Communication Science

The Department of Communication Science at the Faculty of Social Sciences studies the production, content, and reception of media. In our programmes, we study how the media is used to communicate. how communication occurs through the media. We challenge students to set their preconceived ideas of media and communication aside and view it from a critical, analytical perspective. 

Research

The three pillars of our research group are:

  • Influence: commercial & social marketing communications
  • Information: journalism & news
  • Culture: media, consumer, & society

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Communication and Media

Our research programme Communication and Media is one of the seven research programmes of the Behavioural Science Institute (BSI).

Our main objective is to study the psychological mechanisms underlying media uses, processes and effects while considering the social-cultural mechanisms of the media landscape.

Education

Highlights

Daniëlle Bleize

Education with Danielle Bleize

News item

Since September, Daniëlle Bleize has been the coordinator of the Bachelor's programme in Communication Science. In this interview, she shares her passion for teaching and discusses the challenges she encounters.

Kind met virtual reality-bril op, met een monitor naast het kind

Free SpeakApp!-Kids helps children overcome fear of public speaking

Research news item

For many primary school children, it is a cause for enormous stress and sleepless nights time and again: class presentations. A new, free app helps children with fear of public speaking to prevent and overcome this fear.

Contact information

Location

Maria Montessori building

Visiting address
Thomas Van Aquinostraat 4
6525GD Nijmegen
06-25771341
Postal address
Postbus 9104
6500HE NIJMEGEN
Contact person
S.R.J. Brandts (Saskia)
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