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Studios go deeper into a specialism; minors are broader and emphasise cross-disciplinary skills (innovation, entrepreneurship, leadership). Try to combine deepening and broadening across your main phase.

All studios are listed here:

https://www.notion.so/cmd-studios/CMD-Studios-home-19169776d7e48066bc90e2e71bf34eff

You can also do an external minor inside or outside NHL Stenden — that needs prior approval from the examination board: examencommissieCT@nhlstenden.nl. External minors cannot be used to obtain compulsory competencies, and no N1 or N3 EC can be earned via an external minor.

Every student does an internship in the third year, ideally in the second semester and ideally abroad. To start, you need:

• A passed propaedeutic year
• At least 45 EC at level N2
• Successfully completed two or three minors in the main phase

You arrange the internship yourself and have it approved by the internship office: stageCMDWLD@nhlstenden.com. Besides your company supervisor you'll be assigned a CMDWLD internship tutor (who is also your mentor during the internship).

You can start graduation when you've completed 150 EC in the main phase, including all mandatory N2 and N3 EC. You formulate your own graduation assignment, choose one from the graduation vacancies, or graduate at a company of your choice — individually, in pairs or in groups. Each graduate is assigned to a peer-review group with a supervisor (first examiner) plus a second examiner who approves the plan. The graduation period is 5 months, with a maximum 3-month extension.

To graduate cum laude you need 21 EC at level N3 (the 6 required + 15 additional), include the intent in your graduation plan, pass the graduation assessment with a high score, and get nominated by your graduating teachers. The Graduation Committee verifies the nomination against published criteria.

A few specific people and offices to know:

• Mara van Rooij — your CMDWLD study advisor, also coordinator of the mentoring programme. Talk to her if you want to switch course, start your own project, or stop studying.
• Hedwich Boersma — the Student Counsellor. For studying with a disability, study skills, financial advice, study delay or quitting. Walk-in hours via the Student Counselling Office.
• Peter de Jong — NHL Stenden's confidential advisor, for undesirable behaviour or trust-related concerns.
• Ronald Reinders — contact at CMDWLD for studying with a disability.
• Profiling Fund (FOS) & Emergency Fund — financial support for study delay due to circumstances, or acute financial need. Apply via the student counsellor within one year of the event.