Graduation requirements

Courses

All courses in the curriculum must be passed to sign up for the final oral master's examination.

Master's thesis

Subjects for the master's thesis are prepared by the students at the end of the third semester. The master's thesis includes the handling of a scientific question and - usually - practical work in the media sector. The fourth semester is available for writing it. The students are to illustrate the success of their professional training on an academic basis by independently addressing their subject.

Final examination

The examination for the completion of the master's degree programme consists of the written master's thesis and a committee examination before an examination board in the department. This committee examination is comprised of a presentation and defence of the master's thesis, an oral examination, which goes into the cross-connections between the subject of the master's thesis and the relevant subjects of the study plan as well as an oral examination about other curriculum-relevant content.