Film sciencefull time
Master of Arts
Master
Degree4 semesters
Standard period of study (amount)
Mainz
Location
May 2025 (Germans and inhabitants)
May 2025 (EU), May 2025 (Non-EU)
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Overview and admission
Study Type
graduate
Admission semester
Winter Semester only
Area of study
- Dramaturgy
- Media Culture
- Media Studies
Target group
The Mainz Master’s degree course in Film Studies is unique at German universities. It provides in-depth knowledge of the History, Aesthetics and theory of audiovisual media with a clear specialisation towards film Supported by practical media work, it enables critically reflective recording and modelling of the current forms of international media culture. The Master's degree course deals with the history, theory and aesthetics of feature films, documentaries or animated films in cinema and television as well as the cinematic forms of new media, while integrating research into film studies. As a consecutive course, the Master's degree in Film Studies deepens the skills in: analytical application of media history, theory, cultural theory as well as methodology and terminology of Film Studies under reflected hermeneutic premises to the concrete audiovisual material of the film. To critically assess sources, media phenomena and theoretical positions and to relate them in an analytical and results-oriented manner using analytical and methodological signs according to scientific and labour-economic standards. To reflect on media objects of investigation from multiple perspectives and to formulate questions according to scientific standards. To reflect on film aesthetics in cultural and historical change and in the context of cultural and media-specific genres as well as to process them micro- and macro-analytically. This gives students the opportunity to continue their training in a Film or Media Science Bachelor's degree in a discipline that is oriented towards Art and Cultural Studies. After completing the two-year course, the graduates should be prepared for a job that requires flexible skills in dealing with audiovisual media.
Annotation
If the Bachelor degree certificate is not available by the application deadline, but at least 135 credit points can be proven: Submit a certificate of study and examinations and the average grade achieved so far. (This certificate must be issued by the relevant higher education institution, original or officially authenticated copy). After enrolment, the diploma must be submitted. If the degree was obtained abroad: officially authenticated copy of a certificate of recognition (responsible: Student Service - Admission International).
Admission requirements
Bachelor's degree in core or minor subject Film Studies in the integrated Mainz field of study Culture Drama Film or an equivalent degree in a related Film, Art or Media Studies subject from a university in Germany or abroad. At least 50 credit points must have been earned in the field of Film, Television and New Media. Students who have studied a core or minor in Theatre or Cultural Anthropology at the IFTeK must have attended courses that can be recognised in the fields of Film, Television and New Media in order to meet the admission requirements. Applicants who obtained neither their higher education entrance qualification at a German-speaking institution nor a degree in a course conducted in German are required to provide evidence of German proficiency at the level of the “German Language Test for Admission to Higher Education for Foreign Students” (DSH).
Lecture period
- 15.04.2024 - 20.07.2024
- 21.10.2024 - 08.02.2025
Application deadlines
Winter semester (2024/2025)
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
01.04.2025 - 15.05.2025
Participation in the lottery procedure for Master's degree programmes (winter semester 01.08.-31.08; summer semester 01.08.-31.08): https://www.studium.uni-mainz.de/losverfahren Please also note the earlier registration deadlines for the aptitude test in the respective subjects.
Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
15.05.2025 (Universitywide deadline)
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
01.04.2025 - 15.05.2025
Those who have obtained their higher education entrance qualification abroad should have their certificates recognised early on via the Student Services (https://www.studium.uni-mainz.de/anerkennung). The request for recognition should be submitted six to eight weeks before the respective application deadline, as the certificate of recognition must be enclosed with the application.
Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
01.04.2025 - 15.05.2025
Those who have obtained their higher education entrance qualification abroad should have their certificates recognised early on via the Student Services (https://www.studium.uni-mainz.de/anerkennung). The request for recognition should be submitted six to eight weeks before the respective application deadline, as the certificate of recognition must be enclosed with the application.
Languages of instruction
Main language
German