Media and Communication Studies

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University University of Halle-Wittenberg
Degree Master of Arts, 120 credits

Degree Master of Arts, M.A.
Study Type Second cycle
Mode of admission without admission restriction
Beginning Students First-year students can only apply or register for the winter semester.
Standard period of study (amount) 4 semesters
Study Mode (elucidation) full time
Location (main / branches campus) Halle
Admission semester 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

Das Media Studies gehört zum Studienbereiche Media Studies der Fächergruppe Language and Cultural Studies.
Weitere Informationen zum Studienbereich Media Studies.
Weitere Informationen zur Fächergruppe Language and Cultural Studies.
Media Studies
Areas of Concentration Business Plan & Marketing, Media Anthropology, Media Competence: Media and Cultural Transfer, Media Economics and Media Ecology, Media Ethics and Media Law, Project Development

Field of study
- Target group The degree course is available to BA graduates of Media and Communication Sciences who wish to deepen the knowledge and skills they have gained so far, as well as to students from neighbouring degree courses who have a connection with media and communication sciences and can provide proof of corresponding prior knowledge.
- kind of Master course according to the KMK consecutive
- Main instruction language German
- Annotation of the Higher Education Institution Master's degree course. Application for admission to the aptitude assessment by 15 May
- Course Website
- Link to the programme in the Accreditation Council database
Access and Admission Requirements
- Mode of admission without admission restriction
- Admission semester winter semester
- Required (see link for details):
  • Relevant first degree
  • Passed aptitude test (registration deadline is 15 May of each application year)
  more information regarding admission requirements
- Completion of first university degree
  Bachelor/Bakkalaureus
  
  Minimum requirements for first university degree:
  - Required ECTS credits: 90
  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: Journalism, Publishing Studies, Language and Literary Studies, Media Studies
- Further admission requirements Passed admission test, Application letter / personal statement , CV
Programme Dates and Deadlines
- Wintersemester 2025/2026
- - Lecture period
  - 13.10.2025 — 07.02.2026
    Unterbrechungen: An allen gesetzlichen Feiertagen und vom 20.12.2025 bis 06.01.2026
  - Deadlines for Germans and foreigners with German university entrance qualifications
    Beginning Students
    
    The deadline for the Winter Semester 2025/2026 has expired
    
    Advanced Semester
    
    The deadline for the Winter Semester 2025/2026 has expired
  - Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
    Bewerbungsfrist EU-Ausländer The deadline for the Winter Semester 2025/2026 has expired
  - Deadlines for International Students from Countries that are not EU Members
    Bewerbungsfrist Nicht-EU-Ausländer The deadline for the Winter Semester 2025/2026 has expired
  - Application Deadline for Aptitude Test
    Application Deadline for Aptitude Test 15.05.2026
Contact / contact person
- International Students and applicants are kindly requested to contact the International Office:
- International Office
- Street address Universitätsring 19/20, 06108 Halle
- Phone 0345 55-21590
- Fax 0345 55-27427
- info(at)international.uni-halle.de
- Internetpage of the institution
- Contact / contact person for this program
- Bezeichnung Kontaktstelle Institut für Musik, Medien- und Sprechwissenschaften, Abteilung Medien und Kommunikationswissenschaft
- Contact person Dr. Lies van Roessel
- Street address Mansfelder Straße 56 (MMZ), 06108 Halle
- Phone 0345 / 55-23639
- fachstudienberatung(at)medienkomm.uni-halle.de
- Allgemeine Studienberatung
  (Abt. 1)
- Street address Universitätsplatz 11, 06108 Halle
- Phone 0345 55-21308
- ssc(at)uni-halle.de
- Internetpage of the institution
- Contact Frau Claudia Polkau
- Function Leiterin
- Phone 0345 55-21327
- claudia.polkau(at)verwaltung.uni-halle.de

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