Communication in Digital Societyfull time

Degree
Master of Arts
Master
Standard period of study (amount)
4 semesters
Location
Passau
Deadlines
July 2026 (Germans and inhabitants)
July 2026 (EU)
July 2026 (Non-EU)
Please enquire

Overview and admission

Study Type

graduate

Admission semester

Winter Semester only

Area of study

  • Journalism
  • Communication Studies
  • Online Media
  • Digital Media

Focus

Digitale Kommunikation, Soziologie, Politischwissenschaft, Angloamerikanischer Kulturraum, Frankoromanischer Kulturraum, Iberoromaischer Kulturraum, Südostasiatischer Kulturraum, Regionalstudien Ostmitteleuropa und postsowjetische Region

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

More information regarding admission requirements

Admission requirements

- Certificate of academic degree in the field of communication science, journalism or journalistic studies or a professional degree course in a related field of study with an average grade of 2.5 or better or among the best 50% of the graduating class; - At least 20 ECTS credit points in the field of quantitative and/or qualitative social sciences research methods and/or statistics and/or a Bachelor's thesis in which methods of quantitative and qualitative social sciences are applied in an empirical project. - Proof of English skills at level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

Lecture period

  • 13.10.2025 - 06.02.2026
  • 13.04.2026 - 17.07.2026

Application deadlines

Winter semester (2025/2026)

  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    01.04.2026 - 15.07.2026 (Universitywide deadline)

    Note for international applicants: https://www.uni-passau.de/uni-assist/

  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    15.04.2026 - 15.07.2026 (Universitywide deadline)

    https://www.uni-passau.de/bewerbung-master/

  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    15.04.2026 - 15.07.2026 (Universitywide deadline)

  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    15.04.2026 - 15.07.2026 (Universitywide deadline)

    The same deadlines apply for all.

Languages of instruction

Main language

German

Further study programmes

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Degree:
State Examination
Standard Period of Study:
7 semesters
Location:
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Study Mode:
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Deadlines:
June 2026 (Aptitude test)
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Degree:
State Examination
Standard Period of Study:
7 semesters
Location:
Passau
Study Mode:
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Deadlines:
25 days left (Aptitude test)

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Degree:
State Examination
Standard Period of Study:
7 semesters
Location:
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Study Mode:
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Deadlines:
January 2026 (Aptitude test)

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Degree:
Bachelor
Standard Period of Study:
6 semesters
Location:
Passau
Study Mode:
full time
Deadlines:
September 2026 (Germans and inhabitants)
expired (EU)
July 2026 (Non-EU)

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