. Contact us to find out the possibilities.

Check out what we have scheduled for the coming months: upcoming courses. 

Testimonials

The insights, I have gained from the Strategic Communication course, added values to my skills as a communication professional. This is partly related to the meticulous selection of pre-reading material and literature as well as the knowledge and the experiences shared by the lecturers. I got to delve into critical topics such as the need for communication professionals to develop business acumen and to spell out their added value- or that of their department- in concrete terms. Surprisingly, most of the topics taught in this course, are rarely touched upon in formal communication education. That’s why this course was a true eye-opening experience.

Rima Kamal, Communication Manager - Wellspect HealthCare

The programme was spot on in terms of advanced professional education. Following the right pace, it provided the right frameworks and insights to better understand why and how we should embrace co-creation and stakeholder engagement now more than ever.

Dennis Hermans - Head of alumni relations at Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Good combination of theoretical frameworks and practical application, with enthusiastic teachers. Due to corona measures it was an online classroom, but this did not affect the quality of the course at all. Technology was well organized and it saved me considerable travel time. This course is very useful if you want to become a skilled persuader or want to advise others in this area, for example the leaders of your organisation. It will change the way you think and act, in your job and in your personal life.

Jeannette Duin - Press Officer at Centraal Planbureau

The Strategic Management course was eye-opening in terms what’s ahead in the next 2 decades and provided us with the right concepts support strategic decision-makers in times of high uncertainty. Participants are provided with a sophisticated individual strategy profile and the workshops along offered unique insights on other participants’ strategic view. Along the scientific perspective on strategy, the class offered a great mix of inspiration and reflection on personal development. Highly recommended.

Martin Regnet - Head of Communications & Investor Relations at INTERROLL (Schweiz) AG