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MA Globale Kommunikation: Politik und Gesellschaft (Global Communication: Politics and Society) at University of Erfurt

University of Erfurt, Germany

Programme overview

English-language consecutive Master of Arts on media systems and communication cultures in international comparison, placing social, political and media communication in a global perspective with equal weight on the Global North and South.

Faculty: Philosophische Fakultät  |  Duration: 4 semesters (2 years), 120 ECTS  |  Study mode: full-time / part-time; English-taught  |  Intake: Winter semester  |  Location: Erfurt, Thüringen, Germany

What you will study

Role of media in democracies, upheavals, wars and conflicts, media and globalisation, migration and public sphere, global economic communication, and changing media production and use; a fast track to the doctorate is possible.

Career pathways

Communication consulting for politics and society, media and international work, and an academic career.

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Entry requirements

Relevant Bachelor degree (e.g. communication, journalism or media studies) or another social-science degree with demonstrable communication and media content; 12 ECTS prior knowledge of empirical research methods; selection procedure including an interview (at least 60 of 80 points; interview and Bachelor grade equally weighted). English: TOEFL iBT 80 or higher, IELTS 6.5, C1, an English-taught Bachelor, or at least six months of English-language university study abroad. Application 1 January to 15 July (cut-off), motivation letter in English.

Intake: Winter semester

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years), 120 ECTS

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