- Degree
- Master of Arts in Communication in Digital Societies
- Course location
- Passau
- Teaching language
- • German
• English
- Languages
- The main language of instruction is German. However, individual modules may be taught in English. Depending on your chosen world region for the cultural studies portion of your programme, you may study modules in other languages.
- Full-time / part-time
- • full-time
- Programme duration
- 4 semesters
- Beginning
- Winter semester
- Application deadline
- The application round starts in early April. As the application deadlines can currently change on short notice, we ask that you check our application pages (https://www.uni-passau.de/en/apply/?mtm_campaign=DAADIPG) closer to the time for the specific dates (and what documents you need to submit).
- Tuition fees per semester in EUR
- None
- Combined Master's degree / PhD programme
- No
- Joint degree / double degree programme
- No
- Description/content
- The MA Communication in Digital Societies programme allows you to engage in theoretical and application-oriented study simultaneously. Primarily intended for graduates from degree programmes with a focus on communication science, it is the right degree programme for you if you are interested in how the digital media are changing communication processes in the public realm and what consequences this might have for society at large. It takes social-scientific research with a special focus on computational methods and combines this with interdisciplinary aspects of digitalisation. As you progress through the programme, you will acquire a wide range of skills that give you the best preparation for your future career, be it in academic research or working in journalism or in the digital or communications business sectors. You will have the opportunity to complete an internship during your degree programme, which will give you initial work experience and enable you to apply the knowledge you have gained.
Features
• Focus on the relevant and topical field of digital communication
• Methodological focus on computerised research, data collection and analysis processes
• Strong research orientation through two-semester long research projects on current topics in digital communication, which you will complete in a small group with close supervision
• Clearly structured programme that allows you to shape your individual profile by choosing a minor subject and a large interdisciplinary course offering
• Compulsory elective modules that enable you to approach various aspects of the digital transformation from an interdisciplinary perspective, e.g. by specialising in cultural studies of a world region
Career prospects
The forward-looking orientation of the degree programme gives you precisely the skills that are in high demand in the media industry. A recent survey of 245 media companies in Bavaria revealed that there is an acute shortage of skilled staff for the evaluation of digital data in the media industry, specifically in the sub-sectors press, audio/radio, film/TV/streaming, marketing/PR/advertising and print/online publishing. Anywhere between 56% (film/TV/streaming) and 100% (audio/radio) of the companies surveyed agreed with the statement that there are not enough applicants in this area (Start Into Media, 2022). In addition to specifically data-related jobs, the degree programme generally qualifies you for positions in the following areas:
• public relations work at business enterprises, foundations, associations, or political organisations
• strategic communication using digital marketing technologies
• journalism (such as data or science journalism)
• market research
• content management
• public affairs consultancy