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Human Geography: Globalisation, Media and Culture Mainz University

Degree

Master of Arts

Standard period of study (amount)

4 semesters

Location

Overview and admission

Study Type

graduate

Admission semester

Winter Semester only

Area of study

  • Geography
  • Media Culture

Focus

Geography and Globalisation, Globalisation and the Media, Globalisation and Culture, Media and Cultural Geography, Digital Geography

Target group

The degree programme is aimed at geographically interested graduates from all social and cultural disciplines who are interested in undergraduate education in current cultural-theoretical access to the relationship between space and society and who would like to independently engage in research projects involving current phenomena of global society.

Annotation

The introduction of an admission restriction for winter semester 21/22 is subject to the approval of the relevant university committees. If the Bachelor degree certificate is not available by the application deadline, but at least 135 credit points can be proven: Submit a certificate of study and examinations and the average grade achieved so far. (This certificate must be issued by the relevant higher education institution, original or officially authenticated copy). After enrolment, the diploma must be submitted. If the degree was obtained abroad: officially authenticated copy of a certificate of recognition (responsible: Student Service - Admission International).

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

Admission requirements (Link)

Admission requirements

See web page on admissions

Lecture period

  • 14.04.2025 - 19.07.2025
  • 27.10.2025 - 14.02.2026

Application deadlines

Winter semester (2025/2026)

  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
    01.04.2025 - 01.09.2025
    Application deadline for degree courses subject to an aptitude test is 15.05 of the respective year. Please also note the even earlier registration deadlines for the aptitude test in the respective subjects.
  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
    01.04.2025 - 01.09.2025
    Those who have obtained their higher education entrance qualification abroad should have their certificates recognised early on via the Student Services (https://www.studium.uni-mainz.de/anerkennung). The request for recognition should be submitted six to eight weeks before the respective application deadline, as the certificate of recognition must be enclosed with the application.
  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
    01.04.2025 - 01.09.2025
  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
    01.04.2025 - 01.09.2025
    Those who have obtained their higher education entrance qualification abroad should have their certificates recognised early on via the Student Services (https://www.studium.uni-mainz.de/anerkennung). The request for recognition should be submitted six to eight weeks before the respective application deadline, as the certificate of recognition must be enclosed with the application.

Languages of instruction

Main language

English

Further languages

German

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