Medien und Kommunikation

Over the course of four semesters, you’ll specialize in design, management, or computer science—whatever best suits your interests. Do you want to develop software, produce films and audio in a studio, or take on leadership responsibilities? Here, you’ll hone your profile for a career in the media industry or a Ph.D. Depending on your focus, you’ll graduate with a Master of Arts or a Master of Science degree.

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Degree
Master of Science (M. Sc.) or Master of Arts (M. A.)

Study Language
German

Standard period of study
4 Semester

Starts of study
Summer and winter semesters

Application deadline
January 15 / July 15

Admission requirements
completed bachelor's degree

ECTS
120 Credits

Place of study
Campus Offenburg

Selection process
Yes (NC & portfolio)

Do you have any questions about the application or enrollment process?

The team at the Zulassungsamt will be happy to assist you:

Email: zulassungsamt@hs-offenburg.de
Phone: 0781 205-4792 (Mon–Thu 9:00 AM–12:00 PM, Tue 1:00 PM–3:00 PM)
In person: Room: A 007

Everything You Need to Know

Course Content

In the master's degree program in Medien und Kommunikation, your inventive spirit is put to the test: We challenge and nurture your creativity and invite you to reflect on media-related topics from both artistic and academic perspectives.

Our goal: to help you become a leader who confidently and competently shapes social processes in the media world.

Thanks to our interdisciplinary approach, you have the freedom to choose your own areas of focus. Specialize in the following fields:

Media Design
Media Informatics
Media Technology
Media Business

And combine them, for example, with interdisciplinary components from e-learning and media in education and human resources development.

Whichever path you choose, we’ll equip you with the right tools.

Perspectives

With your master's degree, you’ll be qualified for advanced specialist and leadership roles in the media and information industry.

Possible career fields:

Management positions in media companies (newspapers, radio, TV stations, agencies, etc.)
Project and product managers in online media, mobile media, e-commerce, social media, virtual reality, and education
Software development and user interface design
Consulting in the technical services sector
E-learning authors
Human resources development and training
Ph.D. studies and academic careers (empirical research, instructional design)
Self-employment in the media sector
Product development in the online gaming sector/app development
Various positions in film production (screenwriting, cinematography, directing, production management, etc.)
Concept development, copywriting, content creation, corporate communications (advertising agencies, SMEs, and corporations)
Media education and media pedagogy (civic education, museums, associations, media centers, churches, etc.)

Fees and Funding

Semester Tuition and Fees

Hochschule Offenburg charges an administrative fee of 80.00 euros per semester and a social contribution of 65.00 euros for the Studierendenwerk Freiburg. In addition, the University’s student body charges all enrolled students a student body fee of 25.00 euros per semester to fulfill its responsibilities. Students on leave of absence from their studies are also required to pay these fees; however, foreign students enrolled on a temporary basis are exempt pursuant to Section 60(1), sentence 2, of the Higher Education Act (LHG).

= 170 euros per semester

Additional costs for PLUS Education degree programs (degree programs with a teaching certification option)

For students in the following bachelor's programs

Elektrotechnik/Informationstechnik PLUS Pädagogik
Mechatronik PLUS Pädagogik
Media Technology/Business PLUS Education
Wirtschaftsinformatik PLUS Pädagogik

an additional fee of 28.00 euros for local public transportation (semester ticket) applies, in accordance with the fees regulations of the Freiburg Studierendenwerk.

Note: You pay the semester fee to Hochschule Offenburg; however, you are enrolled at both Hochschule Offenburg and Freiburg University of Education.

Additional Costs for International Master's Programs

Students in international master's programs must also pay a flat-rate service fee of 150.00 euros per semester.

Tuition Fees for International Students and Students Pursuing a Second Degree

Since the 2017/18 winter semester, universities in the state of Baden-Württemberg have been charging international students tuition fees of 1,500.00 euros per semester and students pursuing a second degree 650.00 euros per semester.

You can find more information about these fees here:

https://www.landesrecht-bw.de/bsbw/document/jlr-HSchulGebGBWrahmen

https://mwk.baden-wuerttemberg.de/de/universities-studies/studying-in-bw/studying-financing/fees-for international students and second studies/faqs?highlight=Studying-fees

http://www.bw-studyguide.de/en/studying/finance-and-funding.html

Exceptions to Tuition Fees for International Students:

According to Section 3 of the LHGebG, international students who are not citizens of an EU/EEA country and do not hold a German university entrance qualification are required to pay tuition fees. However, the law provides for a few exceptions.

