BA Communication Science (Minor) at Friedrich Schiller University Jena

‘One cannot not communicate.’ You will certainly come across this significant phrase by communication theorist Paul Watzlawick in the course of your studies. It is one of the five axioms of his theory. The sentence sound simple and obvious, and yet it is highly complex.

Faculty: Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences  |  Department: Institute of Communication Science  |  Duration: 6 semesters (60 ECTS)  |  Study mode: full-time or part-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Winter semester  |  Location: Jena, Thüringen, Germany

What you will study

A multi-subject bachelor’s programme consists of a major subject with 120 credit points (CP for short; 1 CP = 30 hours for attendance, preparation and follow-up work, private study, assessed coursework and examinations) and a minor subject with 60 CP. You can combine the minor subject ‘Communication Science’ with all major subjects offered at the University.

Career pathways

Graduates work in areas such as Female student sitting at a desk; strategic planning and analysis in the media sector, for example in market and opinion research or in advertising, PR or media agencies; communications departments of companies, associations and authorities; corporate and political consulting.

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