University of Groningen MA in Media Studies
University of Groningen

University of Groningen

MA in Media Studies

Groningen, Netherlands

MA

18 months

English, Dutch

Full time

15 Aug 2026*

01 Sep 2026

EUR 2,695 / per year **

On-Campus

* Dutch I EU/EEA students and non-EU/EEA students 01.05.2026

** for Non-EU: € 19,900

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Key Summary

    About : The MA in Media Studies explores the understanding and production of media. This program encourages critical analysis of media in various contexts, aiming to develop practical and theoretical skills. Students will engage with contemporary media issues while conducting research and producing creative works. The course length is typically one year for full-time students or two years for part-time.
    Career Outcomes : Graduates can pursue careers in areas such as journalism, public relations, media planning, or content creation. Some may also work in digital media or communications, contributing to projects that shape media discourse in organizations and agencies.

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.

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