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MA Filmwissenschaft (Film Studies) at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany

Programme overview

Master on how the history and aesthetics of film were shaped by technological and political change and on the meaning of digital and analogue moving images.

Faculty: Fachbereich 05 - Philosophie und Philologie  |  Department: Institut für Film-, Theater-, Medien- und Kulturwissenschaft  |  Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)  |  Study mode: full-time (German-taught)  |  Intake: Winter semester  |  Location: Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

What you will study

In the first semester students work together with Media Dramaturgy students on contemporary theoretical questions and learn different forms of audiovisual representation.

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Entry requirements

Restricted admission (Numerus clausus) (in all subject semesters). Bachelor's degree in Film Studies (core or minor subject in the integrated Mainz area Culture/Theatre/Film) or a related film, art or media-studies degree with at least 30 credit points in film, television and new media. German proficiency for international applicants: DSH-2 or equivalent. Application period: winter semester: early April to 15 May.

Intake: Winter semester

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)

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