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Students earning a "Transnational Media and Journalism Certificate" combine studies of the content, history, and effect of various media and technologies with practical training and co-curricular activities. While studying toward their BA degree, certificate students participate and get actively involved in journalistic and related initiatives that are currently shaping the public sphere in Berlin, Germany, and the world.
 
What is the Certificate?

What is the Certificate?

In contributing to communication outlets such as social media channels, print media, podcasts, broadcasting, and photography, certificate students build bridges beyond campus. They gain first-hand experience at institutions and initiatives with local and transnational reach. Students can also apply for internships in various professional fields and gain credit for them by joining the Internship Seminar. Participation in this seminar depends on successful and timely application for the Internship Program. 
 

Certificate Requirements

  • Course requirements
    To earn the certificate, students are required to select five courses from the course catalog that are cross-listed as certificate courses. Four courses must center on topics such as journalistic practices, creative fiction and non-fiction, media history and theory, or current transnational debates in the German public sphere. One course is a German language course (B2 or higher). Courses must be either 4 US or 8 ECTS credits.
  • Culminating Project
    Students will complete a journalistic project (reportage, film, podcast, article) in English, German or another language on a topic that relates transnational developments and the German public sphere. The project should be published in a journalistic outlet. In a short analysis (ca. 800 words), students will reflect on the circumstances, challenges, and opportunities of the research and publication process of their project.
  • Co-Curricular Activities
    As interns, student workers, or contributors to media outlets, students are required to participate in journalistic activities in Germany and transnationally for approximately 100 hours in total. The exact format and time frame of the activities will be individually determined.

How to Apply

Students can apply at any point during their BA studies. Applicants must submit a current resume (CV) and statement of purpose to the “Transnational Media and Journalism Certificate” Advisory Committee that includes a preliminary outline of courses and activities they intend to complete in order to fulfill the requirements. At the time of the application, students should demonstrate a record of or strong interest in journalistic activities and/or related discursive formats such as creative fiction and non-fiction or translation. To ensure the feasibility of their plans within the curricular framework of their degree requirements, students are required to obtain approval from their academic advisor.

Please submit your CV and statement of purpose via email to Marion Detjen at [email protected] (Interim Coordinator - Transnational Media and Journalism Certificate)
 

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    Various workshops and events for certificate students are funded by the DAAD (Integra and STIBET)
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