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MA Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaft at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg

Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany

Programme overview

The MA Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaft analyses the transformations that media and digitalisation bring, from radio to podcast, from cinema to streaming, social media, platforms and AI.

Faculty: Philosophische Fakultät II – Philologien, Kommunikations- und Musikwissenschaften  |  Department: Institut für Musik, Medien- und Sprechwissenschaften, Abteilung Medien und Kommunikationswissenschaft  |  Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Wintersemester  |  Location: Halle (Saale), Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany

What you will study

Modules include media history, media anthropology, fields of application (text, image/moving image), key concepts of media and communication science, media industries and media systems, and methods.

Career pathways

The programme qualifies for a broad range of occupations, in particular broadcasters, publishers, production companies and advertising and PR agencies.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A first professional degree (usually a bachelor) in media and communication science with at least 60 LP and a passed aptitude test (an application to take the aptitude examination with full documents is required). Subject-specific admission requirements apply. Aptitude test required (no NC).

Intake: Wintersemester

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)

Apply through the official page: https://www.uni-halle.de/bewerben

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