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PopMediaCulture Paderborn University

Degree
Master of Arts
Standard period of study (amount)
4 semesters
Location
Paderborn

Overview and admission

Study Type

graduate

Admission semester

Summer and Winter Semester

Area of study

Cultural Studies

Annotation

In our international Master’s degree course, pop culture and cultural education in Germany and Latin America are combined for the first time in a way that integrates research and practice. Integral components include a period studying at a Latin American university as well as practice-oriented projects in which questions of German-Latin American cultural mediation are addressed, critically discussed and digitally presented on the basis of scientific theories and perspectives.

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

More information regarding admission requirements

Admission requirements

In implementation of Section 5 of the General Provisions, the study programme requires a degree course that includes the following skills:
- a Bachelor's degree in Cultural Studies, Social Sciences or Economics.
- Linguistic Skills: Spanish B2

Lecture period

  • Winter semester 2026/2027: 12.10.2026 - 05.02.2027
  • Summer semester 2027: 05.04.2027 - 16.07.2027 (Universitywide lecture period)

Application deadlines

Summer semester (2027)

  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    No information
  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    Information from the International Office
  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    01.12.2026 - 15.04.2027 (Universitywide deadline)
    For undecided prospective students interested in studying for subjects without admission restrictions, the University of Paderborn is offering a deadline extension for submitting their application from 22.03. - 15/04/2026.
  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    01.12.2026 - 15.04.2027 (Universitywide deadline)
    For undecided prospective students interested in studying for subjects without admission restrictions, the University of Paderborn is offering a deadline extension for submitting their application from 22.03. - 15/04/2026.

Winter semester (2026/2027)

  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    Information at the International Office
  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    Information at the International Office
  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    Expired
    For undecided prospective students interested in studying for subjects without admission restrictions, the University of Paderborn is offering a deadline extension for submitting their application from 22.09. - 15.10.2025.
  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    Expired
    For undecided prospective students interested in studying for subjects without admission restrictions, the University of Paderborn is offering a deadline extension for submitting their application from 22.09. - 15.10.2025.

Languages of instruction

Main language

German

Further languages

Spanish

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