Study structure
The study process takes place in St.Petersburg, Russia, and Berlin, Germany:
1 st semester: St.Petersburg, basic courses
2 nd semester: Berlin, advanced courses
3 rd semester: St.Petersburg, individualized study
4 th semester: St.Petersburg OR Berlin, Master thesis
Please note that the place for study for the fourth semester is optional and is to be chosen by the student according to where the scientific supervisor of his/her Master thesis resides.
The study curriculum includes 10 modules: 8 teaching modules (from introductory to advanced training ones), one module that consists of four training periods (‘practices’), and the Master thesis module. Each teaching module ends with one graded exam and several ‘passed/not passed’ exams.
There are four kinds of practice training integrated in the study program:
Research practice (St.Petersburg)
Professional internship (Berlin)
Teaching practice (St.Petersburg)
Workshop on academic writing (St.Petersburg OR Berlin)
Compulsory courses
Introduction to Communication and Media Studies
Introduction to Journalism: topics, issues, and law
Media Systems in Comparative Perspectives/Russian Media Landscape/German Media Landscape
Political Communication Research
Globalization and Media
International Journalism Culture
Modern Media Management
Internship/Research Practice
Methods of Media Research
Optional cources
include courses likeMedia & Politics in European Societies
New Media & Political Mobilization in Russia and Abroad
Business Journalism: International Standards
Cultural & Subcultural Journalism
Audiovisual Journalism
Regional and Macroregional Journalism
Ecology and Journalism
Media and Diasporas
and similar courses; the list may shift from year to year.
Language training
English in Media (advanced, Semester 1)
Russian/German Language (beginner, Semester 1)
Russian/German (intermediate, Semester 2)
Please note that the free-of-charge language training is part of the curriculum. Students will pass exams on languages as part of the assessment process. Both native speakers and non-native speakers of English will have training in English in Media.
