Focus Areas
As part of the master’s program “Applied Media Research”, students must select a focus area (in the 3rd semester) totaling 30 credits. The focus area gives students a further individual specialization (see also § 6 in the study regulations).
An application for examinations in the HISQIS system is not required for the focus areas. The free modules, however, lengthen the filing process of the Learning Agreement before the start of the semester (see below).
With the modules “Foreign Study”, the larger and smaller versions of the module “Career Internship”, and the so-called “free modules”, there are many possible variations of the focus areas. Detailed descriptions for the various modules can be found in the study regulations.
Current information about the focus areas in the master’s program for the Faculty for Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences can be found on the website for the Examination Office.
Thirty credits in a focus area can also be earned through one or more internships. In order to be recognized as part of the “Large Module Career Internship”, these must total at least 750 hours of work. Additionally, one single internship may not total less than 250 hours. There is also the possibility to combine internships of a shorter nature (at least 360 hours of work) as part of the “Small Module Career Internship” with the “Free Module”.
Recognition as a focus area requires prior arrangements of the suitability of the location and scope of duties with the internship commissioner Prof. Dr. Lutz Hagen. A later recognition of internships already completed, but not yet counted for examination credits is also possible as a result of corresponding arrangements.
The module examination consists of a graded internship report totaling 150 hours in the case of the “Large Module Career Internship”. Content and form-related requirements for the report can be located here.
After the conclusion and delivery of the examination (internship report), the proof of internship and credit sheet for the internship report will be available at the Examination Office.
In order to ease the organization aspect of things, we ask that you prepare the following Form. Furthermore, the proof of internship must (among other things) display the required amount of hours of work.
Fifteen credits can be obtained as part of the focus area “Small Module Career Internship”. To this end, an internship totaling 360 hours must be completed, as well as a graded internship report totaling 90 hours.
Recognition as a focus area requires prior arrangements of the suitability of the location and scope of duties with the internship commissioner Prof. Dr. Lutz Hagen. A later recognition of internships already completed, but not yet counted for examination credits is also possible as a result of corresponding arrangements.
The “Small Module Career Internship” can be combined with the “Free Modules”, in order to achieve the 30 credits required for passing the complete focus area.
Content and form-related requirements for the report can be found here.
After the conclusion and delivery of the examination (internship report), the proof of internship and credit sheet for the internship report will be available at the Examination Office.
In order to ease the organization aspect of things, we ask that you prepare the following Form. Furthermore, the proof of internship must (among other things) display the required amount of hours of work.
As part of the “Free Module Broader Knowledge”, students can receive 15 credits, in which they attend courses totaling 8 SWS or courses totaling 4 SWS plus language courses totaling 4 SWS. The “Free Module Broader Knowledge” can be combined with the “Free Module Specialized Knowledge” or with the “Small Module Career Internship”.
The examination consists of seminar work/a project lasting 150 hours or a test lasting 90 minutes, as well as one further ungraded examination.
For recognition of the particular courses attended and completed assignments, a learning agreement must be completed, which must be signed by the study advisor before beginning the module (before the third semester).
Selection of the courses is done independently, but approval for participation and, if needed, delivery of examination credits must be obtained by the student from the corresponding lecturer.
As part of the “Free Module Specialized Knowledge”, students can earn 15 credits, in which they attend courses totaling 8 SWS. The “Free Module Specialized Knowledge” can be combined with the “Free Module Broader Knowledge” or “Small Module Career Internship”. Unlike the “Broader Knowledge” module, focus is particularly placed on coherence of content and specialization.
The examination consists of seminar work/a project lasting 150 hours or a test lasting 90 minutes, as well as one further ungraded examination.
For recognition of the particular courses attended and completed assignments, a learning agreement must be completed, which must be signed by the study advisor before beginning the module (before the third semester).
Selection of the courses is done independently, but approval for participation and, if needed, delivery of examination credits must be obtained by the student from the corresponding lecturer.