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Students will get a double-competency qualification based on academic studies and practical training. They will acquire an accurate and deep understanding of communication theory and develop comprehensive knowledge of important research in the field of international media and communication. They will further learn to develop their own research questions in the context of existing theories and relevant research areas. Special significance is attributed to international comparative theoretical and empirical approaches that consider structural changes in media and society: following this perspective, the development of global media and communication processes is understood as crossing national borders.
Professional and independent work on an international level is one of the major goals of the programme. Students analyse and develop a thorough understanding of new media technological developments and the impacts and obstacles of the digitalisation of mediated communication. They critically assess the importance of innovation and globalisation in mass media from political, economic, cultural, legal, and ethical perspectives.
Core Areas of Research and Teaching:
Professional and independent work on an international level is one of the major goals of the programme. Students analyse and develop a thorough understanding of new media technological developments and the impacts and obstacles of the digitalisation of mediated communication. They critically assess the importance of innovation and globalisation in mass media from political, economic, cultural, legal, and ethical perspectives.
Core Areas of Research and Teaching:
- Communication Studies and Research Methods
- Journalism Studies and Journalistic Practice
- Media Systems in Comparative Perspectives
- Globalisation and Media
- International Journalism Culture
- Modern Media Management
- Internship/Research Practice
Educational organisation
The Master's Programme is organised in ten modules over the period of four semesters. The fourth semester is dedicated to the Master's thesis and the respective research colloquium. All courses are held in English.The first and third semesters are studied at SPbU in St. Petersburg, the second semester is studied at FUB in Berlin. Depending on the student's individual choice of the MA thesis supervisor (according to research interest and chosen topic), the final semester is either studied at SPbU or FUB.