Bachelor in Information and Communication
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Schedule
regular course
- ECTS Credits 180
The bachelor's degree begins with fundamental courses that provide you with a theoretical foundation as well as a solid media culture and a critical approach to interactive and participatory media.
To understand the environment in which information and communication evolve, you study sociology, economics, political science, philosophy, law and history, among other subjects.
In Block 2, you deepen your knowledge of the field of information and communication and explore the professional world. You choose a specialized option: "Journalism and news media", "Organizational communication" or "Culture and audiovisual".
In Block 3, you continue your learning of this specialty, broaden your information and communication skills and complete a professional practice placement.
You're off to a good start
- you are passionate about current affairs, the media, culture and digital technologies;
- you enjoy human relations, whether mediated or not;
- you express yourself fluently both orally and in writing;
- you are critical and analytical;
- you are creative and enjoy working in a team.
Teaching methods
Courses, exercise sessions, communication workshops, internships, collaborative projects... everything is done to ensure excellent mastery of concepts and the development of effective professional skills.
Exercise sessions and assignments help you assimilate and rework the material with quality supervision.
In the courses, the contributions of experts and professionals introduce you to current issues and questions in communications. Journalists, filmmakers and webmasters also lead your practical workshops.
Early in Block 2, you take part in communication workshops. These workshops enable you to tackle the subject through practical activities and the production of communication products such as: writing press articles and corporate documents, website design, audiovisual production (radio and TV journalistic programs, fiction, documentaries...), moderating debates, etc.
Communications managers and journalists from the baccalaureate level!
Project-based learning crosses and mobilizes your knowledge of several disciplines around real-life cases.
Like true communication experts, you learn to work collaboratively and demonstrate multiple skills:
- from observation, documentary research, source criticism, data collection and analysis;
- to the production of a high-quality report - with, in some cases, an executive summary or scientific poster written in English - which you and your team present before a jury.
To boost your foreign-language communication soft skills, coaching is provided by your language teachers.
At the end of the cycle, you have the option of taking a four-quarter course at a Flemish university or abroad to deepen your knowledge of English, Dutch or Spanish.
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The internship: a first professional experience
A full month's internship allows you to discover the reality of the field. In the media, a company, an administration or a cultural organization, you'll enjoy a unique and enriching experience, supervised by communications professionals. A first opportunity to put into practice the skills acquired during your training, refine your professional project and build up your network of contacts.
Success aids
Succeeding in a year of study at university involves many challenges.
To help you meet them, UNamur supports you in developing your disciplinary, methodological and human skills... with the support of numerous professionals.
Preparatory courses, individualized help...
After the baccalauréat: the master's degree
UNamur does not offer any graduate (master's) training in information and communication, but the bachelier gives access to all masters in information and communication in the Federation-Wallonie Brussels, regardless of the option chosen.
Changing institutions between the bachelier and the master allows you to build up a wide network of contacts as they study, in different geographical areas, which is a real advantage for future professionals in the communications field.
