In semester 1 (September - January) the minor programme is in Dutch and the study trip is to Antwerp, Belgium.

In semester 2 (February - June) the minor programme is international, so in English and there will be a study trip of 4-5 days to Oxford, UK.

The journey and your stay in Oxford, you will have to organise and pay yourself.

Are you creative and do you enjoy working with an entrepreneurial mindset? Or are you an entrepreneur who would like to work in the creative sector? In this minor programme you will learn to work professionally in your own creative and innovative media company where you make and sell a magazine.

In 20 weeks, you and your fellow students will form a company and publish a magazine. You make this magazine together with your fellow students: from theme, editorial formula and target group to the texts, photography and design. Moreover, the intention is to actually achieve turnover. So you do not only d create content, but you also research the international publishing market, develop a sales strategy, draw up an operational marketing plan and execute it. The production and logistics of the magazine are entirely up to you. Your company has an active online environment that requires new content all the time.

In this minor programme you will develop your own vision of the future of publishing. But above all, you will learn to work together in an innovative and creative media company and everything that comes with it.

 

What will you create and learn?

 You will create and produce content for the magazine and the online environment. Your magazine should also generate revenue, for example by selling to consumers or bringing in advertisers. You're going to be a creative maker and an entrepreneur.

As a group, you are responsible for the entire process; idea, content (text and images), editing, design, production, sales and logistics. Working well together is crucial. You hand in an individual portfolio at the end of this minor programme.

At the end of this minor programme you will be ready for the world of publishing. You know how to find, capture and market stories of value. You are familiar with the current world of publishers and have enough knowledge of their products, target groups and strategies to take on your own role as a publisher of the future.

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Making and selling your magazine, running your own media start-up, working together professionally.

The admission requirements are in accordance with the OER of your own program. There are no (content) requirements for admission other than being enthusiastic and willing to work hard. It is a full-time minor and we expect full-time commitment.

A basic knowledge of text writing, photography, Adobe programs (photoshop, indesign) is useful!

Literature & Adobe suit (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)

The first two weeks have a fulltime schedule. After this the schedule will consist of four or five lectures of three hours per week. Next to that, we expect you to be present during the week at the university to work in your own lecture room. The study trip is also fulltime.

30 ECTS

Final exam: individual portfolio, reflection assignment and interview.

Two resit opportunities per academic year (opportunities 1 and 2 are close to each other, within one and the same semester).

Questions about the minor?

Contact Bregitta Kramer via b.kramer@hva.nl

or Violet Wanrooij via v.a.r.wanrooij@hva.nl

 

Questions about the Kies op Maat procedure?

Contact ​​​​​​Karin van de Haterd via minoren-co-cb@hva.nl

Applications will be processed in order of receipt signed learning agreements.

Costs:

Study trip approximately € 450-500

Investment in your own company: €50,- to €100,-.

Additional information:

There will be a study trip of 4-5 days to Oxford, UK. The journey and your stay in Oxford, you will have to organise and pay yourself.