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University University of Greifswald
Degree Master of Science

Degree Master of Arts, M.A.
Study Type Second cycle
Mode of admission without admission restriction
Deadline for Beginning Students 02.02.2026 — 27.03.2026
Standard period of study (amount) 4 semesters
Study Mode (elucidation) full time; part time
Location (main / branches campus) Greifswald
Admission semester summer and winter semester
Subject

Das Communication Studies gehört zum Studienbereiche Journalism, Publishing Studies der Fächergruppe Language and Cultural Studies.
Weitere Informationen zum Studienbereich Journalism, Publishing Studies.
Weitere Informationen zur Fächergruppe Language and Cultural Studies.
Communication Studies
Areas of Concentration Grammar and Pragmatics of Spoken and Written Language, Historical Foundations of Modern-Day German, Internal Differentiation of Modern-Day German, Language and Social Interaction, Media Organisation, Media Use, Media Effects, Theories, Methods, Empiricism of Linguistics, Theory and Methods of Communication Science, Understanding and Understandability/Foundations of Language Assessment

Field of study
- kind of Master course according to the KMK consecutive
- Main instruction language German
- Course Website
- Link to the programme in the Accreditation Council database
- Link to the Higher Education Institution ranking at CHE
Access and Admission Requirements
- Mode of admission without admission restriction
- Admission semester summer and winter semester
- Admission to the degree course requires acquisition of at least 65 credit points (CP) in German Studies or Communication Science in a Bachelor's degree course or a comparable academic degree.
  more information regarding admission requirements
- Completion of first university degree
  Bachelor/Bakkalaureus
  (and other qualifications, provided that they are recognised as being equivalent)
  
  Minimum requirements for first university degree:
  - Minimum number of semesters: 6 semesters
  - Minimum standard period of study: 6 semesters
  - Required ECTS credits: 65
  For this degree programme, you should have gained your first university qualification in one of the following subjects groups or areas of study:
  - Area of study: German Studies and Contemporary Germanic Languages, Journalism, Publishing Studies, Media Studies
Programme Dates and Deadlines
- Sommersemester 2026
- - Lecture period
  - 13.04.2026 — 25.07.2026
  - Deadlines for Germans and foreigners with German university entrance qualifications
    Beginning Students
    
    02.02.2026 — 27.03.2026
    
    Advanced Semester
    
    02.02.2026 — 27.03.2026
  - Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
    Bewerbungsfrist EU-Ausländer 01.03.2026
    Bewerbung/Anmeldung über uni-assist e.V.
  - Deadlines for International Students from Countries that are not EU Members
    Bewerbungsfrist Nicht-EU-Ausländer 15.01.2026
    Bewerbung/Anmeldung über uni-assist e.V.
- Wintersemester 2025/2026
- - Lecture period
  - 13.10.2025 — 31.01.2026
  - Deadlines for Germans and foreigners with German university entrance qualifications
    Beginning Students
    
    01.06.2026 — 30.10.2026
    
    Advanced Semester
    
    01.06.2026 — 30.10.2026
  - Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
    Bewerbungsfrist EU-Ausländer 01.09.2026
    Bewerbung/Anmeldung über uni-assist e.V.
  - Deadlines for International Students from Countries that are not EU Members
    Bewerbungsfrist Nicht-EU-Ausländer 15.07.2026
    Bewerbung/Anmeldung über uni-assist e.V.
Contact / contact person
- International Students and applicants are kindly requested to contact the International Office:
- International Office
- Street address Domstraße 8, 17489 Greifswald
- Phone 03834 420 1116
- Fax 03834 420 1120
- international.office(at)uni-greifswald.de
- Internetpage of the institution
- Contact / contact person for this program
- Bezeichnung Kontaktstelle Universität Greifswald Institut für Deutsche Philologie
- Contact person Dr. Klaus Wolfgang Kesselheim
- Street address Rubenowstraße 3, 17489 Greifswald
- Phone 03834 / 420-3416
- klaus.kesselheim(at)uni-greifswald.de
- Zentrale Studienberatung
- Street address Rubenowstraße 2, 17489 Greifswald
- Phone 03834 420 1293
- Fax 03834 420 1255
- zsb(at)uni-greifswald.de
- Internetpage of the institution
- Contact Herr Stefan Hatz
- Function Leiter
- Phone 03834 420 1297
- hatz(at)uni-greifswald.de

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