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Channel
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Journalism and news media
Code Name Staff Th.+Ex. Credits/Block 1 2 3 UNAM0048 Artificial intelligence: challenges and opportunities 24h th. 3 5 EINCB215 Audiovisual Journalism Workshop 20h th. + 45h ex. 5 LHISB204_Prêté Belgian political structures and institutions in contemporary times Dodeigne Jérémy Tixhon Axel 45h th. 5 EPOLB309 Ecological governance 30h th. + 15h ex. 5 -
Organizational communication
Code Name Staff Th.+Ex. Credits/Block 1 2 3 EPICB241 Organizational Theory Ajzen Michel 45h th. 5 EINCB216 Digital Communication Workshop 20h th. + 45h ex. 5 ELMSM412 Digital Marketing and Communication Decrop Alain De Bruyne Marie-Julie 30h th. 5 EINCB371 Strategies and communication plan 30h th. + 15h ex. 5 -
Cultural and Creative Industries
Code Name Staff Th.+Ex. Credits/Block 1 2 3 LROMB002 Introduction to the language of film Gabriel Jean-Benoît 30h th. 3 Soft skillsLHISB320 Critique of film sources Roekens Anne 15h th. 2 EINCB217 "Audiovisual creation" workshop 20h th. + 45h ex. 5 LARTB302_Prêté Museology Lefftz Michel 30h th. 5 EITCB110 Creative Technologies Management 30h th. 5
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Communication Science
Code Name Staff Th.+Ex. Credits/Block 1 2 3 EPICB141 Communication fundamentals and news analysis 30h th. + 30h ex. 5 EPICB143 Interactive and participatory media Barnabé Fanny 30h th. + 15h ex. 5 EINCB213 Actors, structures, and networks in the digital age Barnabé Fanny 30h th. + 15h ex. 5 EINCB214 Communication Writing Workshop 20h th. + 45h ex. 5 Soft skillsEINCB360 Semiotics Collard Anne-Sophie 30h th. + 15h ex. 5 EINCB365 Sociology and history of the media Collard Anne-Sophie Roekens Anne 60h th. 5 EINCB361 Media narratives and storytelling Barnabé Fanny 30h th. + 15h ex. 5 EINCB314 Digital platforms and influence 30h th. + 15h ex. 5 -
Humanities
Code Name Staff Th.+Ex. Credits/Block 1 2 3 ECGEB140 Sociology 45h th. + 15h ex. 5 ECGEB120 Philosophy De Briey Laurent 45h th. + 15h ex. 5 EPICB160 Political Science Dodeigne Jérémy 45h th. + 15h ex. 5 ECGEB121 Economic and social history Roekens Anne 45h th. + 7.5h ex. 5 ECGEB221 Psychology 30h th. 3 Translated with DeepL.com (free version)EPICB322 Anthropology 30h th. + 22.5h ex. 4 -
Law
Code Name Staff Th.+Ex. Credits/Block 1 2 3 ECGEB130 Foundations of law De Streel Alexandre 45h th. + 15h ex. 5 EINCB363 Media law 30h th. + 15h ex. 5 -
Economy
Code Name Staff Th.+Ex. Credits/Block 1 2 3 ECGEB170 Economic facts and decisions De Crombrugghe De Picquendaele Alain 45h th. + 15h ex. 5 -
Management
Code Name Staff Th.+Ex. Credits/Block 1 2 3 ECGEB284 Marketing Management Decrop Alain 30h th. + 30h ex. 5 -
Methods
Code Name Staff Th.+Ex. Credits/Block 1 2 3 ECGEB110 Data Organization and Processing 30h th. + 15h ex. 4 ECGEB152 Statistics 30h th. + 15h ex. 5 EPICB225 Statistics for the social sciences De Bodt Cyril 15h th. + 30h ex. 4 EPOLB214 Criticism of information sources Collard Anne-Sophie 30h th. + 15h ex. 5 -
Project
Code Name Staff Th.+Ex. Credits/Block 1 2 3 Soft skillsEPICB132 Project: Decoding political communication Borriello Arthur 37.5h th. + 30h ex. 5 EINCB218 Research Project : Digital Transition Burnay Nathalie Barnabé Fanny 75h th. + 15h ex. 10 EINCB344 30h th. + 225h ex. 16 -
