Media and Cultural Practice: History, aesthetics, theoryfull time
- Degree
- Master of Arts
- Master
- Standard period of study (amount)
- 4 semesters
- Location
- Marburg
- Deadlines
- Please enquire
Overview and admission
Study Type
graduate
Admission semester
Winter Semester only
Area of study
- Media Culture
- Digital Media
- Media Studies
Focus
The course focuses on history, aesthetics and theory of the media, which opens up a unique, broad spectrum of research
Target group
Graduates of a specialised relevant Bachelor’s degree in Media Science or a comparable German or international professionally qualifying degree with a considerable component of specialised media science modules (at least 60 CP).
Annotation
General information: The Master’s degree programme "Media and Cultural Practice: History, Aesthetics, Theory" is designed for students who already have a professionally qualifying certificate of academic degree or a relevant Bachelor’s degree and have a particular interest in the in-depth, research-oriented exploration of modern media cultures and an above-average talent for audiovisual impressions. Media studies in this sense is understood as a historical-hermeneutic discipline in a cultural-historical and cultural-scientific perspective. The course focuses on the audiovisual media of film and television as well as digital media and multimedia configurations. It explores the conditions under which these media emerged, their production and reception as specific forms of socio-cultural practice, and the theoretical explanations and attributions that have accompanied and continue to accompany the history of these media. Research focuses: The course focuses on history, aesthetics and theory of the media, which opens up a unique, broad spectrum of research.
Admission requirements
https://www.uni-marburg.de/de/studium/nach-dem-abschluss/masterstudium/masterstudiengaenge/m-muk
Lecture period
- 13.10.2025 - 13.02.2026
- 13.04.2026 - 17.07.2026
Application deadlines
Winter semester (2025/2026)
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
Application deadlines: https://www.uni-marburg.de/de/studium/nach-dem-abschluss/masterstudium/masterbewerbung/bewerbungsfristen-master
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
Application deadlines: https://www.uni-marburg.de/de/studium/nach-dem-abschluss/masterstudium/masterbewerbung/bewerbungsfristen-master
Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
Application deadlines: https://www.uni-marburg.de/de/studium/nach-dem-abschluss/masterstudium/masterbewerbung/bewerbungsfristen-master
Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
Application deadlines: https://www.uni-marburg.de/de/studium/nach-dem-abschluss/masterstudium/masterbewerbung/bewerbungsfristen-master
Tuition fees
Tuition fees
There are currently no tuition fees in the state of Hesse!
Languages of instruction
Main language
German