Media Culture (Media Studies)

The Media Culture programme focuses on critical and problem-based analyses of recent developments in the new media as a cultural practice. It is suitable if you have a bachelor's degree in media and cultural studies and wish to be trained in practice-oriented research, or if you are a media professional who wants to deepen your theoretical understanding of your field. New digital technologies have transformed the ways we store, share and distribute information, interact with each other and spend our leisure time. Digital media have a major effect on our engagement with politics and with culture. At the same time, older media such as printed books, radio, television and film are still present and are evolving in complex interrelations with digital media. The interdisciplinary and comparative framework of the master's programme in Media Culture combines theoretical reflection on these developments with research on user practices and (basic) media skills. It will provide the academic training to investigate on-going transformations in media culture and the skills to participate in these innovations. This one-year programme is taught in English.

Instruction modes

literature study, oral presentation, internship, research, excursion, lecture, design project, working group, group assignment, workshop, group discussion, self evaluation, individual assignment, self study, project

Accreditation: NVAO

Erasmus Mundus program: This is an Erasmus Mundus program.

Admission requirements

a certified list of grades

Other requirements

1. cijferlijst a certified list of grades
2. vooropleiding (ISPAC: vereiste vooropleiding) bachelor's degree in a relevant academic field (media or communications studies, film or television studies, history, social science, humanities or liberal arts)
3. werkervaring (ISPAC: vereiste werkervaring) Include a CV showing relevant work experience, if any
4. schriftelijk verzoek a letter of motivation indicating why you wish to study Media Culture at Maastricht University, and why you expect that you will be able to complete the programme successfully. Students who wish to follow the specialisation Sound Technology should indicate this already in their letter of motivation.
5. taaltoets cijfer Non-native speakers or applicants who have their undergraduate degree in a language other than English must have one of the following language qualifications: *IELTS with a minimum score of 6.5 *TOEFL with a minimum score of 575 (paper-based), 232 (computer-based) and 90 (internet-based) *Cambridge Proficiency Certificate (grade A, B, C) *Cambridge Advanced Certificate (grade A, B, C+) *a grade in writing skills of at least 6,5 (ielts), 25 (toefl). Students with a Cambridge certificate need to hand in a proof of their partial results.