Languages
Code Name Staff Th.+Ex. Credits/Block 1 2 3 Soft skillsECDLB190 Anglais 1 (niveau B1+) Bulon Amélie Dupal Jérémie 30h th. 3 ECDLB290 English 2 (level B1+ or higher) Hoorelbeke Christelle 30h th. 3 ECDLB390 English 3 (level B2) Hoorelbeke Christelle Foissac Patrick 30h th. 3 -
Spanish
Code Name Staff Th.+Ex. Credits/Block 1 2 3 ECDLB196 Spanish 1 (minimum level A2) Marsily Aurélie 30h th. 3 ECDLB296 Español 2 (nivel B1 o superior) Marsily Aurélie 30h th. 3 ECDLB396 Español 3 (nivel B1+ o superior) Marsily Aurélie 30h th. 3 -
German
Code Name Staff Th.+Ex. Credits/Block 1 2 3 ECDLB192 German 1 (minimum level A2) Vanoirbeek Fabienne Palm Christian 60h th. 3 ECDLB193 German 1 (A1+) 30h th. 3 ECDLB292 Deutsch 2 (Level B1) Vanoirbeek Fabienne Palm Christian 30h th. 3 ECDLB392 Deutsch 3 (mindestens level B1+) Vanoirbeek Fabienne Palm Christian 30h th. 3 -
Dutch
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Course 1 - intermediate level
Code Name Staff Th.+Ex. Credits/Block 1 2 3 ECDLB191 Elementair Nederlands: basisgrammatica, -woordenschat en dagelijkse situaties Miceli Marc 30h th. 3 ECDLB291 Mondelinge en schriftelijke communicatie in het alledaagse Nederlands Naveau Sophie 30h th. 3 ECDLB391 Mondelinge en schriftelijke communicatie op de werkvloer -B1 Hoorelbeke Christelle Miceli Marc 30h th. 3 -
Course 2 - advanced level
Code Name Staff Th.+Ex. Credits/Block 1 2 3 ECDLB181 Kritische benadering van socio-economische onderwerpen Naveau Sophie 30h th. 3 ECDLB281 De Vlaamse/Nederlandse bedrijfswereld - interculturaliteit Miceli Marc 30h th. 3 ECDLB381 Bedrijfscommunicatie en sollicitatiegesprekken – B2 Hoorelbeke Christelle 30h th. 3
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Code Name Staff Th.+Ex. Credits/Block 1 2 3 UNAM0059 Religions, Society, and Politics 24h th. 3 UNAM0060 The philosophical question of God 24h th. 3 UNAM0061 Comparative religions 24h th. 3 UNAM0062 Science and religion: a history of controversies 24h th. 3 UNAM0063 Fulfilling oneself as a human being: an adventure of inner discovery 30h th. 3 -
Code Name Staff Th.+Ex. Credits/Block 1 2 3 UNAM0057 Taking action for the planet (SGEO B316) 8h th. + 30h ex. 2
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Code Name Staff Th.+Ex. Credits/Block 1 2 3 MMEDB360 One Health Wieërs Grégoire Lachapelle Amélie Canon Caroline 15h th. 3 UNAM0064 Environmental philosophy 20h th. 3 UNAM0065 Thinking in systems 26h th. 3 UNAM0043 Global change and the Anthropocene Yans Johan Dendoncker Nicolas Yans Johan Linard Catherine Houssiau Laurent Henry Sabine 24h th. 3 Soft skillsUNAM0047 Law, sustainable development and transition 24h th. 3 Soft skillsUNAM0055 JEDDT 18h th. + 16h ex. 3 Soft skillsUNAM0055_Part 1 JEDDT 14h th. 1 -
Code Name Staff Th.+Ex. Credits/Block 1 2 3 UNAM0066 UNIVERSEH offer Libert Anne-Sophie 3 -
Code Name Staff Th.+Ex. Credits/Block 1 2 3 UNAM0048 Artificial intelligence: challenges and opportunities 24h th. 3 5 Soft skillsUNAM0049 Science for all : Introduction to popular science 24h th. 3 UNAM0054 DigiComp 2.2 - Getting to grips with the digital world in my studies and beyond Depommier Clara 16h th. 2 -
Code Name Staff Th.+Ex. Credits/Block 1 2 3 UNAM0067 Critical thinking and intellectual self-defense 30h th. 3 UNAM0068 Gender and racial bias. How to identify, reflect on, and avoid it? 30h th. 3 -
