Students

• are able to pursue a career in culturally or technically oriented as well as in the application-related branches of the media sector.
• have comprehensive basic knowledge of media studies and are familiar with cultural studies, humanities, communication studies and technical perspectives of media studies. They are capable of basic, critical media analysis. They have the skills to analyze and interpret media products, an understanding of the reception and social role of the media and understand production and technology processes.
• have acquired basic knowledge of central issues, concepts and theories of media and communication studies as well as research methods in media and communication studies and are able to apply these. You will be able to understand and apply the necessary mathematical procedures and have acquired basic knowledge of information technology and a basic understanding of programming, as well as the ability to transfer theory into practice.
• have in-depth knowledge and further qualifications depending on your choice of compulsory elective modules from the fields of media culture, media communication science & media contexts and media technology (shown in the transcript of records) and depending on your selection from the offer of the professionalization area,
• have English language skills, at least at the level of independent language use according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR): B2,
• can think analytically, recognize complex interrelationships, assess and question existing solutions to problems and develop their own proposals for solutions and are able to apply basic methods of scientific work and present and communicate their results appropriately. You can work successfully in a group and communicate efficiently with different target groups.

Graduates of the subject combination Media Studies with a minor in Art Studies...

• are particularly qualified for those professional fields in which media and art play a joint role,
• have expanded their interdisciplinary media studies profile with fundamental knowledge of the theories and methods of art history and visual studies,
• have acquired basic knowledge of artistic forms of dealing with media, from photography to new media.

Graduates of the subject combination Media Studies with a minor in Visual Communication...

• are particularly qualified for those professional fields in which project-related mediation between designers and clients is required,
• have expanded their interdisciplinary media science profile with basic knowledge of 2D and 3D design,
• have acquired basic knowledge and qualifications in design fundamentals and design methods and can apply these,
• have gained an insight into the professional, formal design principles of interactive narration, motion graphics, graphic design or book design and their technical implementation options, depending on the course.

Graduates of the subject combination Media Studies with a minor in English Studies...

• are particularly qualified for those professional fields in the area of mass media that require intercultural, communicative competence,
• have expanded their interdisciplinary media studies profile,
• have expanded their practical language skills in English,
• have acquired basic knowledge of English literature, culture and linguistics as well as knowledge of language, culture and literature mediation,
• have developed the ability to analyze media from the English-speaking world in terms of language and culture.

Graduates of the subject combination Media Studies with a minor in German Studies...

• are particularly qualified for those professional fields in the media industry in which advanced linguistic, textual and narrative skills are required,
• have expanded their media studies profile with regard to literary and linguistic approaches,
• have acquired basic knowledge of literary studies, German linguistics and knowledge of language and literature mediation,
• have developed the ability to analyze media from the German-speaking world in terms of language and culture.

Graduates of the subject combination Media Studies with a minor in Information Systems Technology...

• are particularly qualified for those professional fields in the media industry in which a greater focus on technology is required,
• have expanded their knowledge and qualifications in the field of media technology,
• have deepened their basic knowledge in the fields of computer science, information technology, in particular communications engineering.

• are able to pursue a professional activity corresponding to their main subject, including in culturally oriented and application-related areas of the media sector,
• have basic knowledge of media studies and are familiar with cultural studies, humanities and communication studies perspectives of media studies,
• have the ability to analyze and interpret media products,
• have an understanding of the reception and social role of the media,
• have acquired basic knowledge of central issues, concepts and theories of media and communication studies or of research methods in media and communication studies,
• have further knowledge and qualifications depending on their choice of compulsory elective modules from the field of media contexts.

In the compulsory area, you will attend modules from the fields of media culture (18 CP), communication science (18 CP) and media technology (19 CP) in addition to the propaedeutics module (6 CP).
The compulsory module ‘Propaedeutics’ must be taken in the first semester. Successful completion is a prerequisite for access to the modules in higher semesters.

Media Practice

In media practice (3 to 6 CP), you will learn introductory and in-depth use of professional computer programs (animation, web design, video editing, image processing, etc.), camera and recording technology (light and sound), as well as introductions to journalistic work in newspapers, radio and television.

There is a changing range of courses each semester.