The course is aimed at graduates with a first professional degree in
Degree courses in the field of Communication Science or one that is equivalent to a Bachelor's degree in the amount of 180 credits and subject-related study at a university or equivalent higher education institution in Germany or abroad.

The subject-related requirement is proof of a degree course that includes modules on communication science, sociology, political science or psychology to the extent of at least 60 ECTS credits, as well as methodological module content in quantitative research methods and / or statistics to the extent of at least 20 ECTS credits. The final grade should be at least 2.0 or better. Furthermore, English proficiency at level B2 is required, which must be proven by an internationally recognised certificate or school certificate (Abitur).
International applicants are required to provide proof of command of German at the level of a DSH test (stage 2), a TestDaF (TDN 4) or a recognised equivalent.