M.A. Digital Transformation in the Information and Media Sector

Essential:

Bachelor's degree in Media and Information, Media and Communications, or Library and Information Science

OR successful completion of a Bachelor's or Diplom degree of at least six semesters in a closely related degree course; you must have achieved at least 180 credit points in your Bachelor's degree

If you have not yet completed your first degree, a certificate from your university confirming the exams completed and the grades awarded

Proof of English language skills as demonstrated by

School-leaving certificate with qualifying grade in English: German advanced entry qualification for universities of applied sciences (Fachhochschulreife) or German entry qualification for universities (Allgemeine Hochschulreife), sufficient grade in English (minimum of 5 points for either type of certificate) or

Accepted test certificates: TOEFL test (at least 87 points internet-based); IELTS (minimum of band 5.5); CAE, CPE, FCE, BEC (minimum C) or

Other means of meeting the language requirement:

– Letter of admission for a degree course in an English-speaking country

– Letter of admission for a degree course taught in English

– Official certificate (university transcript or degree certificate) of successful completion of at least two years of study in a degree course in which English was the main subject

– Certificate confirming at least six months of post-graduate professional experience or a successfully completed internship in a company where English was the business language

– Certificate confirming at least six months of post-graduate professional experience or a successfully completed internship in an English-speaking country

Further required documents:

A written outline of your educational and professional experience, including professional development and continuing education, together with the relevant documents, especially letters of reference from employers

An independently written letter of of motivation (max. 5 pp.) outlining how your skills and interests make you a good candidate for the degree course and the media and information sector, as well as its transformation. You should also discuss your ability to carry out methods-oriented work, including quantitative methods from empirical research acquired during your previous degree and applied in your Bachelor's thesis. Please describe the topic of your Bachelor's thesis and the methods or processes applied.

International applicants are required to demonstrate proficiency in the German language via a recognised language test, which should be one of the following: Goethe Institute C1, TestDaF 4, telc C1 Hochschule, DSH2, Deutsches Sprachdiplom issued by the KMK (Kultusministerkonferenz), or Kleines or Großes Sprachdiplom issued by the Goethe Institute.

Further documents you may submit to enhance your application:

Proof of professional or academic experience related to the course content

Proof of methodological skills, including quantitative methods from empirical research

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