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Science – Media – Communication (Wissenschaft – Medien – Kommunikation) (M.A.)

at KIT in Karlsruhe

⚠ This programme is taught in German. DSH-2 is required before enrolment. That is university-entrance German (approximately C1). For a beginner this typically means one to two years of intensive study before enrolment.

At a glance

Language
German-taught
Duration
4 sem 120 ECTS
Intake
Winter & summer
Tuition
€1,500 per semester; see fee notes
Semester fee
€201.50

● Closed for this intake All applicants · Winter semester The window usually repeats next cycle; the full deadline table below shows every route and date.

Focus areas: Science journalism · Public relations and science communication · Media and research methods

KIT’s flagship science-communication master at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, preparing students for science journalism and science PR while leveraging KIT’s research environment. German-taught and unusually demanding on language: non-native speakers need DSH-3 or TestDaF 4x5, roughly C2. Based at KIT Campus South in central Karlsruhe.

Admission requirements

Prior degree
Bachelor in Wissenschaft – Medien – Kommunikation or a substantially equivalent degree, with minimum credits in at least three of five subject areas (each at least 8 LP); conditional admission if only two are met
Minimum grade
Own access and selection procedure; a 500-word motivation letter in German is required, with no interview in the current cycle
English
B2 or higher, required of all applicants.
German
DSH-3 or TestDaF 4x5 (approximately C2) for non-native speakers — a higher bar than the DSH-2 most KIT German-taught masters require.
Also required
Admission-restriction status is ambiguous across flyer editions (2023 says yes, 2025 says no) — verify before applying. EU and non-EU applicants alike apply directly through the KIT Online-Portal of the International Students Office; KIT performs its own foreign-degree equivalence check. No uni-assist, no VPD, no application fee. APS certificate required for applicants from China, Vietnam and India.

Deadlines & timeline

Deadlines differ by where your degree is from. Dates change every cycle, so always confirm on the official page before planning. Where no fixed calendar date exists or none is confirmed yet, the Details column explains each case.
Who Intake Deadline Details
All applicants Winter semester closed for this intake; next cycle usually repeats the same window Same date for EU and non-EU applicants: 15 July for winter, 15 January for summer.
All applicants Summer semester Same date for EU and non-EU applicants: 15 July for winter, 15 January for summer.

Fees & funding

Tuition
€1,500 per semester
Semester contribution
€201.50
Semester ticket
not included

KIT is a Baden-Württemberg state university. Non-EU/EEA students pay tuition of €1,500/semester IN ADDITION to the semester contribution of €201.50/semester (total €1,701.50/semester for non-EU students). EU/EEA students pay only the semester contribution. The contribution breaks down as €80.00 administrative charge + €109.50 Studierendenwerk Karlsruhe (including student liability insurance) + €12.00 Students Union. The semester ticket is NOT included — only about €17.50 of the Studierendenwerk charge funds a limited off-peak KVV base ticket (weekdays 18:00–06:00, all day at weekends and on public holidays); budget separately for a KVV Studikarte or Deutschlandticket. A second degree costs €650/semester. Source: https://www.sle.kit.edu/english/imstudium/703.php Confirmed exemptions from the Baden-Württemberg €1,500 non-EU tuition: EU/EEA citizens, holders of a German Abitur, Erasmus Mundus / double-degree / EUCOR / cooperation-programme students, doctoral students, Baden-Württemberg-Stiftung scholarship holders, and students grandfathered from before WS 2017/18.

Scholarships are listed per university: see KIT scholarships.

How to apply

uni-assist
not required
Application portal
bewerbung.studium.kit.edu
Official page
www.sle.kit.edu

EU applicants and holders of German degrees usually apply directly via the university's Campusportal instead of uni-assist; the deadline table above says which route applies to you.

What students say

Via StudyCheck · 2024-2026: an aggregated rating, not our own assessment, paraphrased in our own words and never quoted.

3.4 /5

Seven master-level reviews average 3.5 out of 5. Reviewers describe a facet-rich science-communication master blending journalism, PR, media studies and a chosen natural-science focus, and value the seminars and the hands-on media projects. The criticism is institutional rather than academic: coordination between courses is difficult and the programme is felt to receive little attention or support from KIT.

Liked

  • Broad, varied science-communication content
  • Interesting seminars with room for discussion
  • Hands-on practical media projects
  • Distinctive science focus compared with generic media studies

Criticised

  • Coordination between courses is difficult
  • Programme is felt to get little attention or support from KIT
  • Limited practical relevance in parts

Where graduates go

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