Media Culture and Media Economy, Master of Arts (M.A.)

What academic qualifications do I need for this degree programme?
You need a bachelor's, master's, magister or diplom examination, a state examination or an equivalent final examination at a German or foreign university in a degree programme in the humanities, political science, economics or information science with at least a good grade (2.5 - converted German overall grade) or, in the case of graduates of a Law state examination programme in Germany, at least a "Befriedigend" grade (at least 7.5 points).

What academic qualifications do I need for this degree programme?

You need a bachelor's, master's, magister or diplom examination, a state examination or an equivalent final examination at a German or foreign university in a degree programme in the humanities, political science, economics or information science with at least a good grade (2.5 - converted German overall grade) or, in the case of graduates of a Law state examination programme in Germany, at least a "Befriedigend" grade (at least 7.5 points).

APPLICATION	EU citizens
Period	Winter Semester: 15 April to 15 July
Platform	CAMPUSonline - a brief application guide is available here
Documents	BY UPLOAD Curriculum vitae you can download and fill out this template Grade conversion using the Bavarian Formula this will be available as an Excel sheet on CAMPUSonline Language certificate ENGLISH level B1 find out more Language certificate GERMAN level B2 find out more Secondary school leaving certificate including subjects and grades original language + certified translation in German or English Transcript of records BACHELOR (or for comparable degree) including subjects and grades - at least 150 ECTS points with a final grade corresponding to "good" or better on the German grading system or at least 7,5 points for lawyers original language + certified translation in German or English Grading Scale BACHELOR with maximum grade and minimum final grade required to be awarded the degree – not for passing individual courses (must be issued by your university) original language + certified translation in German or English Written presentation of course-specific competences (motivation letter)

APPLICATION

EU citizens

Period

Winter Semester: 15 April to 15 July

Platform

CAMPUSonline - a brief application guide is available here

Documents

BY UPLOAD

Curriculum vitae
you can download and fill out this template
Grade conversion using the Bavarian Formula
this will be available as an Excel sheet on CAMPUSonline
Language certificate ENGLISH level B1
find out more
Language certificate GERMAN level B2
find out more
Secondary school leaving certificate including subjects and grades
original language + certified translation in German or English
Transcript of records BACHELOR (or for comparable degree) including subjects and grades - at least 150 ECTS points with a final grade corresponding to "good" or better on the German grading system or at least 7,5 points for lawyers
original language + certified translation in German or English
Grading Scale BACHELOR with maximum grade and minimum final grade required to be awarded the degree – not for passing individual courses (must be issued by your university)
original language + certified translation in German or English
Written presentation of course-specific competences
(motivation letter)

You may need to submit additional documents:

Do you already hold a bachelor's degree?Hide

Then please submitt your degree certificate:

BY UPLOAD

Degree certificate BACHELOR
original language + certified translation in German or English

Have you already studied a master's programme?Hide

Then please submit your master's transcript, the relevant grading scale and (if applicable) your master's certificate:

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Transcript of Records MASTER (or other degree) including subjects and grades
original language + certified translation in German or English
Grading Scale MASTER or other degree with maximum grade and minimum final grade required to be awarded the degree – not for passing individual courses (must be issued by your university)
original language + certified translation in German or English
If applicable: Degree certificate MASTER
original language + certified translation in German or English

Documents regarding the academic entry requirements Hide

If applicable, you can submit these additional documents:

BY UPLOAD

Admission from the University of Bayreuth for this course of study from a previous semester (and possibly a letter of requirements)
only to be uploaded by applicants who already got an admission letter from the UBT for the respective master's programme in a previous semester, but did not manage to start their studies
Request for disadvantage compensation

Have you attended a Studienkolleg in Germany?Hide

Then please submit the Studienkolleg certificate (Feststellungsprüfung). We do not consider any interim reports of the Studienkolleg.

BY UPLOAD

Studienkolleg certificate

Additional country-specific documents Hide

Depending on the country of your previous educational background, you may need to submit additional documents.

Information regarding the form of submission for application documents

Please submit your documents for the application via CAMPUSonline only as instructed on this site by UPLOAD. Documents submitted unsolicited by post cannot be taken into consideration. Documents will not be returned.

Do you have questions or need assistance?

A list of contact persons for international applicants can be found here.