Admission to the Master Programme

Master's degree programmes are built on the knowledge and abilities that were acquired when obtaining a Bachelor's degree. The general admission requirements are as follows:

• Holders of a University Bachelor's degree in Communication and Media Research

  Students who hold a Bachelor’s degree in communication and/or media studies from another Swiss university (at least 60 ECTS credits) are usually admitted without conditions. In any case, methodological and statistical training is required.

  Exception: If certain knowledge required for the Master’s programme is missing, admission is possible with the condition that this knowledge must be obtained in parallel. Any courses to be additionally taken will be decided individually based on the student’s dossier.

• Holders of a University Bachelor's degree in another discipline

  Students who hold a Swiss University Bachelor's degree in another discipline can be admitted with conditions. These are decided individually based on the student’s dossier and include at most the following courses:

  • Lecture "Einführung in die Kommunikationswissenschaft" or "Sciences et théories de la communication et médias"
  • Proseminar (German or French) incl. proseminar paper
  • Hauptseminar (German) of your choice incl. seminar paper or Séminaire (French) of your choice incl. seminar paper
  • Lecture/Exercise Methods I & II (German or French)
  • Lecture/Exercise Statistics I & II (German or French)
• Holders of a Bachelor’s degree in communication from a University of Applied Sciences

  Students who hold a Bachelor’s degree in communication from a Swiss University of Applied Sciences must also fulfil the following requirements during their master’s studies in order to acquire missing knowledge and skills:

  • Lecture "Einführung in die Kommunikationswissenschaft" or "Sciences et théories de la communication et médias"
  • Proseminar (German or French) incl. proseminar paper
  • Forschungsseminar (German) of your choice incl. Forschungsseminar paper
  • Lecture/Exercise Methods I & II (German or French)
  • Lecture/Exercise Statistics I & II (German or French)

There is no requirement for a proof of language proficiency for this Master’s programme. However, in the event of Bachelor courses set as conditions or requirements during the admission process, a proof of at least level B2 in German or French might be required, as bachelor courses are given in German or French.