- Degree
- Master of Arts
- Master
- Standard period of study (amount)
- 4 semesters
- Location
- Gelsenkirchen
Overview and admission
Study Type
graduate
Admission semester
Winter Semester only
Area of study
- Journalism
- Communication Studies
Focus
Journalism, Communication, Digital Media
Admission requirements
Prerequisite is the completion of at least six semesters of Bachelor's degree course leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree in a social science or humanities degree course. At least 180 credit points must have been obtained in the ECTS-System. The applicant must have obtained a Bachelor's degree with a grade of at least 2.6, including a prerequisite of at least 20 CP in journalism and at least 5 CP in empirics/statistics. In case of doubt, the head of the examination board decides. Proof of pre-study work placements in journalistic editorial offices of media houses in the amount of at least four weeks within a period of four years before the start of the course.
Lecture period
Application deadlines
Winter semester (2026/2027)
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
Expired
Extension of deadline up to and including 15.09.2023.
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
Expired
Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
Expired
Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
Expired
Tuition fees
Tuition fees
There is no tuition fee, only regular semester fees are charged.
Languages of instruction
Main language
German