MA Economics and Journalism at TU Dortmund University

The Master of Arts (M.A.) Economics and Journalism is a 4-semester master’s programme in the Department of Cultural Studies at TU Dortmund University, taught in German and English (bilingual option). Students work with topics such as advanced economics education; hands-on journalism training (Profile 1); cross media projects.

Faculty: Department of Cultural Studies  |  Department: Cultural Studies  |  Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught, English-taught, bilingual (German/English)  |  Intake: Winter semester and Summer semester  |  Location: Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

What you will study

Topics include advanced economics education; hands-on journalism training (Profile 1); cross media projects; combination of economic policy analysis and journalistic skills; integrated Internships; Narrative Economics. Modules build on one another following a recommended study plan per semester, with module descriptions in the published module manual. Students may choose one of the following study profiles: Profile 1: Economic Policy and Journalism (without prior journalistic experience; language: English) Profile 2: Economic Policy Quality Journalism (with prior journalistic traineeship; language: German)

Career pathways

Graduates work, for example, in business journalism (e.g., in the editorial departments of national daily or weekly newspapers and business journals, with political news and business magazines or on the economics and politics desks of public broadcasters); in specialist areas of economic policy journalism.

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