The Bachelor's programme in Information and Communication consists of a major of 150 credits and a minor or an in-depth study (or elective courses) or a mobility at KU Leuven of 30 credits.
The major consists of a common core curriculum and specific courses in information and communication. The common core, shared by all ESPO bachelor programmes, aims to promote progressive orientation and to provide training enriched by the contribution of all disciplines within the ESPO faculty. It includes courses, seminars and assignments (individual or group). The specific courses progressively introduce students to the theories and methods of information and communication sciences while sensitising them to their main sectors: journalism, organisational communication, media, culture and education.
Three modules are offered to students (journalism, communication, ICST). Each module (16 credits) comprises one course and one seminar in each year block. The module can be completed by taking the associated advanced course (30 credits). The student is invited to choose a module that he/she will keep during the last two annual blocks of his/her bachelor's degree, this module being supposed to be the one that prepares him/her for his/her master's degree. A student who is not yet able to commit to a single module may, however, choose a different module in Block 2 and Block 3.
The minor or in-depth study may be chosen from those offered at UCLouvain. As an alternative to the minor or the in-depth study, a mobility can be carried out at the KU Leuven.