Code Name Staff Th.+Ex. Credits/Block 1 2 3 UNAM0069 Ethics of human-animal relations 20h th. 3 -
Code Name Staff Th.+Ex. Credits/Block 1 2 3 UNAM0052 MOOC “Aim for success – become a super student” Wathelet Valérie 2h th. 2 UNAM0041 MOOC "Aim for success - become a super student". Wathelet Valérie 2h th. 2 UNAM0056 Biémar Sandrine 3h th. 2 UNAM0034 Public risk management and emergency management 20h th. 3
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Communication Science
Code Name Staff Credits Hours/Quarter 1 2 EPICB141 Communication fundamentals and news analysis 5 30h th. + 30h ex. EPICB143 Interactive and participatory media Barnabé Fanny 5 30h th. + 15h ex. -
Humanities
Code Name Staff Credits Hours/Quarter 1 2 ECGEB140 Sociology 5 45h th. + 15h ex. ECGEB120 Philosophy De Briey Laurent 5 45h th. + 15h ex. EPICB160 Political Science Dodeigne Jérémy 5 45h th. + 15h ex. ECGEB121 Economic and social history Roekens Anne 5 45h th. + 7.5h ex. -
Law
Code Name Staff Credits Hours/Quarter 1 2 ECGEB130 Foundations of law De Streel Alexandre 5 45h th. + 15h ex. -
Economy
Code Name Staff Credits Hours/Quarter 1 2 ECGEB170 Economic facts and decisions De Crombrugghe De Picquendaele Alain 5 45h th. + 15h ex. -
Methods
Code Name Staff Credits Hours/Quarter 1 2 ECGEB110 Data Organization and Processing 4 30h th. + 15h ex. ECGEB152 Statistics 5 30h th. + 15h ex. -
Project
Code Name Staff Credits Hours/Quarter 1 2 Soft skillsEPICB132 Project: Decoding political communication Borriello Arthur 5 37.5h th. + 30h ex. -
Languages
Code Name Staff Credits Hours/Quarter 1 2 Soft skillsECDLB190 Anglais 1 (niveau B1+) Bulon Amélie Dupal Jérémie 3 10h th. 20h th. -
Spanish
Code Name Staff Credits Hours/Quarter 1 2 ECDLB196 Spanish 1 (minimum level A2) Marsily Aurélie 3 15h th. 15h th. -
German
Code Name Staff Credits Hours/Quarter 1 2 ECDLB192 German 1 (minimum level A2) Vanoirbeek Fabienne Palm Christian 3 30h th. 30h th. ECDLB193 German 1 (A1+) 3 15h th. 15h th. -
Dutch
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Course 1 - intermediate level
Code Name Staff Credits Hours/Quarter 1 2 ECDLB191 Elementair Nederlands: basisgrammatica, -woordenschat en dagelijkse situaties Miceli Marc 3 15h th. 15h th. -
Course 2 - advanced level
Code Name Staff Credits Hours/Quarter 1 2 ECDLB181 Kritische benadering van socio-economische onderwerpen Naveau Sophie 3 15h th. 15h th.
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Channel
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Journalism and news media
Code Name Staff Credits Hours/Quarter 1 2 EINCB215 Audiovisual Journalism Workshop 5 20h th. + 45h ex. LHISB204_Prêté Belgian political structures and institutions in contemporary times Dodeigne Jérémy Tixhon Axel 5 45h th. -
Organizational communication
Code Name Staff Credits Hours/Quarter 1 2 EPICB241 Organizational Theory Ajzen Michel 5 45h th. EINCB216 Digital Communication Workshop 5 20h th. + 45h ex. -
Cultural and Creative Industries
Code Name Staff Credits Hours/Quarter 1 2 LROMB002 Introduction to the language of film Gabriel Jean-Benoît 3 30h th. Soft skillsLHISB320 Critique of film sources Roekens Anne 2 15h th. EINCB217 "Audiovisual creation" workshop 5 20h th. + 45h ex.
