Program Overview

Film Studies Master's Program

The Film Studies Master's program is offered by the Department of Philosophy and Humanities, Institute for Theatre Studies, Seminar for Film Studies at Freie Universitðt Berlin.

Admission Requirements

For admittance to the master's program, applicants need to fulfill the following admission requirements:

• Professionally qualifying German or equivalent foreign university degree in a degree program with a film studies component of at least 60 credit points.
• The DSH - or German Language University Entrance Exam for Foreign Students - is obligatory for all applicants whose first language is not German and who have earned their initial degree from a university (or equivalent institution) where the language of instruction is not German.

Fees

Students do not pay any tuition fees; the university only charges semester fees and contributions each semester.

Subject

Engaging with new and older forms of the art of film represents the starting point of an increasingly differentiated understanding of the moving image: history, aesthetics, and the theory of film and/or audiovisual media both constitute the subject and have provided the conditions leading to the emergence and impact of the cinema, which include the interdependence of various cultural and aesthetic systems. As a result, the object can be grasped only in an interdisciplinary fashion. The program intensely focuses on research and continues the humanities orientation of the bachelor's program.

Basic Information

• 1st Semester Admissions: Unrestricted admission
• Admission for Higher Semesters: Restricted admission
• Program Start: Winter semester
• Language: German
• Degree: Master of Arts (M.A.)
• Duration: 4 semesters

Program Details

The Master's program in Film Studies is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of film and audiovisual media, including their history, aesthetics, and theory. The program is interdisciplinary, focusing on research and continuing the humanities orientation of the bachelor's program.