Media, Technology and Society, M.Sc.
Digital media are having an ever greater impact on society. It is therefore vital for companies to keep pace, especially as they are increasingly reaching their target groups via online media. They therefore need experts who keep an eye on technological developments and at the same time reflect on these interactions with social trends and make strategic use of them. Their education is in the Master‘s programme „Media, Technology and Society“. The graduates are experts in the development, planning, implementation and evaluation of new forms of communication, media and study methods for journalism and strategic communication. At the same time, they are sensitized to the ethical dimensions of digitization, for example with regard to the use of data.
Programme facts
| Degree | Master of Science (M.Sc.) |
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| Duration | 3 semesters, 180 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Required English | B2 |
| Study mode | Full-Time |
| Start | Summer semester, winter semester |
| Application | Via uni-assist, winter semester until 01.06, summer semester until 01.12 |
| Admission | Admission restriction (NC): a competition of school grades |
| Tuition fee | €0 per semester for international students |
| Semester contribution | €382 per semester |
| Campus | Campus Dieburg |
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
We live in times of rapid change and major societal and technological transformations. Media are involved in this change in different roles, sometimes accompanying and reinforcing it, sometimes documenting and explaining it.
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In times of technological and social disruption, media are particularly challenged. On the one hand, they themselves are doubly affected: Social change is altering their target groups and the climate in which they operate. Technological change is revolutionizing their very production conditions.
Furthermore, it is part of their task to mediate between technology and society and to help ensure that social considerations are not neglected in the application of new technologies. This is especially true when surrounding natural conditions pose additional challenges, for example in the face of climate change, species extinction or epidemics.
What you study
The English-language programme is offered in two variants: three-semester for graduates of relevant seven-semester Bachelor programmes, four-semester for those from sixsemester Bachelor programmes. This is preceded by a practical semester. Together, all students acquire in-depth methodological, theoretical and conceptual knowledge in the fields of technology and society in two semesters. These are put into practice in workshops and laboratories. Elective modules enable individual specialisation.
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
Pick programmesCareer
Graduates have a wide range of career opportunities in the fields of editing and consulting where media, technology and society interact:
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- Media and communication: e.g. in publishing houses and radio stations, in communication departments and agencies
- Technology: in companies that produce and operate digital media and applications. In addition, in the field of science and knowledge management
- Society: in NGOs, foundations and other charitable institutions, as well as in segments such as lifelong learning.
Cost of study
| Tuition fee of the federal state (Hesse), international students | €0 |
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| Semester contribution | €382 |
Requirements and application
| Previous education | Admission requirement is a qualified Bachelor‘s or diploma degree in the field of media sciences or a related field. |
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| Language | English B2 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | Via uni-assist, winter semester until 01.06, summer semester until 01.12 |
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 01.12uni-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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Don't postpone the application
The deadline is 01.12.2026 (48 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.