International Lifestyle Studies

International Lifestyle Studies

Bachelor degree
48 months
Application deadlines: 15 May
Processing time: 30 days
Full-time
Intakes: September
International tuition: €7,500
Domestic tuition: €2,060

Program overview

Students attend the following courses: trend research, trend analysis, general research, target group knowledge, creating concepts, creative thinking, service design thinking, marketing and communication, entrepreneurship, project management, business modelling, visual language, academic career guidance, 21 century skills, English and Adobe Photoshop / InDesign / Illustrator.

Study options

This program can be done
On campus

Requirements

Exams:

    As a prospective Bachelor's student you must have a higher secondary education diploma equivalent to Dutch standards. In order to be admitted to Fontys University of Applied Sciences students must be eligible for higher education through a diploma of secondary education / high school diploma with good results. This means: * For Dutch students: vwo-, havo- or mbo-diploma * For German students: Fachabitur or Abitur (Fachhochschulreife or Allgemeine Hochschulreife) * For students with other nationalities: senior high school diploma/ GCE or equivalent e.g. the British GCE A-levels or GCSE grades A, B or C, International Baccalaureate, the French Baccalaureat or the American High School (top stream or plus 1 year college) Besides your diploma, please provide additional academic qualifications if available (especially in the fields of mathematics and economics). E.g. additional courses, workshops, projects or participation in competitions. Language requirements For the English-taught programmes, the minimum English language proficiency required is explained in the following table: IELTS 6.0 TOEFL paper 550 TOEFL computer 213 TOEFL internet 79/80 TOEIC* 670

    Career opportunities

    Concept developers in lifestyle analyse trends and develop marketable lifestyle concepts that improve quality of life. They end up at departments such as marketing, innovation, research & development or new endeavours within companies and organizations. The companies hiring these students are in internationally operating lifestyle industries, for example IKEA, Unilever, Rituals, HEMA, Philips or Weleda. There is also a growing number of agencies that use knowledge of trends and consumer needs in order to develop concepts for their customers. Concept developers in lifestyle can also opt for self-employment as a creative entrepreneur.