Your future begins in Siegen
The M.A. in Media and Society helps you to think outside the box and trains you to work in an interdisciplinary way between social, political, cultural and economic perspectives on media. The interdisciplinary degree course offered by the Faculty of Arts and Humanities and the Faculty of Business and Economics combines cultural, social and economic studies in an integrative way. At the heart of the course is an interdisciplinary project in which cooperation between all participating subjects is tested. The topics dealt with there are linked to current research issues and build bridges to media practice.
Everything at a glance
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Start of studies
Winter semester and
Summer semester -
Standard period of study
4 semesters (full-time)
8 semesters (part-time) -
Admission restricted
No -
Language of instruction
German
Career prospects
With its interdisciplinary approach, the course prepares you for planning, consulting and management tasks in media companies or in companies with a media department. The Master's degree is also ideal for a career in public relations in cultural, social or political institutions, as well as for jobs in journalism, foundations, adult education institutions, academia, political parties and associations or in market research.
Bachelor's degree in at least one of the two chosen subjects with a grade of 2.5 or better. In the other subject, you must provide evidence of knowledge amounting to 18 CP. The following admission requirements are mandatory for the individual subjects chosen:
Social Sciences: Bachelor's degree
- a) a degree in social sciences, political science or sociology or
- b) a comparable degree course with a social science component (≥ 18 CP)
Media Studies: Bachelor's degree
- a) a degree course in media studies or
- b) a comparable degree course with media studies components from the fields of media theory, media history and media aesthetics or analysis (≥ 18 CP)
Corporate management and media management: Bachelor's degree
- a) of a degree course in economics or
- b) a comparable degree course with media management components (≥18 CP)
Missing prior knowledge in a subject can be made up by the end of the 2nd semester to a maximum of 9 CP according to the specifications of the Examination Board.
The current examination regulations always apply.
Examination regulations including study plans and module descriptions
Framework Examination Regulations (RPO-M) and the General Subject-Specific Regulations of the Subject Examination Regulations (PHIL-FPO-M) define the general framework conditions for studying in Siegen and at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities.
In addition, the Subject Examination Regulations of the individual (partial) degree programs (FPOs) define the basic structures of a (partial) degree program (e.g. admission requirements and content to be studied). The subject examination regulations are accompanied by study course plans, which represent the recommended exemplary course of study in the individual subjects, as well as module descriptions (content-related information on modules).
The current version of an FPO automatically applies to students when they enrol for their first semester.
