Master's Programme Media, Society and Communication
Are you interested in the influence of digital platforms and networks on our society?
The English-language Master's programme Media, Society and Communication provides an understanding of digital platforms, networks and infrastructures as well as processes of digitalisation and datafication (including data analysis and data criticism). It is about their use, media practices and interaction contexts as well as their effects on society, organisations, institutions and companies. Thematic foci are on emerging media, media dynamics and sustainability as well as digital democracy and society.
Faculty
Faculty of Social and Political Sciences
Level of qualification
Master (2nd study cycle)
ISCED-11: Level 7, EQF/NQF: Level 7
ISCED-F
0312 Political Sciences and Civics
Study code
UC 066 579
FAQ
The Master's programme provides practically relevant knowledge about the use of digital platforms, networks and infrastructures as well as about processes of digitalisation and datafication. Students learn how to conduct data analysis and data critique and how to apply this knowledge in different contexts.
Using an interdisciplinary approach, students develop an understanding of the role of media in society and in different industries.
Graduates will have an understanding of the dynamics of digitalisation and the challenges it poses in society, politics, business, public administration, culture and everyday life. With a view to the dynamics of media and communication as well as societal changes, they are able to deal with social, cultural, political and technical functions of the media as well as questions of sustainability and diversity in an independent, critical and differentiated manner.
The Media, Society and Communication degree programme focuses on dynamic media change and emerging media. Students should be able to understand the effects of the transformation processes brought about by media technologies on society and the media landscape.
The ability to understand and design digital communication and interaction is also an important component of the degree programme. So is technology development and the shaping of future social processes.
Graduates of the Master's programme Media, Society and Communication have a wide range of career opportunities in various fields. They can work in media companies, publishing houses, agencies or public institutions. Possible career fields include media management, corporate communication, public relations, marketing, social media management, journalism, research and teaching as well as NGOs and international organisations.
Graduates can plan and implement communication strategies and marketing campaigns and develop digital media products and services. In academia, graduates can work as researchers in the field of media and communication. Through their interdisciplinary education, graduates are able to understand and analyse the impact of digital technologies and the social changes that accompany them.
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Why study Media, Society and Communication in Innsbruck?
„Do you want to learn about the impact of media on society? How will the future of communication look like?“
– Marcel Uitz
„Studying the Master Media, Society and Communication at Innsbruck University will make you an expert in evaluating, analyzing and investigating media dynamics.“
– Kathrin Jarosik
„Learn about emerging media, digital research methods and data politics.“
– Madeleine Kaiserer
Curriculum
From the field
Zentrale Studienberatung
Wir sind die erste Anlaufstelle bei allen Fragen rund ums Studium für Schüler*innen, Studieninteressierte und Studierende sowie Eltern und Lehrer*innen.
Arbeiten über Feminismus und Rassismus geehrt
Studierende der Universität Innsbruck konnten sich um den zum siebten Mal ausgeschriebenen Marianne-Barcal-Preis bewerben. Aus sechs Einreichungen kürte die Fachjury zwei Abschlussarbeiten: Katharina Lux erhielt für ihre Dissertation über die feministische Zeitschrift „Die Schwarze Botin“ den Hauptpreis mit 4.000 Euro. Theresa Hämmerle nahm den Förderpreis (2.000 Euro) für ihre Diplomarbeit über das Rassismus- und Regionalbewusstsein in Österreich entgegen.
Die Gedenkstätte Mauthausen – Bericht einer Exkursion
Studierende aller Fakultäten hatten am 13. Jänner 2023 die Möglichkeit, gemeinsam mit Susanne Reitmair-Juárez und Thomas Walli (beide Institut für Politikwissenschaft) die Gedenkstätte des ehemaligen Konzentrationslagers Mauthausen zu besichtigen. Eine Exkursion zu Fragen der Rolle des Konzentrationslagers in seiner unmittelbaren Umgebung, der Unterscheidung zwischen Tätern und Opfern und der Rolle von Gedenkstätten in der heutigen Zeit.
„Winter School on Federalism and Governance“ findet zum 14. Mal statt
Zum bereits 14. Mal wird derzeit die „Winter School on Federalism and Governance“ von der Rechtswissenschaftlichen Fakultät und der Fakultät für Soziale und Politische Wissenschaften gemeinsam mit dem Institut für Vergleichende Föderalismusforschung der EURAC Bozen unter der Schirmherrschaft des Europarats durchgeführt.
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