Universität - Fachbereich Sprach-, Literatur- und Medienwissenschaft
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The course aims to equip students with the skills and knowledge needed for an historical analysis of media products and those forms of culture linked to specific media, especially the mass media of the 20th Century (film, radio, TV, video and the "new" media). In contrast to other opportunities for media studies at the University of Hamburg, the course places particular emphasis on cultural theory and cultural history in the analysis of modern mass media. In addition, attention is also paid to intercultural aspects of media production and cultural forms. Knowledge of two foreign languages is a pre-condition.
This emphasis means that the course is closely related to those seminars offered elsewhere in the faculty which deal with direct forms of communication on the one hand and printed literature on the other.
The course includes aspects of media politics, technology and economy which are important in regard to the conception, design and criticism of media products. The students should furthermore gain abilities in the area of research of information and material for the conception of new topics as well as for the solution of new kind of problems. Part of the training is done in teamwork as the usual work process in media companies.
Two practical courses (4 weeks) in media companies are necessary for the major studies, one for the minor. One class each semester accompanies these practical courses.
The course can be broken down into fields of work and areas of study:
As fields of work:
* film
* radio
* television/video
* information technology and the new media
As areas of study:
* media theory (including aspects of cultural theory)
* media history (also linking in to cultural and social history)
* media semiotics and aesthetics
* practical media work
Job qualifications:
At the beginning of the winter term 2000/01 Media Culture started as a major subject. Due to this late opening it is difficult to predict the future jobs of the graduates. In general MA exams do not qualify for a certain job. Students gain knowledge in the areas of media production (especially for the area of nonjournalistic presentation forms, their aesthetic presentation, strategies in the area of dramaturgy and narrative formations).
Length Of Study
Normally 9-10 semesters
Bachelor: 6 + 1 semesters
Qualification
M.A.
Bachelor (major subject only)
URL: www.slm.uni-hamburg.de/imk/
Conditions
Applicants require a High School leaving certificate that qualifies them for University entry. Admission to the Media Culture course requires a separate application, either at the same time as an application for a main course of study, or no longer than four semesters into the main course of study. Applicants should request the application form (available as of six weeks before the deadline) from the University Admissions Office (Studentensekretariat, Edmund-Siemers-Allee 1, D-20146 Hamburg) and return the completed form to the same office by 15th July, the closing date for applications for the Winter Semester.
Letzte Änderung: May 2003
Übersetzung von John King und Joan Kristin Bleicher
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