Graduates have a basic command of Dutch equivalent to the B2 level of the CEFR and a grounding in the life and institutions, literature, culture and history of Dutch speaking countries. They can pursue careers in companies trading with these countries, cultural institutions, state administration, the media, the diplomatic service and in tourism.

Graduates gain a solid grounding in the sound patterns of language, from speech production and perception to acoustic properties of the speech signal to principles of the phonological description at the segmental and prosodic levels. Moreover, they develop skills for acoustic analyses of speech, as well as for analytical and holistic auditory assessment.