M.A. Sport-, Medien- und Kommunikationsforschung

M.A. Sport-, Medien- und Kommunikationsforschung is a Masters program taught at Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln, Germany. Intake: Wintersemester. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (4 Semester) options.

The M.A. Sport-, Medien- und Kommunikationsforschung at Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln focuses on how sport is staged, communicated, and used economically. Students study theories from communication science alongside empirical research and practice-oriented applications in the context of media-delivered sport. The program also connects topics from sports-related communication and media research, media psychology, and media economics.

The master is structured as a four-semester modular program with 120 Credit Points and eleven modules. In the first two semesters, students focus on scientific work and methods of empirical social research. Project-based formats include case studies, group work, and media-supported exercises. A mandatory research internship takes place in the third semester, and the fourth semester is dedicated to the master’s thesis.

The program is for graduates with initial knowledge in sport, media, or social sciences who want to analyze communication processes, conduct empirical research, develop strategies, and apply them in media practice. Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln states it can prepare graduates for roles in media and sport, market and media research, and research and teaching, including the possibility to pursue a doctorate.

The minimum requirements for admission in M.A. Sport-, Medien- und Kommunikationsforschung at Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln as pre-requiste for admission in M.A. Sport-, Medien- und Kommunikationsforschung.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

Access to this master requires a successfully completed bachelor’s degree with at least 180 performance points under the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) or an equivalent successfully completed degree.

• At least 15 performance points in the field of sports science or in the field of social sciences.
• At least 5 performance points in the area of social-scientific methodology (consisting of central contents of methodical and social-scientific empirical work).
• If the academic qualification was not obtained in a German-speaking country, proof of sufficient German language skills is required.

Please check detail of study units at https://www.dshs-koeln.de/studium/vor-dem-studium/masterstudium/sport-medien-und-kommunikationsforschung

• Führung positionen in the Berufsfeld Sport und Medien
• Medienunternehmen
• Rundfunkanstalten
• Medienabteilungen von Unternehmen
• Sportvereine und -verbände
• PR- und Werbeagenturen
• Market- and media research
• Research and teaching
• Promotion

72 fully funded scholarships are listed for Germany. See Germany scholarships.