MA in Media Studies
Groningen, Netherlands
DURATION
18 Months
LANGUAGES
English, Dutch
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
15 Aug 2025*
EARLIEST START DATE
01 Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
EUR 18,700 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* Dutch I EU/EEA students and non-EU/EEA students 01.05.2025
** for Non-EU|for EU/EEA EUR 2,530
Introduction
Journalism (English-taught)
Are you passionate about news and do you want to report and analyze current affairs? Do you want to know why journalism is transforming so quickly nowadays? This track trains students from diverse parts of the world to become international journalists, with in-depth academic knowledge in the field of Journalism Studies presented by journalism researchers and intensive training by experienced journalists, offering a solid foundation in the skills that are needed to succeed in journalism today.
For the track Journalism a selection procedure is in place.
Datafication and Digital Literacy
This MA track offers students the opportunity to gain cutting-edge knowledge of the digital transformations that profoundly change society. If you are interested in digital media, how digitalization and datafication transform society, and how a digital literacy perspective helps you to apply knowledge about this transformation in a range of professions, this track is the right one for you.
Media Creation and Innovation
In this MA track, students explore how media are produced and (re-)used in a digital era. You study how new media technologies enable innovative formats and distinctive practices of media use, reuse and consumption. If you are interested in media creation and the way creativity and different forms of (digital) storytelling shape its practices, this track is the right one for you.
Social Media and Society
This MA track offers a critical exploration of social media within contemporary networked societies and trains students to work with (big) data in a responsible way. If you are interested in how social media transform society and want to learn how you can analyze social media data for research and professional purposes, this program is the right one for you.
Admissions
Curriculum
Year 1
For Journalism and Journalistiek: some of the courses in the theoretical learning pathway are shared between the two tracks. All other courses are track-specific. For Datafication and Digital Literacy, Media Creation and Innovation and Social Media and Society: some of the courses in the theoretical learning pathway, all in the methodology learning pathway and all in the professional skills learning pathway are shared between the three tracks. All other courses are track-specific.
Year 2
The third semester is designated for the MA thesis and the mandatory MA internship.
Programme options
- Journalistiek (track)
- Journalism (track)
- Datafication and Digital Literacy (track)
- Media Creation and Innovation (track)
- Social Media and Society (track)
- Master's Honours Programme (honours program)
Study abroad
- Study abroad is optional
- Maximum of 15 EC
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Career Opportunities
If you chose the Dutch-taught Journalism track, you will be able to work as a reporter/editor within a Dutch media organization. The English-taught track leads to similar functions in your country of origin or an international journalism context. Jobs in (non-profit) pr and communication, policy advice and research are another possibility.
With the track Datafication and Digital Literacy, you will find positions in policy-making, education, consultancy, data management, media and digital advocacy.
Job examples
- PR/communications officer
- Policy advisor
- Reporter/editor