Film Studies, B.A.
Film science makes the theoretical, analytical and historical preoccupation with film, its aesthetics, dramaturgy and history the starting point of its professional practice. She analyzes and interprets her objects by reconstructing the questions to which the image solutions of a film are the answers. The study of film studies includes lessons from the areas of film analysis, film history, film aesthetics and film theory. In addition, issues of media change (literature on film) and dramaturgy and narratology (such as genres in cinema and television) are treated. The interpretation of cultural patterns in films and the relationship between tradition and aesthetic innovation are further subject areas. The students of the subject gain insight into the analytical and methodological foundations of film studies as well as the history, aesthetics and theory of film. They should be trained to analyze, interpret and critically evaluate audiovisual phenomena scientifically.
As part of the integrated study program "Culture-Theater-Film", students of film studies attend theater science and cultural anthropology / folklore events and thus learn how to deal with an extended concept of culture and media in a transdisciplinary way.
Programme facts
| Degree | Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) |
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| Duration | 6 semesters, 180 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Required German | C1 |
| Study mode | Full-Time |
| Start | Summer semester, winter semester |
| Application | winter semester until 15.07, summer semester until 15.01 |
| Admission | Admission restriction (NC): a competition of school grades |
| Tuition fee | €0 per semester for international students |
| Semester contribution | €322.18 per semester |
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 →What you study
The study in the B.A. core subject film science is designed so that the students are introduced in the first two semesters using the interdisciplinary module "Fundamentals of cultural analysis" in the topics, methods and theories of cultural studies work.
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
Pick programmesCareer
With a focus on Film Studies, his core competences include various professional fields of work in the field of media culture work or related subject-related courses.
Cost of study
| Tuition fee of the federal state (Rhineland-Palatinate), international students | €0 |
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| Semester contribution | €322.18 |
Requirements and application
| Previous education | A school certificate that gives access to university in Germany — directly or after a Studienkolleg. |
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| Language | German C1 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | winter semester until 15.07, summer semester until 15.01 |
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.
- 2German up to C1 and a certificateDSH or TestDaF has to be passed before you apply.
- 3Documents and translationsCertified translations of the certificate and transcript, an APS if required. 3–4 weeks.
- 4Application until 15.01Send the documents well before the deadline — an incomplete application cannot be completed after it.
- 5Admission, 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.
If your level is not enough yet
The two most common stoppers are a language level below the requirement and a certificate without direct admission. Both can be solved, but they take months — plan them now, not after a rejection.
Questions about this programme
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Don't postpone the application
The deadline is 15.01.2027 (93 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.