Your future begins in Siegen
Whether films, podcasts or games; whether theory or practice: the social and cultural science-based study of media studies offers you many opportunities - also later in your career. If you study media studies in Siegen, you will study the history, aesthetics and social significance of media.
The Bachelor's degree course combines research and theory with practice - for visual, audio, digitally networked and social media. You will learn how to analyze different media, understand them and classify them historically. And last but not least, how to design media yourself. We offer you state-of-the-art facilities with our own production rooms, editing suites, camera equipment and our GameLab. You can set your own focus - from new web technologies, games, film, television, radio to print.
Supplementary subjects
You have the opportunity to combine the following supplementary subjects with your media studies degree and thus specialize:
Everything at a glance
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Start of studies
Winter semester -
Standard period of study
6 semesters (full-time)
12 semesters (part-time) -
Admission restricted
No -
Language of instruction
German
Career prospects
Your degree will prepare you for the extensive world of media: editing, production, social media, film, television, games and communication. The possibilities are endless.
You will learn how media works - and how to use it professionally. You can hone your individual profile with a wide range of options and internships. For example, discover supplementary subjects such as Film Studies, Play and Game Studies or Digital Media and Technologies
Students about the media studies program
Practical, forward-looking, relevant
Even before I knew what I was going to study, I already had a pretty clear idea of what would follow my degree: a traineeship in a large media company and then - ideally - a job as an editor.
After successfully dropping out of an English degree course and three years as a freelancer in various editorial offices, I started looking for a degree course that would prepare me for my dream career. I found what I was looking for on the website of the University of Siegen, of all places. "Of all things" because I knew next to nothing about the city of Siegen. Except that there is a well-known, if not very flattering, joke about it.
Nevertheless, just one month later I moved from my home town of Wuppertal to Siegen to study Media Studies. A good decision, as I know today. The course offered a level of practical relevance that I hadn't expected. It also gave me the opportunity to set my own individual priorities and delve deeper into topics that interest me personally.
Another plus: during the semester break, there was enough time for internships in and outside Siegen. Even beyond the internship during my studies. For example, I was able to complete internships at Westdeutscher Rundfunk and Radio Wuppertal during my studies. An internship at the Handelsblatt Media Group first led to a position as a freelancer and then to the opportunity to train as a business journalist at the Georg von Holtzbrinck School.
I am now a permanent editor at Solutions by Handelsblatt Media Group. I still benefit today from the variety of topics I was offered during my studies. After all, I deal with a variety of media on a daily basis. It can be very helpful to be able to draw on basic knowledge from more than just one area. The fact that I can do this is largely thanks to my studies at the University of Siegen.
Media Studies
Before the start of studies, a four-week pre-study internship in one of the central media areas (in particular press, broadcasting, film, advertising, public relations, cultural work, online editing, web and software development, social media, library, archive) must be completed by September 30 at the latest for studies in the extended core subject and in the core subject. Please note the further information on pre-study internships.
If you do not have a high school diploma, but do have the entrance qualification for universities of applied sciences, or are already in the middle of your professional life, please inform yourself here.
