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Specialisation track of the English Bachelor's Degree International Communication and Media

Content Strategy & Engagement

Mechelen

English

  • Step into the world of Content Strategy & Engagement, where you’ll learn to design smart content plans and spark real conversations with your audience.
  • This track teaches you to combine creativity, strategy and audience insights to craft stories that stick.
  • You'll explore the latest digital tools — from social media dashboards to generative and agentic AI — to boost your content creation and data analysis.
  • Above all, you'll discover how to turn followers into communities and build meaningful, lasting engagement across platforms.

The job of your life

The progamme in short

Frequently asked questions about this programme

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Content Strategy & Engagement

  • If you take this course as a full-time programme, you can graduate in three years.
  • You will take up 180 credits, divided into three phases.
  • Your classes are organised during the week as daytime classes.
  • Take on real-life projects during an international internship.
  • Start this flexible 6-semester programme either in February or September.

Practical information

  • Duration

    3 years

  • Where

    On campus

Programme

  • Phase 1 | Lay solid foundations for international communication and media. You build core skills in storytelling, content creation, visual communication, intercultural awareness and media thinking. You also start exploring how audiences respond to stories, platforms and communication.
  • Phase 2 | Deepen your knowledge through specialised courses and practical projects. You develop your skills in persuasion, audience research, content production and media analysis. You also broaden your international experience through a study exchange or minor programme.
  • Phase 3 | Specialise in Content Strategy & Engagement. You learn how to understand audiences, design content ecosystems and build community engagement across platforms.Through Industry Voices, Expert Skills and the StoryWorks Audience Experience Lab, you connect strategy, production, participation and professional practice. You then apply your skills during an international internship.

In the first two phases, everyone follows the same broad curriculum. You’ll dive into a variety of communication and media topics, from communication strategy and content creation to intercultural connection and media & audience insights. This shared foundation helps you explore all sides of the field, discover what excites you most, and develop the versatile skills you’ll need as an international communication professional.

Phase 1 2 3
BRANDING and ACTIVATION courses
Brand Communication i 3
Globalisation & International Marketing i 3
Branding & Media Strategy i 3
Consumer Psychology i 3
PUBLIC & CORPORATE AFFAIRS Courses
Media landscapes & Innovation i 3
Corporate Communication i 3
World Economics & Society i 3
Strategic PR & Public Impact i 3
CONTENT STRATEGY & ENGAGEMENT courses
Digital & Experience Communication i 3
Fandoms Communities & Media Worlds i 3
Copywriting i 3
Audience Research & Analytics i 3
Inspiration Lab i 6
Communication Challenge i 6
PROFESSIONAL ESSENTIALS & DEVELOPMENT
ICM Starter Kit i 6
Visual Design i 3
International Professional Skills i 3
Phase 1 2 3
Intercultural Perspectives i 3
Audio & Video Production i 3
Professional Discourse and Persuasion i 3
Graphic design Print & Web i 3
Video & Podcasting i 3
LANGUAGE SELECTION 6 3
Language Selection i 3 3 3
PHASE 2 - SEMESTER 2 - MAKE A CHOICE
OPTION 1 Minor Study Exchange * i 30
OPTION 2 Minor Urban Marketing and Immersive Experiences * i 30
OPTION 3 Minor Lifestyle Worlds: Journalism & Media Practice * i 30
PHASE 3 -TRACK CONTENT STRATEGY & ENGAGEMENT
Media Ethics & Media Law 3
Industry Voices Content Strategy and Engagement i 3
Digital Media Management i 3
Expert Skills Content Strategy & Engagement i 5
Storyworks Audience Experience Lab i 10
International Internship CS&E i 30
THEMATIC ELECTIVES i 3 3 3

This programme offers a February start date and guarantees a 6-semester (3-year) study path.  Check the admission requirements for international degree students,  apply and you’re in! Of course, we’ll organise Welcome Days for you too!


Need some advice before deciding when to start?


We understand that you may need some more personal guidance when making a decision on your start date. We’ve got you covered! Check out our  Meet us page to connect with us through webinars, open days and more!

Also, don’t hesitate to reach out to the programme manager of your programme. Plus, our admissions team  and international support are always there  to help you with more general questions!

Eyecatchers

Audience-first strategy

Understand what people care about, how communities behave and why audiences choose to follow, join or return.

Stories across platforms

Turn one story, event or cultural moment into a connected content ecosystem across social, web, audio, video and live formats.

Real Projects, Real Engagement

Build a portfolio through audience research, content strategy, pilot content and the StoryWorks Audience Experience Lab.

In practice

AS a professional bachelor, this programme connects theory directly to practice. You do not only study audiences, content and platforms. You apply your knowledge in hands-on assignments, workshops and real or realistic professional cases.

In Content Strategy & Engagement, you learn how to research audiences, build content strategies, design platform flows, create pilot content and evaluate what works.

In your final year, the StoryWorks Audience Experience Lab brings everything together. You work from a real or realistic brief and develop an audience experience project from insight to strategy, content ecosystem, pilot package and final presentation. Your international internship then takes you into the professional field.

Go international

Join an international student community in Mechelen, Belgium, right in the heart of Europe. You learn how communication works across cultures, platforms and audiences.

You can take part in international projects, study abroad at one of our partner universities and complete an international internship. Along the way, you learn how to create content and engagement strategies for audiences with different languages, habits and expectations.

Studenten klaar voor vertrek in Centraal Station

Personal coaching

You are never on your own. From day one, lecturers and study coaches support you with feedback, guidance and practical advice.

In Content Strategy & Engagement, you receive coaching while turning creative ideas into strategic, audience-focused work that you can explain, improve and present with confidence.

Got questions?

Programme coordinator

Steven Meel

For all your questions about the programme.

steven.meel@thomasmore.be +32 473 83 06 81
Study path coach/coordinator

Ynte De Maeyer

For all your questions about tutoring and facilities.

ynte.demaeyer@thomasmore.be
Admissions

Admissions Officer

For all your questions about Admissions & Application.
Available by phone 9.00 - 15.00

admissions@thomasmore.be +32 15 36 92 50

Studying in Mechelen

Mechelen is hip and happening. A student-sized city. With a cappuccino on the go from the station to campus. After your exam, lunch in the sun and a quick visit to the shop. Back into the learning centre to study, quickly drop off books at kot and you can leave to party! In Mechelen, everything is close by. #2800love, indeed!

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