Course content – Media and Digital Studies
On this page you can inform yourself about the curriculum of the Masters programme Media and Digital Studies. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch with the contact points listed under "Contact and Counselling" and make use of the counselling services offered by the Graduate School.
Course structure
Note:
Since the Masters programme presented on this page is a German-language programme (with the exception of some seminars taught in English), the module overview is also presented in German.
Elective modules
2nd Semester (2 x 5 CP)
- Auditory Culture (5 CP)
- Democracy and the public (5 CP)
- Gender, Queerness, Bodies (5 CP)
- Crises and Ruptures in a Global Context (5 CP)
- Organization: Structure, Power, Economies (5 CP)
- The arts in practice (5 CP)
- Technology and Culture (5 CP)
3rd Semester (2 x 5 CP)
- Digital Sound Cultures (5 CP)
- Violence and Social Protest (5 CP)
- Capitalist Dynamics and Social Change (5 CP)
- Migration and Circulation (5 CP)
- Organization: Space, Aesthetics, Materiality (5 CP)
- Urban Culture and Space (5 CP)
- Knowledge and Research in Digital Cultures (5 CP)
Subject-specific area
Core Modules
The four core modules (40 CP) focus on the following subject areas:
- History
- Philosophy
- Social Organisation
- Aesthetics
The special feature here is to counter a cultural loss of order and orientation by focusing on fundamental historical, philosophical, aesthetic and social questions and to make the experience and knowledge of the disciplines involved fruitful for understanding digital cultures.
Electives
In the elective area (20 CP), students can choose from a wide range of electives run jointly by the various Masters programmes at the Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences. Electives add an interdisciplinary element to the field of digital cultures.
Cultural Studies integration modules
The Cultural Studies integration modules (15 CP) connect students from all cultural studies Masters programmes at Leuphana and introduce them to the history and methodology of Cultural Studies as well as current debates in the field.
Master Thesis/Masters Forum
In the area Masters forum/Master thesis (30 CP), students are supported and accompanied in writing their Master thesis. The Masters Forum in Cultural Studies must be completed and the Master thesis must be written.
Complementary studies
The Complementary Studies are an essential part of the special teaching model of Leuphana. It supplements and expands students' subject-specific learning with the following three modules (5 CP each) with critical academic and practical perspectives from all faculties:
- Engaging with Knowledge and Sciences (in the 1st Semester)
- Reflecting on Research Methods (in the 2nd Semester)
- Connecting Science, Responsibility and Society (in the 3rd Semester)
Masters thesis
Generally, the Masters thesis is written at the end of the degree programme. All the information about the Masters thesis and how to organise your Masters thesis in five steps has been compiled for you on the website Masters thesis.
In addition, helpful courses for writing the Masters thesis are regularly offered as part of the GradSkills.
Study regulations/subject-specific schedule
Here you can find the General Assessment Regulations and the Subject-Specific Schedules.
The Subject-Specific Schedule shows the subject-specific curriculum. The modules to be taken and their content, the types of courses, the type and number of examinations are formulated in detail and in a legally binding manner.
Course catalogue
In the course catalogue you can get an overview of the courses currently offered and their specific contents.
Contact and Counselling
First contact point
The Information Office (Infoportal) is your contact point for
- general information on the application procedure
- initial questions about the study programmes offered at Leuphana
- making an appointment with the Graduate School Student Counselling Service.
Information Office
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By telephone
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Thursday 4 - 6 pm