Students

Master in Digital Communication and Media Technologies

• have acquired in-depth specialist knowledge and skills in the interrelationships between communication processes, media production and technical implementation. In the courses in communication and communications technology, media and business informatics and communication science, they have acquired comprehensive, detailed and specialized knowledge and methodological skills based on the latest state of knowledge.
• can apply their acquired knowledge and skills in research or in a professional context and further develop new technical and scientific problems or contribute new ideas to strategy-oriented professional tasks. Graduates have developed an independent approach to complex scientific and professional problems. They are able to lead discussions, present and represent their results appropriately, work in a team or independently and communicate with different target groups.
• are able to pursue a career in an area that requires the competent application of empirical social research methods or advanced knowledge in the field of media technology at the cutting edge of research. They are qualified to work independently and scientifically and are trained for demanding activities that enable them to take on managerial and leading positions in media and business enterprises in a responsible manner. Their interdisciplinary knowledge also enables them to fill interfaces and take on project management tasks later in their careers.
• have the ability to get involved in society, also due to their project experience and problem-solving skills as well as their proven ability to work in a team. They have already demonstrated this during their studies as student committee members in university self-administration, in student-related associations or in voluntary work.

The Master's degree course qualifies students to conduct independent research as part of a dissertation, primarily in communications engineering or communication science, depending on their choice of study profile.

Core areas of competence in which in-depth and extended knowledge, skills and competencies are acquired are, in particular

• Media technology expertise through in-depth technical understanding of processes and methods in the fields of media production, media processing and media distribution
• Communication technology expertise in the field of auditory and visual communication
• Competence in communication science methods for the conception, implementation and evaluation of qualitative or quantitative research, especially including new media and online research
• Qualification in scientific communication and theory-practice transfer
• Interface skills through the combination of primarily media technology and communication science fields of knowledge
• Scientific core qualification, in particular for the supervision and implementation of research projects
• Personal skills, in particular independence, problem-solving skills, teamwork and project management skills

Master of Media Technology and Communication

• are qualified to work independently and scientifically and are trained for demanding activities that enable them to take on managerial and leading positions in media companies.
• have project experience and problem-solving skills and apply these with their specialist knowledge. Their fundamental and in-depth knowledge of individual and social contexts of communication and impact processes promotes transfer to society. Their interdisciplinary knowledge also enables them to fill interfaces and take on project management tasks later in their careers.

The Master's degree program qualifies students to conduct independent research as part of a dissertation in communication science or communications engineering. The knowledge and methods taught on the course contribute to solving problems in the field of media science or communications engineering.

Core areas of competence are above all

• Interface skills
• In-depth media competence
• Advanced technical understanding
• Expanded understanding of the connections between media and society
• Qualification for theory-practice transfer
• In-depth scientific core qualification, in particular for the supervision and implementation of research projects, problem-solving skills, teamwork skills and project management qualifications

In addition to the interdisciplinary module (5 CP), the compulsory area includes the communication science core area (27 CP) and the media technology core area (25 CP). In the project area (10 CP), either a media technology or communication science project can be carried out. In the specialization area (at least 23 CP), the focus is set by selecting modules within the framework of predefined profiles or by individually selecting modules according to interests and career goals. The Master's thesis (30 CP) concludes the degree program with an academic paper.

Compulsory area (core areas)

In the compulsory area (57 CP), the interdisciplinary area, the core area of digital communication and the core area of media technologies must be taken as follows:

Area of specialization (at least 23 CP)

At least 23 credit points must be earned in the specialization area. You can choose the modules according to your focus and specialization, depending on your individual interests and abilities. For orientation purposes, related profiles are suggested to you when choosing modules. However, it is also possible to select modules individually according to your interests and career goals, giving you the greatest possible freedom of choice.

Project area

One of the two modules must be chosen:

• Communication science project module (10 CP)
• Media technology project module (10 CP)

Final thesis

The Master's thesis comprises 30 credit points and takes 6 months to complete.

When registering for the Master's thesis, students must choose the Media Technologies or Digital Communication study profile.

The core areas of the Master's degree program in Media Technology and Communication include modules from the fields of media technology and communication science. The media technology modules focus on communication technology in audio and visual application areas as well as on media and business informatics. The communication science modules allow you to deepen your theoretical knowledge and practical application in the research fields of visual communication, journalism and media research. In the core area of media technology, you have the following compulsory and compulsory elective modules:

Core area

Explanation of the allocation logic for the individual modules:

Media: Compulsory modules Media Technology
Both modules must be taken. 11 credit points must be earned.

• Communication Technology (6 CP)
• Orientation Information Management (5 CP)

Media Technology: Compulsory elective modules Communication Technology
One module must be chosen. 5 credit points must be earned.

• Fundamentals of Mobile Communications (5 CP)
• Fundamentals of Digital Signal Processing (5 CP )
• Probability theory and statistics (5 CP)

Media technology: Compulsory elective modules in new media technology
Three modules must be chosen. A total of 15 credit points must be earned.

• Operating Systems (5 CP)
• Software Engineering 1 (5 CP)
• Communication Networks (5 CP)
• Distributed Systems (5 CP)
• Computer Structures I (6 CP)
• Human-Machine Interaction (5 CP)

Communication: Compulsory modules in Communication Science
All four modules must be taken. 30 credit points must be earned.

• Scientific Communication (9 CP)
• New Media (9 CP)
• Methods of communication research (6 CP)
• Data analysis in communication research (6 CP)

Specialization area

In the specialization area, modules can be selected from either the "Communication" or the "Media Technology" study profile or from both study profiles. At least 19 CP must be earned.

Compulsory elective area: Media Technology

• Computer networks 2 (5 CP)
• Planning terrestrial radio networks (5 CP)
• Computer Graphics - Fundamentals (5 CP)
• Marketing specialization (10 CP)
• Mobile Communication (5 CP)
• Modeling and Simulation of Mobile Radio Systems (5 CP)
• Computer Structures II (6 CP)
• Voice Communication (5 CP)
• Fundamentals of security in networks and distributed systems (5 CP)
• Innovations (5 CP)
• Speech dialog systems (Spoken Language Processing) (5 CP)
• Distributed Data Management (5 CP)
• Management in a Digital Society (5 CP)
• Signal Transmission and Computer Exercise (10 CP)
• Multimedia Databases (5 CP)
• Scientific Work - Seminar (4 CP)
• Coding Theory (5 CP)
• Cloud Computing (5 CP)
• Orientation Service Management (5 CP)

Compulsory elective area: Communication

• Technology and media theory (9 CP)
• Media Culture (9 CP)
• Literature, Media (9 CP)
• Politics and Media (9 CP)

Practical area

One of the three modules must be chosen:

• Communication science project module (10 CP)
• Media technology project module (10 CP)
• Internship module (10 CP)