Media Studies

Media Studies is concerned with mediality and its impact on cultural, social and political communication. In this master’s degree program, students are trained to competently analyze media, media texts and media systems with a particular focus on the aesthetics, theory, history and analysis of film, television and social media. Moreover, questions from media and cultural studies are investigated primarily with methods from the social sciences, taking into consideration the connections between media and industry, politics and social communication.  Students engage in guided independent research, enhancing their receptive and productive skills.

In addition to compulsory modules covering theories and methodologies of media studies as well as the history and historiography of media, this degree program offers practical elements in which students gain insights into media production processes in the areas they choose: audio/radio, film/video, online or photography. These practical experiences are connected with students’ theoretical studies of the respective media. Having acquired broad theoretical knowledge as well as methodological and practical skills, and having reflected on questions of interference between media and society, of aesthetics of film and television as well as of media culture, graduates of this program are prepared for a professional activity in a diverse field.

Possible lines of work:

Editorial departments of newspapers/radio stations/television stations/online firms, film industry, publishers and agencies, applied media research, museums, public relations work, corporate communications, cultural institutions, educational institutions, academia (teaching/research at universities, research institutions, etc.)