University of Groningen · Netherlands
Communication and Information Studies
Why communication succeeds or fails, across text, talk, images, digital media and generative AI, drawing on linguistics, psychology, media studies and marketing.
- Where
- GroningenNetherlands
- Degree
- BA
- Length
- 3 years
- Taught in
- English
- Starts
- Autumn 2027
- Apply by
- 1 May 2027
- Admission
- Open to all who qualify
- EU/EEA fee
- €2,7712027/28 statutory fee
More facts
- Degree
- BA
- Length
- 3 years
- Taught in
- English
- Starts
- Autumn 2027
Deadlines
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1 December 2026*
Create your Studielink accountYour own planDetails
Not an official deadline. With a Dutch address you log in with DigiD, which the government says takes about five days. Without one you upload a scan or photo of your passport or EU identity card and Studielink verifies it automatically. Either way, do it well before 15 January.
Source -
1 May 2027
Application deadline for all other bachelor'sHard deadlineDetails
Source -
6 July 2027*
IB results releasedDetails
Both Dutch deadlines fall well before this. How a conditional place pending results is handled is set by each institution; ask yours.
Source
* Last year’s date, not yet confirmed.
What it is
Year one looks at how communication works in text, talk and other forms, with courses on persuasion and argumentation, intercultural communication, qualitative research methods and academic English. In year two you apply it in team projects on real cases, with corporate and organisational communication, digital and social media, health communication and quantitative methods. The fifth semester can be a minor, a career minor with an internship, or study abroad, and the degree ends with an independent research thesis. Dutch speakers can follow a Dutch track. Graduates work as communications officers, consultants, editors, press officers, journalists or marketing managers, or continue to a master such as Communication Studies or Digital Humanities.
What you need
- Apply for the English track; a Dutch track also exists.
Requirements in full
Every IB applicant at University of Groningen
The IB Diploma counts as Dutch VWO; no minimum points. An IB taught in English waives the English test.
How places are decided
- Not selective: meet the requirements and you are admitted. Apply by 1 May 2027; matching is optional and its advice is not binding.
Sources (2)
- Communication and Information Studies at RUG — checked 2026-09-25
- IB applicants at RUG
