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M.A. Serial Storytelling

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  • 15 Jan
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About the programme

Serial Storytelling is a full-time Master of Arts at the ifs Internationale Filmschule Köln, focused on collaborative writing for TV series. It takes 4 semesters and 120 ECTS and starts in the winter semester every other year at the ifs site in Köln-Mülheim. The international track is taught in English, and the German track in English and German. This intensive two-year programme combines story development, collaboration techniques in the Writers' Room format, and artistic research, with a view to both local and international series markets. You work with international guest speakers and scholars from the series industry, and the programme is supported by industry partners such as Disney+, RTL, ZDF and Series Mania.

Fields of study

Media Studies(Media & Communication)

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Requirements

What you need to apply for Serial Storytelling at TH Köln - University of Applied Sciences

English language

IELTS Overall
6/ 9.0

Academic requirements

Completed Bachelor's degree
Required
Minimum ECTS credits
180

ECTS are study credits. One year of full-time study is about 60 ECTS.

MOI accepted as English proof
Not Accepted
Work experience
12 months
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Statement of Purpose (SOP)
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Curriculum Vitae (CV)
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Letters of Recommendation
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Prerequisites

1. Admission to the Master's degree course requires a Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) of at least 180 ECTS credit points. 2. Applicants must have at least one year of professional experience in the media sector. 3. In addition, applicants must demonstrate sufficient English proficiency (level B2 of the CEFR, e.g. TOEFL internet-based or equivalent test results). German language skills are only required for students in the German speaking track.

Applicants must have worked in the field of media production for at least one year

A solid understanding of the basics of screenwriting and dramaturgy in theory and practice

Only 16 students per year

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Programme-specific documents

Submit written tasks and CV (in English for international track)

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APS checks your degree papers. You need it if your degree is from India, China or Vietnam.

Application fee

400 EUR

Complexity

Medium

Address

TH Köln (University of Applied Sciences)

Claudiusstr. 1

50678 Köln

Mailing address:

Gustav-Heinemann-Ufer 54

50968 Köln

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Costs

Tuition

Over 1,500 EUR

per semester

Semester contribution

334.7 EUR

per semester

Application fee

400 EUR

per application

Estimated year-1 total cost

15,574 – 24,574 EUR

Includes tuition, semester contribution, and estimated living costs. Range accounts for lifestyle differences.

Additional fee information

One-time registration fee 400 Euros

3750 Euros

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