Media Studies
The Bachelor's second subject in Media Studies imparts academic competence in the independent use of media, especially with regard to the increasing interconnectedness with politics, culture and art. It is therefore a useful addition to all core subjects offered at the Humboldt University.
Media permeate and shape everyday life, social life, the environment, science and the arts. Media Studies at the Humboldt University of Berlin addresses this culturally formative dimension of the media with a theoretically and methodologically broad study program.
Programme facts
| Duration | 6 semesters, 60 ECTS |
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| Language of instruction | German |
| Required German | C1 |
| Study mode | Full-Time |
| Start | Winter semester |
| Application | Via uni-assist, winter semester until 15.07, summer semester until 15.01 |
| Admission | No admission restriction: every eligible applicant is admitted |
| Tuition fee | €0 per semester for international students |
| Semester contribution | €381.80 per semester |
What the tuition fee consists of
Will I get in
Every applicant who meets the formal requirements is admitted — but places can run out before the deadline, so apply at the start of the window.
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 subject of the course is traditional mass media and digital media as well as selected media technologies, media practices and media infrastructures.
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
Pick programmesCareer
A successful degree in media studies opens up a wide range of career fields, from media education, policy consulting, and (creative) business to media culture operations and research.
Cost of study
| Tuition fee of the federal state (Berlin), international students | €0 |
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| Semester contribution | €381.80 |
Requirements and application
| Previous education | Passion for extensive reading; Interest in philosophical questions and historical perspectives; Love of the media as concrete technical things, which is why this degree programme familiarises you with their hardware and software, "analogue" as well as "digital"; the ability to think in a structured and at the same time creative way, to be flexible and to be able to network well. |
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| Language | German C1 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | Via uni-assist, 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 via uni-assist until 15.01uni-assist checks documents for 4–6 weeks — send them well before the deadline.
- 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.