Language and Media Studies European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder)

Study Type

graduate

Admission semester

Summer and Winter Semester

Focus

Language, Media, Disinformation, Linguistic Usage Research, Artificial Intelligence, Media Aesthetics, Communication, Discourse, Digital Transformation, Social Media

Target group

Students with a Bachelor’s degree focusing on language, media or humanities who want to understand the mechanisms, functions and effects of language and media.

Annotation

How do language and the media influence public discourses, social power structures and social groups? Why are we so captivated by TikTok videos? How do AI algorithms shape our communication? Our present is shaped entirely by media: we meet each other in digital spaces, use audiovisual media and engage in social and linguistic interactions – often without reflecting on how media and language shape and transform us and our societies.

In the Master’s degree course "Language and Media Studies", you will gain the specialist knowledge and practical skills to understand the mechanisms, functions and effects of language and media. The degree course bridges the gap between critical media studies and cultural studies-oriented research on the use of language and teaches methods, theories and practice in linguistic, film and media studies.

As a graduate of the "Language and Media Studies" degree course, you will possess a solid foundation in these fields, enabling you to analyse and critically examine the complex media world of our time and help responsibly shape society’s engagement with audiovisual, digital and linguistic phenomena – from AI and social media to film and video games.

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

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Admission requirements

The Master’s degree programme in "Language and Media Studies" requires a first professionally certificate of academic degree worth at least 180 ECTS credits, in which applicants have demonstrated relevant study and examination achievements worth at least 30 ECTS credits in subjects with a focus on linguistics, media studies or humanities (e.g. Linguistics, Media Studies, Communication Science, Journalism, Cultural Studies, Aesthetics).

Tuition fees

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Main language

English

Further languages

German