Media Studies, B.A.
The Bachelor's degree in Media Studies aims to provide students with basic knowledge of the subject areas, theories, methods, analysis tools and design criteria of the subject. The combination of theoretical models with historical perspectives and practical projects forms a multi-perspective, scientific basis for reflection in order to make a sound assessment of the media in its technical, social, institutional, cultural and aesthetic dimensions and to classify them in larger contexts.
Programme facts
| Degree | Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) |
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| Duration | 6 semesters, 180 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Study mode | Full-Time |
| Start | Winter semester |
| Application | Via uni-assist, winter semester until 31.05 |
| Admission | Admission restriction (NC): a competition of school grades |
| Tuition fee | €0 per semester for international students |
| Semester contribution | €351.15 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 →About the programme
Media Studies: Does that suit me?
Media enable communication between people. Almost everything we know comes from media such as books, television, films or the Internet. The media offer us information and entertainment, education and fun. But what does it mean to live in a media world in which we increasingly feel connected through media and exchange with each other? In which knowledge is conveyed to us in diverse media forms and we are flooded with information? In which our understanding of work and leisure, of economy and politics is shaped and changed by the media? In order to deal with these diverse questions, the course offers a wide range of topics, in which content and aesthetic, equipment and institutional as well as economic aspects are equally considered. Theoretical reflections on the general understanding of the media and detailed analyzes of specific media phenomena are just as important as the imparting of technical and economic basics as well as media practical skills. The central concern is to promote a scientific understanding of the media in this way, which qualifies equally for different professions in the media area as well as for an in-depth master's degree.
What you study
In media studies we are concerned with the thorough investigation, assessment, and classification of media in their technical, social, institutional, cultural and aesthetic dimensions. To do this, media scientists need knowledge of various media topics, theories, methods, analytical tools and design criteria. The combination of theoretical models with historical perspectives and practical projects forms a multi-perspective, scientific basis for reflection. The specialty of the course is an interdisciplinary approach that combines cultural studies in media studies with courses in media economics, economics and computer science. A stable technical basis, familiarity with the different technical languages and a specific ability to moderate and translate are essential training goals. The course is intended to prepare for work in mixed teams, as is typical for the media sector.
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
Pick programmesCareer
The course prepares you for a job in the media sector that has a broad and heterogeneous professional field. It refers to print, audiovisual, analog and digital media as well as their historical, information technology, economic, legal and psychological aspects. Media scientists can work in the following areas:
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- Media organization
- Research, production preparation, planning, support
- Conceptual and editorial work within the media (e.g. media groups, press, publishers, radio, film and television, AV productions, software production, multimedia and internet providers)
- Media and cultural management (cinema, festival, exhibitions, museums, archives)
- Media Education
- Advertising and media or multimedia agencies
- Marketing and public relations
- Software development (game design, software ergonomics, surface design)
- Application advice, technical editing
Cost of study
| Tuition fee of the federal state (North Rhine-Westphalia), international students | €0 |
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| Semester contribution | €351.15 |
Requirements and application
| Previous education | Are you interested in the media and would you like to scientifically deal with their functions, uses and effects? |
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| Application | Via uni-assist, 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 via uni-assist until 31.05uni-assist checks documents for 4–6 weeks — send them well before the deadline.
- 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.
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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When do I need to apply?
Don't postpone the application
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.