MA Textual cultures and digital transformation at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)

Programme overview

This Master’s degree program is the perfect fit for you if you would like to apply and extend your knowledge in all writing-based media, taking a project-oriented approach exploring current phenomena. It centers on the digital transformation of publishing and reading, but above all on your own interests in the context of media economics and culture.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology | Duration: 4 semesters (2 years) | Study mode: full-time; German-taught; part-time option | Intake: Winter semester | Location: Erlangen, Bayern, Germany

What you will study

## 1st semester; Basics (seminar); Core module 1: Framework (lecture or advanced seminar); Modules from the free elective area

Career pathways

With a Master’s degree in Textual Studies and Digital Transformation, you are qualified for general and management positions in the (written) media industry in areas such as STM (scientific, technical and medical) publishing, general interest publishing, special interest publishing or literary publishing as well as in production and marketing companies associated with them.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission: Master: Qualification assessment. Application deadline: Winter semester: 15.07.; Summer semester: not possible. Requirements: Students with a subject-specific degree in a social science or humanities subject related to media communication, especially in the fields of book studies, media studies and communication studies are admitted to the program. Subject-related disciplines that have at least 40 ECTS credits relating to media and/or media-based communication processes are also accepted. Students with a subject-specific degree whose overall grade is between 2.51 and 3.0 AND students with a subject-related degree whose overall grade is between 1.0 and 3.0 must include a letter of application of 2-3 pages in length with their application documents. Application process Application process for internationals Apply now for a degree programThe first step towards your studies begins with the online application. Apply now Student advice and more

Intake: Winter semester

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)

Apply through the official page: https://www.campo.fau.de/qisserver/pages/cs/sys/portal/hisinoneStartPage.faces?sessionlanguage=en&page=Applicants

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