Master of Arts in Human Geography: Globalization, Media and Culture
Mainz, Germany
DURATION
4 Semesters
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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TUITION FEES
EUR 360 / per semester *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* JGU does not charge tuition fees; an organisational fee applies to all students - costs cover a ticket for public transport in the region; for our Research Workshop and excursion, Module 6, there will be one-time co
Introduction
Are you looking for a program open to students from different social and cultural science disciplines? Are you passionate about exploring the world through the lenses of Human, Cultural, and Media Geography? If the answer is “yes”, you should
- apply for a place to study Human Geography in a forward-looking program combining the topics of globalization, media, and culture in an interdisciplinary approach,
- delve into exciting phenomena of an entangled globalized world in an international academic context from both a theoretical and a practical perspective,
- develop skills that enable you to take a critical view of important issues of our time and contribute to the understanding of cultural and social issues in a globalized world,
- profit from a broad range of applied learning methods, including the production of short films, podcasts, and blogs,
- design your own research approaches and implement them in our international research workshop,
- learn from the best as international visiting scholars and experts regularly complement our team of academics and lecture on their current research in our weekly lecture series, and
- improve your career opportunities by studying a semester abroad or doing an internship in a professional field of your choice.
Why choose this course?
You will gain an interdisciplinary perspective on geographical relations between culture and society in globalization processes. The focus is on the connections between culture, society, space, and media highlighting the resulting political and social challenges.
In the first semester, you will learn the theoretical foundations of the connection between geography and globalization, media, and culture. From the second semester on, you can choose from elective modules of complementary disciplines.
A unique element in our program is your active use of relevant media techniques. It helps you to complement your interdisciplinary academic qualification with versatile academic skills. We apply a broad range of learning methods, including the production of short films, podcasts, and blogs. In a research workshop, you will obtain a thorough knowledge of scientific theory-based research and sound training in comprehensive empirical fieldwork.
Researchers from human and cultural geography will give you insights into exciting research areas. In our weekly lecture series, leading scholars from different geographical fields report on their current research projects. Furthermore, our team in Mainz regularly invites guest teachers from international universities as well as experts from the world of practice.
Spend a semester abroad to gain international study and research experience inside and outside of the university context. We can support you with contacts to many universities we cooperate with worldwide. If you are more interested in professional experience, acquire practical skills through an internship of your choice.
A scientifically founded, critically reflected culture- and media-geographic education lies ahead of you. Graduate as a critical thinker and you will be able to approach and envision social and cultural issues and challenges of our globalized world.
Curriculum
Study areas
In our exciting program, you will approach questions of globalization, media, and culture at different levels (e.g. social, cultural, geopolitical, economic) and develop in-depth knowledge on topics such as
- Arrangements between culture, space, and society
- New spatialities for virtual and physical-world exchanges
- Sociocultural diversity, cosmopolitanism, and potentials and challenges of a borderless world
- Entanglement between the global media industry and everyday life
- Critical awareness of digital culture and social media content
You will focus on three study areas:
Globalization and Cultural Geography: Learn about globalization processes and transnational, cultural phenomena in order to understand the re-negotiation of the (power) relation between space, society, and culture in the current era of late post-modern globalization. Which are the sociocultural challenges of our world? How can these problems be addressed? How can we deal with new complexities and entanglements of global dynamics?
Media Geography: Study the interactions between media, society, space, and place through the lens of media geography. This is key in times when digital technologies permeate all spheres of our lives. Achieve new geographical perspectives on an increasingly mediatized world. Participate in practical workshops in media production. Delve into interesting subjects, such as the production steps from an introduction to an audiovisual film, working on Campus Radio projects, and creating social media content and blogs. This field opens significant new opportunities to broaden your expertise.
Empirical Research: Acquire an extraordinary combination of competences for theoretical and empirical research. At the same time, gain experience in the practical use of media technology. This applies not only to conventional geographical topics but also to the innovative field of digital geography and the geography of social media. Undertake a research project in an internationally oriented research workshop. Explore the world and go on field trips to exciting places around the globe.
Ideal Students
You have …
- a Bachelor’s degree in Geography or a related discipline within the Social Sciences, Cultural Studies or Humanities
- the motivation to explore the world through the lenses of Human-, Cultural and Media Geography
- an interest to combine theoretical debates and empirical research
- proof of the required English skills (e.g. TOEFL > 213 points, IELTS > 5,5 TELC English min. B2)
Career Opportunities
As a graduate with a Master's degree in Human Geography, job opportunities and fields of work are plentiful. We aim to give you some examples in the following section but want to emphasize that many more possibilities are on the table:
- Journalism and Public Relations
- Business Development
- Media Companies
- Filmmaking
- Local or Municipal Authorities and Consultants, Marketing
- Digital Agencies
- Political Institutions and NGOs
- Research/ Academic Career