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Communication Science
Code Name Staff Credits Hours/Quarter 1 2 EINCB213 Actors, structures, and networks in the digital age Barnabé Fanny 5 30h th. + 15h ex. EINCB214 Communication Writing Workshop 5 20h th. + 45h ex. -
Humanities
Code Name Staff Credits Hours/Quarter 1 2 ECGEB221 Psychology 3 30h th. Translated with DeepL.com (free version)EPICB322 Anthropology 4 30h th. + 22.5h ex. -
Management
Code Name Staff Credits Hours/Quarter 1 2 ECGEB284 Marketing Management Decrop Alain 5 30h th. + 30h ex. -
Methods
Code Name Staff Credits Hours/Quarter 1 2 EPICB225 Statistics for the social sciences De Bodt Cyril 4 15h th. + 30h ex. EPOLB214 Criticism of information sources Collard Anne-Sophie 5 30h th. + 15h ex. -
Project
Code Name Staff Credits Hours/Quarter 1 2 EINCB218 Research Project : Digital Transition Burnay Nathalie Barnabé Fanny 10 45h th. + 7h ex. 30h th. + 8h ex. -
Languages
Code Name Staff Credits Hours/Quarter 1 2 ECDLB290 English 2 (level B1+ or higher) Hoorelbeke Christelle 3 30h th. -
Spanish
Code Name Staff Credits Hours/Quarter 1 2 ECDLB296 Español 2 (nivel B1 o superior) Marsily Aurélie 3 15h th. 15h th. -
German
Code Name Staff Credits Hours/Quarter 1 2 ECDLB292 Deutsch 2 (Level B1) Vanoirbeek Fabienne Palm Christian 3 15h th. 15h th. -
Dutch
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Course 1 - intermediate level
Code Name Staff Credits Hours/Quarter 1 2 ECDLB291 Mondelinge en schriftelijke communicatie in het alledaagse Nederlands Naveau Sophie 3 15h th. 15h th. -
Course 2 - advanced level
Code Name Staff Credits Hours/Quarter 1 2 ECDLB281 De Vlaamse/Nederlandse bedrijfswereld - interculturaliteit Miceli Marc 3 15h th. 15h th.
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Code Name Staff Credits Hours/Quarter 1 2 MMEDB360 One Health Wieërs Grégoire Lachapelle Amélie Canon Caroline 3 15h th. UNAM0064 Environmental philosophy 3 20h th. UNAM0065 Thinking in systems 3 26h th. UNAM0043 Global change and the Anthropocene Yans Johan Dendoncker Nicolas Yans Johan Linard Catherine Houssiau Laurent Henry Sabine 3 24h th. Soft skillsUNAM0047 Law, sustainable development and transition 3 24h th. Soft skillsUNAM0055 JEDDT 3 12h th. + 5h ex. 6h th. + 11h ex. Soft skillsUNAM0055_Part 1 JEDDT 1 14h th. -
Code Name Staff Credits Hours/Quarter 1 2 UNAM0066 UNIVERSEH offer Libert Anne-Sophie 3 -
Code Name Staff Credits Hours/Quarter 1 2 UNAM0048 Artificial intelligence: challenges and opportunities 3 24h th. Soft skillsUNAM0049 Science for all : Introduction to popular science 3 12h th. 12h th. UNAM0054 DigiComp 2.2 - Getting to grips with the digital world in my studies and beyond Depommier Clara 2 16h th. -
Code Name Staff Credits Hours/Quarter 1 2 UNAM0067 Critical thinking and intellectual self-defense 3 30h th. UNAM0068 Gender and racial bias. How to identify, reflect on, and avoid it? 3 30h th. -
Code Name Staff Credits Hours/Quarter 1 2 UNAM0069 Ethics of human-animal relations 3 20h th. -
Code Name Staff Credits Hours/Quarter 1 2 UNAM0052 MOOC “Aim for success – become a super student” Wathelet Valérie 2 2h th. UNAM0041 MOOC "Aim for success - become a super student". Wathelet Valérie 2 2h th. UNAM0056 Biémar Sandrine 2 3h th. UNAM0034 Public risk management and emergency management 3 20h th.
