Film and Audiovisual Media Ruhr University Bochum
- Degree
- Master of Arts
- Standard period of study (amount)
- 4 semesters
- Location
- Bochum
Overview and admission
Study Type
graduate
Admission semester
Winter Semester only
Area of study
Media Studies
Focus
Film and Audiovisual Media
Annotation
Students have the opportunity to spend a semester abroad at the following universities:
Université Sorbonne Nouvelle (Paris 3)
Université de Paris Ouest Nanterre (Paris 10)
Università degli Studi di Udine
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Milano
Université de Liège
Birkbeck College London
Universitat Pompeu Fabra de Barcelona
Université Lille 3
Università Roma 3
University of Amsterdam
Université de Montréal
Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora
University of St. Andrews
University of Stockholm
Admission requirements
Admission requirement is a BA degree in Media Studies or a related subject. Additional requirement is a good command of two teaching languages (at least Level B1 of the Common European Reference Framework) at the partner universities.
Together with their application, candidates submit a 1-2 page draft of a specialisation project, which serves as the basis for the selection interview. The specialisation project draft
should also document existing knowledge in the area of Visual/Media/Film Studies, plus the specific interest the student has identified in the degree course. The specialisation project should be completed in the two academic years as part of the curriculum and forms the basis for the Master thesis.
Lecture period
- Summer semester 2027: 05.04.2027 - 16.07.2027
- Winter semester 2026/2027: 13.10.2026 - 06.02.2027
Application deadlines
Winter semester (2026/2027)
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
07.05.2026 - 15.10.2027
For more information, please see https://www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/studierendensekretariat/studium/einschreibung/index.html.de for the necessary steps to take up an open admission degree course at the Ruhr University Bochum.Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
07.05.2026 - 15.10.2027
For more information please see https://www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/studierendensekretariat/studium/bewerbung_zulassung/hoehere_fachsemester.html.de for the necessary steps to change to a higher study semester with open admission at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum.Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
07.05.2026 - 15.10.2027
The online application for the Ruhr-Universität Bochum for a winter semester is usually possible starting from the beginning of May.Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
07.05.2026 - 15.10.2027
The online application for the Ruhr-Universität Bochum for a winter semester is usually possible starting from the beginning of May.
Tuition fees
Tuition fees
The social contribution for the winter semester 2024/2025 is EUR 325.00.
Languages of instruction
Main language
German
Further languages
English, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese