Courses in the Master's Programme
The Master’s programme in Digital Media and Communication for Social Impact comprises lectures, exercises, and seminars, as well as elective courses from other disciplines. In the lists below, you will find links to descriptions of all the courses currently offered by our Department for this programme. This overview is updated at the beginning of June for the coming academic year. In some cases, information on future semesters is available already in advance in the central course catalogue of the University of Fribourg.
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Module "Research Competencies"
Autumn Semester 2026
- Exercise "Research Designs & Data Collection" (P. Raemy; Tuesday, 15:15-17:00)
- Exercise "Data Analysis & Visualisation" (T. Rohrbach & Y. Kukles; Wednesday, 15:15-17:00)
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Module "Project Management and Transfer"
Autumn Semester 2026
- Exercise "Project Management & Leadership" (S. Minhas; block courses, Thursday, 13:15-17:00)
- Exercise "Communication Strategies & Science Communication" (F. Vinzenz; block courses, Thursday, 13:15-17:00)
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Module "Core Topics"
Autumn Semester 2026
- Lecture "Democracy, Media, and Technology" (R. Hänggli Fricker & F. Zai; Monday, 10:15-12:00)
- Lecture "Persuasion and Digital Mobilisation" (A. Feddersen & E. Courbet; Monday, 10:15-12:00)
- Lecture "Media Use and Effects" (A. Fahr; Wednesday, 10:15-12:00)
Spring Semester 2027
- Lecture "Media and Platform Governance" (M. Puppis & E. Kanse; Tuesday, 10:15-12:00)
- Lecture "Strategic Communication Management" (D. Ingenhoff, J. Demling & V. Sommermann; Tuesday, 13:15-15:00)
- Lecture "Digital Journalism and Content Creation" (T. Rohrbach & Y. Kukles; Wednesday, 15:15-17:00)
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Module "Project Seminars"
Autumn Semester 2026
- Seminar "Social Media Ban for Kids – Frantic Populism or Thoughtful Policy?" (M. Puppis & M. Kulig; Tuesday, 10:15-12:00)
- Seminar "Strategic Storytelling und Campaign Design: Von der Analyse zum Pitch" (D. Ingenhoff, J. Demling & V. Sommermann; Tuesday, 13:15-15:00)
Spring Semester 2027
- Seminar "The Smartphone Dilemma in Schools: How Do Mobile Device Restrictions Shape School Culture and Pupils’ Well-being?" (A. Fahr & S. Caspanello; Wednesday, 10:15-12:00)
- Seminar "Wie wertvoll ist der Service Public? Bedeutung vor Quote" (R. Hänggli Fricker; Wednesday, 13:15-15:00)
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Module "Personalised Choice"
In the module "Personalised Choice", students can attend additional lectures and project seminars of this Master’s programme, lectures and seminars from the Master's programme in Business Communication, lectures and practical courses from the BA programmes "Kommunikationswissenschaft und Medienforschung" and "Sciences de la communication" (if not already attended in the Bachelor’s programme), as well as lectures from other Master's programmes offered by the Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences and lectures and seminars from the Master's programme in Digital Society, provided that the conditions for participation are met. To attend a course from the Bachelor’s programmes as part of this module, you must obtain the teacher’s approval and then register for the course at our Faculty’s Exam Delegate’s Office.
The following courses from the Master's programmes in Business Communication and in Digital Society may be credited in the "Personalised Choice" module:
Autumn Semester 2026
- Lecture "Strategic Communication and Business" (L. Illia & N. Giorgi; Monday, 13:15-15:00 and 16:15-18:00 in the first half of the semester)
- Lecture "Corporate Social Responsibility and Social Impact" (L. Illia; Tuesday, 10:15-12:00 and 13:15-15:00 in the first half of the semester)
- Seminar "Methods in Studies of the Digital Society" (A. Jobin; Tuesday, 13:15-15:00)
- Lecture "Digital Transformation in Society and Culture" (A. Jobin; Tuesday, 16:15-18:00)
- Lecture "Social History of Computing and the Internet" (D. Bozzini; Thursday, 15:15-17:00)
Spring Semester 2027
- Lecture "Communication, organisation et transformation digitale" (B. Asdourian; Tuesday, 10:15-12:00)
- Lecture "Corporate identity, Reputation and Digital Communication" (L. Illia & N. Giorgi; Tuesday, 13:15-17:00 in the first half of the semester)
- Lecture "New Media, Media and Users" (L. Triacca; Wednesday, 13:15-15:00)
- Lecture "Journalisme numérique et corporate storytelling" (F. Van Hove; Thursday, 10:15-12:00)
- Lecture "Perspectives in the Social Studies of Technology" (A. Jobin; Tuesday, 15:15-17:00)
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Module "Master's Thesis"
After submission of the Master’s thesis, students will have an oral defence as part of the Master’s colloquium, during which they will present and reflect on their research. For this purpose, the candidate prepares a 10- to 15-minute presentation. In this presentation, the central content of the master’s thesis is explained (topic, research question, theory, methods, results, conclusions) and then discussed in a conversation with the supervisor. The defence is non-public and is only graded as "passed" or "failed". A member of the mid-level body takes on the role of observer and takes minutes.
You must register for your supervisor’s master’s colloquium on MyUniFR no later than the date you submit your thesis. The defence takes place during the semester, approx. six weeks after the latest submission deadline. The exact date and time of the defence will be agreed upon with your supervisor.
Registration for courses is available at the start of the semester via the MyUnifr platform. For the Master’s Colloquium, registration is also possible at any time during the semester.