“We are pleased to announce that this year for the first time we are offering two partial scholarships as part of our master’s program. “
Master Program “Visual Anthropology, Media and Documentary Practices” | University of Münster Professional School The application period for the new master course starting in autumn 2025 is open! Deadline: 31 March 20225
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We have a call for the next intake of our MA and advanced training program “Visual Anthropology, Media and Documentary Practices”.
The program offers all classes (modules 1-7) as blocks of courses and while many of our students are staying in Germany or Münster for their studies, participants need not be based permanently in Münster or Germany for that matter. In addition to the seven block courses students participate in five further courses (tutorials) to follow up the contents taught in the modules. In module 8 students complete an internship or alternatively a practical media project. Finally they write a shortened MA thesis, accompanied by a film or similar multimodal media project.
The thesis research and film/media project build on each other. As the Thesis and film/media projects are strongly intertwined they both count equally for the final MA project´s assessment. The language of instruction in the master program is English.
In today’s globalized world, where media representations shape social and political spheres, a critical understanding of media and (audio-) visual culture is crucial. Media studies, rooted in social anthropology, offers an in-depth approach to analyzing the complex connections between media, culture and society. The three-year master program “Visual Anthropology, Media and Documentary Practices” trains students in (1) theory and practice of audio-visual anthropology, (2) the documentary arts (film/photography/installation), as well as (3) media culture and media anthropology. Students learn about the theoretical and practical foundations of audio-visual anthropology, they gain experience in film production, project and film/media proposal development, as well as (audio-) visual installation, web-documentary or other forms of multimodal media production.
Prof. Dr. Thomas Stodulka is the director of the master program in „Visual Anthropology, Media and Documentary Practices“ at the University of Münster. He is also professor at the Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology at the University of Münster.
Thomas John is the co-director of the program. He is a lecturer, holds an MA-degree in Visual and Media Anthropology and recently submitted his PhD thesis at FU Berlin. The program will be taught by an international team of highly qualified lecturers.