Information for winter semester 2024/25 subject to approval by the responsible Senate Department:

For admittance to the master’s program, applicants need to fulfill the following admission requirements:

• professionally qualifying German or equivalent foreign university degree in Theater Studies, Film Studies, Dance Studies, Art Studies, Art History, Visual Cultures, Museum and Exhibition Studies, General and Comparative Literature, Modern Philologies (focus on Literature), Cultural Studies/Cultural and Media Studies or Gender Studies or a university degree with a 60 credit point module or minor in one of the above-mentioned fields. 

The DSH — or German Language University Entrance Exam for Foreign Students — is obligatory for all applicants whose first language is not German and who have earned their initial degree from a university (or equivalent institution) where the language of instruction is not German.

Students do not pay any tuition fees, the university only charges semester fees and contributions each semester.

This practice-oriented master’s program explores knowledge resources and methods for application in cultural and media management. Above all, the program familiarizes students with the intersections between art, culture and media studies. Synergies between theory and practice are particularly encouraged, as is an engagement with questions and methodologies drawn from different sciences, cultural institutions, and the arts. Students will be given opportunities for independent, interdisciplinary project development, implementation, and quality assurance across various professional fields. The program examines the operations of cultural institutions, administrations, foundations, associations, companies, media and freelance work. University research, teaching and project work are productively intertwined, as current scientific positions and findings are brought into professional practice.

The course of study is characterized by intensive contact with and networking in the art and cultural, media, foundation and political landscapes, as well as the creative and digital industries. The program is primarily preoccupied with theater and performance, including drama, musical theatre, dance, performance, art action, and concerts, as well as with visual and multimedia culture, including visual culture, film and audiovisual media. Students will engage with these practices historically, theoretically and in terms of their current socio-economic implications. Special emphasis is placed on the hybrid interweaving of visual and performative cultures in the global present.