Digitale Medien, M.Sc.
This English-language course of study is aimed at graduates with a bachelor's degree in digital media, computer science, design, media technology, media studies or a related field. The course is offered by the computer science department at the University of Bremen in cooperation with the HfK Bremen University of the Arts. This combines scientific-theoretical, application-oriented and artistic-creative components. The course relates to the development of multimedia information and communication systems using methods of computer science and communication design as well as to the social context of these development and application processes.
Programme facts
| Degree | Master of Science (M.Sc.) |
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| Duration | 4 semesters, 120 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Required English | C1 |
| Study mode | Full-Time |
| Start | Winter semester |
| Application | Directly to the university, winter semester until 31.05 |
| Admission | Admission restriction (NC): a competition of school grades |
| Tuition fee | €0 per semester for international students |
| Semester contribution | €425.40 per semester |
| Campus | Bremen Campus |
What the tuition fee consists of
Will I get in
The programme has an admission restriction: the average grade of your certificate, converted to the German scale, decides. The cut-off changes every year — last year's value shows the order of magnitude, not a promise.
How the selection works and how strong the competition is — we go through it against your certificate when we select programmes for you.
Programme selection →About the programme
Communication, work, or leisure time: Digital media are changing the world, while at the same time being subject to perpetual change themselves, often at a rapid pace. Only if we learn to live with this process of constant revision will we be able to mold the future according to our needs, both professional and personal.
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Media connect people, and digital media do so using connected computers that in turn interact with humans. Human-computer interaction has many facets, involving new devices and interaction metaphors, scientific evaluation, user experience design, (serious) games, computer graphics, cognitive foundations, as well as interactive art in a virtual or physical form and ultimately cultural and social questions. The computer is the central tool for digital media; therefore, programming is a central skill that allows “creating your own media without the bonds of existing software tools” (D. Shiffman). Building on this essential skill as a prerequisite, the program addresses algorithmic questions, e.g. in computer graphics or machine…
What you study
The study program Digital Media is a 4-semester, international master’s program, jointly offered by the University of Bremen and the University of the Arts Bremen in English. It aims at students who are enthusiastic about both art and science and want to acquire skills and knowledge in both the design and the technology of digital media linked by a solid understanding of media theory.Thus, in the Digital Media study program, computer science meets design, and engineering interconnects with the arts.
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
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The master's thesis' task is to prove the ability to follow scientific research methods (resp. artistic or design approaches for M.A.) and to contribute to science and/or art in the field of digital media, building on state-of-the-art knowledge and methods.
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The topic for such a work can arise from unsolved problems in the prior master's project, can be chosen from topic offers available from several professors and other research staff of the faculty or may even be chosen from other, individual research.
Cost of study
| Tuition fee of the federal state (Bremen), international students | €0 |
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| Semester contribution | €425.40 |
Requirements and application
| Previous education | Proof of a first professionally qualifying university degree (Bachelor or Diplom/Master from a university, a technical college or a comparable domestic or foreign university) with coursework amounting to at least 180 credit points (credit points = CP) according to the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS ) in the disciplines of digital media, computer science, design, media technology, media studies or a related subject, or in a degree program that does not reveal any significant differences in content, scope and requirements to those, with coursework amounting to at least 180 CP according to the ECTS or services that do not reveal any significant differences in content, scope and requirements. |
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| Language | English C1 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | Directly to the university, winter semester until 31.05 |
The procedure and the set of documents depend on your certificate. We check the university's requirements against your documents and give you a list: what to submit, how to certify and translate it, where and when to apply.
Check the requirementsHow to get into this programme
- 1Check your certificate and its recognitionDirect admission, a year at a university at home, or Studienkolleg first — this decides the whole plan.
- 2Documents and translationsCertified translations of the certificate and transcript, an APS if required. 3–4 weeks.
- 3Application directly to the university until 31.05Send the documents well before the deadline — an incomplete application cannot be completed after it.
- 4Admission, visa, movingPlan 2–3 months for the visa and the blocked account in parallel.
How to apply
You can submit the application yourself or with our help — the university decides on admission in both cases.
Applications go through the university's portal or uni-assist. Typical mistakes:
- ×incorrectly made certified copies and translations
- ×a wrong set of documents
- ×the application submitted the wrong way
- ×errors or gaps in the application form
- ×the application submitted at the wrong time — too early or too late
An incomplete or incorrectly prepared application is excluded from the selection — it can no longer be corrected after the deadline.
StudyInFocus does not represent the university and does not influence the admission decision. We do not sell study places and do not guarantee admission — this is a service for preparing and submitting documents on the applicant's side.
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The deadline is 31.05.2027 (229 days left). Language, translations and the document check take months, not weeks. In 30 minutes we will build a plan backwards from the deadline and tell you honestly whether you can make it.