To determine whether you are required to pay tuition fees, you can use the following information form and send it, completed and accompanied by the necessary supporting documents, to studiengebuehren@hs-offenburg.de:

Tuition Fee Information Form (PDF)

To apply for an exemption from tuition fees, please use the corresponding application form:

Application for Tuition Fee Exemption for International Students (PDF)

Application for Tuition Fee Exemption for a Second Degree Program (PDF)

Pursuant to Section 6, Paragraphs 4 and 5 of the LHGebG, Hochschule Offenburg may fully or partially exempt a limited number of international students from tuition fees if it deems them to be particularly gifted. The requirements, etc., are set forth in the bylaws governing tuition fee exemptions for international students based on exceptional talent. Students at the University can find more detailed information in the relevant announcement on the intranet.

BAföG

Information about BAföG is available on the website of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research. If you have any questions about BAföG, the Freiburg-Schwarzwald Studierendenwerk—which is responsible for Hochschule Offenburg—will also be happy to assist you under the “Money” section. You can submit applications for financial aid at the Studierendenwerk’s branch office on the Offenburg campus.

Studierendenwerk Branch Office

Badstraße 24, 77652 Offenburg

Phone: 0781 205-328

Office hours:
Mon and Wed from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.,
as well as by telephone appointment

Here you’ll find a PDF in which we’ve summarized the criteria for what are known as “standard achievements”—the requirements you must demonstrate to continue receiving funding after two years of BAföG support.

Contact Person M

BAföG Coordinator, Department of Media

Fetzner, Daniel

Prof. Dipl.-Ing.

+49 781 205-4751

daniel.fetzner@hs-offenburg.de

Scholarships

A scholarship takes the financial pressure off you. Find the right support in our overview of scholarship programs.

Application

The program is open to all applicants who hold a college degree in a media-related field with a grade of 2.5 or higher. Applications must be submitted by two deadlines each year at the latest:

January 15 for the following summer semester
July 15 for the following winter semester
The application process can be completed step by step online via the application portal.

You do not need to have a final transcript at the time of application—you may apply with a provisional transcript. However, you must have successfully completed your degree by February 28 or August 31, respectively.

An online portfolio must also be submitted as part of the application. This should consist of a maximum of three samples of academic and/or artistic work. Please send these samples via a web link by email to zulassungsamt@hs-offenburg.de.

The portfolio may include samples of work in the fields of media design, drawings, websites, animations, films, audio, and so on. In the fields of media business administration (or media management) or media informatics, for example, it may include written papers, project descriptions and results, or completed software projects, including documentation.

The included work may be from your previous studies—such as theses for a bachelor's degree or term papers—but it may also have been created outside of your academic studies. If submitting team projects, please clearly indicate your own contribution.

Your Application, Step by Step

Here's how to submit your application for your master's program quickly and easily.

Application period: until July 15, 2026

Step 1: Registration and Online Application

First, create an account on our applicant portal. You will receive an email with your password—please keep it safe. Once you have confirmed your account, you can fill out your application online and submit it directly. Please print out the application for admission and sign it.

You can apply for up to 3 programs at the same time. In this case, please print out the corresponding application form for each program you wish to apply to. Each of your applications has an equal chance of being granted admission. Please check carefully in advance what admission requirements apply to your desired master’s program.

Go to the applicant portal

Step 2: Send documents by mail

Send us your signed application along with the other documents (see checklist (German, pdf)) by mail. If you are applying for multiple degree programs (up to 3), we need a complete set of your documents in paper form for each application.

Address:
Hochschule Offenburg
Admissions Office
Badstraße 24
77652 Offenburg

Important notes:

Completeness matters: We will only process your application if all documents have been received by us by the deadline (deadline: January 15 / July 15). For mail submissions, the date the letter arrives at our office applies, not the postmark.
Include your applicant number: If you submit documents later, please always include your applicant number. You can find it on your application form.

Checklist (German, pdf)
for Master’s Applications

Your current status

After you have submitted your online enrollment, you can log in to the applicant portal at any time to check the status of your enrollment. There you will also find out if we need anything else from you.