>Communication & Multimedia Design

The full Zuyd University Communication & Multimedia Design (C-MD) Bachelor’s degree course takes four years. The same course is also offered by the Catholic University of Applied Sciences in Genk (Belgium) and by the Aachen University of Applied Sciences in Aachen (Germany). This is a unique example of international cooperation! In years 1 and 2 all students study in their home institute, in their home language; in years 3 and 4 they study together, in English.

German, Belgian and Dutch students and lecturers
In years 3 and 4 the German, Belgian and Dutch students come together in Maastricht, in the C-MD Interfaculty. They study in English, with instruction by Dutch, Belgian and German lecturers.

Together the Belgian, German and Dutch students participate in two semesters of studies. There are two such joint semesters, the spring semester in year 3 and the fall / autumn semester in year 4.
The other two semesters in years 3 and 4 are individual work placement semesters.

One semester divided in two Block Periods
A C-MD Interfaculty semester is divided into two Block Periods of 10 weeks each, with the following characteristics.

• In each Block Period you study two modules.
• Each module has a study load of 7 European Credits (ECs).
• Per Block Period your study load is 14 ECs and per semester 28 ECs.
• To complete a programme of 30 ECs, 2 ECs can be gained by participating in, for example, a course in Social Dutch.
• 2 ECs equals 1 US semester hour, so a full study programme is 15 US semester hours.

When studying two modules in a Block Period, you typically have two full days of classes per week.
Most modules require you to write test papers and/or carry out assignments. It is quite possible for you to have to work on a number of assignments during weeks 1 – 7, and that your performance will be assessed continuously.
This is why you only have two days of instruction. During the rest of the week you are supposed to work independently, or in teams, on assignments the lecturer(s) provide.

Module descriptions

Spring semester year 3:

• Modules in the spring semester (second Block period)
  
• Module Globalization & New Media (first Block period)
• Module AV-Commercial (first Block period)
  

In the first Block Period you take Globalization & New Media and Audiovisual-Commercial.
In the second Block Period you select two modules from the seven modules available.

Fall / autumn semester year 4:

• Modules fall / autumn semester (first and second Block Periods)
  
• Module Integrated business communication (second Block Period)
  

From the descriptions of the modules in the fall / autumn semester you select four modules, two per Block period.

The contents of the modules may change, and not all modules are always available.