Communication and Information Sciences - Multimodal Communication Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Overview

Much of our communication involves combining different modes at once, like written text and images, or spoken words and gestures. How do we integrate them? What effect does the medium or the genre that we are using have on how we formulate our messages?

Some think of multimodal communication as something modern—as combining text and videos on websites, or as both hearing and seeing people when we communicate using apps on our smartphones. But it simply means communicating using a variety of modes or methods. 

In this Communication and Information Sciences - Multimodal Communication from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, you'll study through text, images, talk, and interaction, considering how they function, both on their own, and when integrated. Communication is an essential part of every profession, and in our courses, you learn about its inner workings, how to analyze it, and how to optimize it for specific purposes.

Entering the job market

With your master's degree in Communication and Information Studies: Multimodal Communication, you will be qualified for a variety of jobs. For example, you could work in one of the following positions:

• communication advisor

• marketing consultant

• trainer for media businesses

• website consultant