Study Type

graduate

Admission semester

Winter Semester only

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 modus

Local admission restriction

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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).