Communication & Multimedia Design course overview

Minors and specialisations for Communication & Multimedia Design

In your third year of CMD, you get to specialise by taking a number of minors. 

Minors are electives in which you focus on a specific subject or expand your knowledge by taking an additional subject. This allows you to truly take charge of your education by ‘customising’ your course.  

You can take these minors on the Leeuwarden campus or at one of the NHL Stenden Grand Tour locations in South Africa, Bali or Thailand. You can also choose from minors offered by other courses and universities of applied sciences – this is all part of broadening your academic skills. 

• Art ‘n’ Sound (Leeuwarden, the Netherlands) 
  Explore visual and sound design and put your creative talent to work to create a jaw-dropping art and sound event. Kick-start your skills in composing, recording, producing, mixing, storyboarding, scriptwriting, filming and editing. 
• Entrepreneurship (Leeuwarden, the Netherlands) 
  With this minor focusing on developing your own passion and talent, you get to work on your own business idea, delving into the marketing and financial aspects of running a company, possibly culminating in you setting up your own business
• Integrated Digital Marketing (Bangkok, Thailand)  
  Offering a combination of creative and technical skills development, this minor gives you an understanding of digital marketing strategy and how you can build the online presence of a brand and manage digital platforms to sell products. 
• Media Concepts & Sustainability (Leeuwarden, the Netherlands)  
  Understand how media connects and can impact the world in a positive way with this minor focusing on concepts & sustainability. You’ll explore everything from why research is vital to how you can measure your impact. 
• Digital Entrepreneurship (Bangkok, Thailand)  
  This minor provides a creative and structured approach for turning your business idea into a tangible product. You work with an array of digital marketing tools that will support your business’s growth. 

International opportunities 

We want to prepare you for an international, intercultural, and ever-changing environment, so that you can dive into the unknown and gain experience in an international context. It is possible with our Grand Tour, Exchange programme or one of our mobility options offered by RUN-EU. Or you can choose to do your internship abroad. You’ll be able to put together the right combination of courses and internships to develop both your professional and personal skills – and develop your own network for the future.