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Channel
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Journalism and news media
Code Name Staff Credits Hours/Quarter 1 2 EPOLB309 Ecological governance 5 30h th. + 15h ex. UNAM0048 Artificial intelligence: challenges and opportunities 5 24h th. -
Organizational communication
Code Name Staff Credits Hours/Quarter 1 2 ELMSM412 Digital Marketing and Communication Decrop Alain De Bruyne Marie-Julie 5 30h th. EINCB371 Strategies and communication plan 5 30h th. + 15h ex. -
Cultural and Creative Industries
Code Name Staff Credits Hours/Quarter 1 2 LARTB302_Prêté Museology Lefftz Michel 5 15h th. 15h th. EITCB110 Creative Technologies Management 5 30h th.
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Communication Science
Code Name Staff Credits Hours/Quarter 1 2 Soft skillsEINCB360 Semiotics Collard Anne-Sophie 5 30h th. + 15h ex. EINCB365 Sociology and history of the media Collard Anne-Sophie Roekens Anne 5 60h th. EINCB361 Media narratives and storytelling Barnabé Fanny 5 30h th. + 15h ex. EINCB314 Digital platforms and influence 5 30h th. + 15h ex. -
Law
Code Name Staff Credits Hours/Quarter 1 2 EINCB363 Media law 5 30h th. + 15h ex. -
Project
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Languages
Code Name Staff Credits Hours/Quarter 1 2 ECDLB390 English 3 (level B2) Hoorelbeke Christelle Foissac Patrick 3 30h th. -
Spanish
Code Name Staff Credits Hours/Quarter 1 2 ECDLB396 Español 3 (nivel B1+ o superior) Marsily Aurélie 3 15h th. 15h th. -
German
Code Name Staff Credits Hours/Quarter 1 2 ECDLB392 Deutsch 3 (mindestens level B1+) Vanoirbeek Fabienne Palm Christian 3 15h th. 15h th. -
Dutch
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Course 1 - intermediate level
Code Name Staff Credits Hours/Quarter 1 2 ECDLB391 Mondelinge en schriftelijke communicatie op de werkvloer -B1 Hoorelbeke Christelle Miceli Marc 3 15h th. 15h th. -
Course 2 - advanced level
Code Name Staff Credits Hours/Quarter 1 2 ECDLB381 Bedrijfscommunicatie en sollicitatiegesprekken – B2 Hoorelbeke Christelle 3 15h th. 15h th.
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Code Name Staff Credits Hours/Quarter 1 2 UNAM0059 Religions, Society, and Politics 3 24h th. UNAM0060 The philosophical question of God 3 24h th. UNAM0061 Comparative religions 3 24h th. UNAM0062 Science and religion: a history of controversies 3 24h th. UNAM0063 Fulfilling oneself as a human being: an adventure of inner discovery 3 30h th. -
Code Name Staff Credits Hours/Quarter 1 2 UNAM0057 Taking action for the planet (SGEO B316) 2 4h th. + 15h ex. 4h th. + 15h ex.
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International mobility and openness
Mobilité et ouverture internationale
Les métiers de la communication
Communication professions
The skills acquired in information and communication training enable professionalization in fields such as:
- the journalism (written press, radio, television news, general or specialized journalism...)
- the media (production for television, cinema, video games...)
- the information technologies (digital platforms, social networks, online streaming...)
- the advertising
- the event (festival, trade show, corporate event...)
- the public relations and corporate communication (management of internal and external exchanges within a company, community management, crisis management, management of an organization's image...)
- the socio-cultural sector (museum, theater, concert hall, associative field, continuing education...).
Moreover, the world of communications is constantly evolving and redefining itself: new professions therefore appear regularly, while others are transformed in line with technological innovations and changes in society. Today, for example, we have to imagine new ways of making television following the development of digital platforms and streaming.
Managing social networks internally or externally has become a job taken on by the organization's community manager. To design a media project, it's becoming increasingly common to articulate different media, based on the transmedia model, and to think about the storytelling of content through storytelling. Internet "influencers" are also inventing new ways of communicating, mobilizing the specific features of digital platforms in innovative ways. Curiosity and adaptability are therefore two personal qualities that are essential to thrive in the communications professions.