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MA Angewandte Medienforschung at TU Dresden

TU Dresden, Germany

Programme overview

Master programme in applied media research for graduates in communication science or similar fields, focusing on media and their effects on society, from both the audience side and the content-producer side.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Humanities (Philosophische Fakultät)  |  Duration: 4 semesters (2 years) full-time; 8 semesters part-time  |  Study mode: full-time (part-time option); German-taught  |  Intake: winter semester  |  Location: Dresden, Sachsen, Germany

What you will study

Covers media and their effects on society, including opinion and audience research and the control of content production.

Career pathways

Graduates are trained for professions including audience and reach research for print, broadcast and online media and communication departments of companies and institutions.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A Bachelor's degree in media research/media practice, or a degree in communication science, journalism, media studies or a relevant social-science programme that included basic knowledge of social-science methods and statistics, plus proof of English proficiency. Numerus clausus: no (open admission). Application deadlines for the first subject semester (German applicants and Bildungsinländer): Application period: 1 June – 15 September. International applicants: Application period non-EU applicants: 1 April – 15 July; Application period EU applicants: 1 April – 15 September (with proof of German for study); 1 April – 15 July (without proof of German for study). Application is made online through the TU Dresden application portal.

Intake: winter semester

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years) full-time; 8 semesters part-time

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