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Media Production
A part-time Master’s programme with no tuition fees? This is made possible by the commitment of the Free State of Saxony. To ensure the feasibility of completing the programme as intended, all modules take place at weekends. The modules, which are characterised by mutual exchange, are held in Leipzig, making it easy to travel there by train.
Whilst you’re fully committed to your job, you’ll benefit from an environment characterised by experience, exchange and curiosity. The focus is on topics such as technological innovation, Media Management and leadership. After all, the aim of the Media Production programme is also unusual: this is where media executives study in the age of artificial intelligence.
An overview of the course content
At the state-of-the-art MediaTechSpace Leipzig, you’ll study in a practical, extra occupational way with excellent accessibility – at weekends and in small, intensive groups. Following your digital self-study, you’ll discuss real-world tasks in seminars with your tutors – all of whom are experts in film, TV, journalism and technology – and your fellow students.
Elective modules in the areas of Creativity and Production give you the freedom to set your own priorities – from Virtual Production to story engineering, and from technical workflows to creative development processes. In your Master’s thesis, you’ll explore a topic in depth that truly helps you progress – one that is both academically sound and practice-oriented.
Insights and Perspectives in Innovation, Technology and Leadership I
Research I
Management I
Technological Innovations
Insights and Perspectives in Innovation, Technology and Leadership II
Guided self-study: specialist literature
Master Classes (2 out of 4):
- Research II
- Management II
- Creativity
- Production
Research project on media companies
Master’s preliminary project ‘Academic Reflection on the Professional Field and Practice’ for students without one year’s professional experience
Master’s thesis and colloquium
Media Production in Leipzig
In summary – Media Production in Mittweida
Extra occupational Master’s programme at the intersection of Media Management and media production
(120 Credits)
Once you’ve graduated, you’ll be ready to take on (even more) responsibility and take your career to the next level. You’ll manage productions, plan media strategies, develop new formats or guide companies through digital transformation processes. With your expertise, you’ll be in demand wherever technical understanding, management skills and creativity come together. What’s more, during your studies you’ll have built up a unique network that you can rely on.
Application and Admission
Applicants must hold an initial university degree leading to professional qualification comprising 180 ECTS credits (Bachelor’s degree) or a qualification from a state-run or state-recognised vocational academy, as well as at least one year’s relevant professional experience in the media and communications sector. In exceptional cases, this practical experience may also be gained whilst studying.
Language skills:
Applicants who did not obtain their university entrance qualification at a German-speaking institution must provide evidence of German language proficiency at level C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. Proof may be provided, for example, by taking the ‘German as a Foreign Language’ (TestDaF) test at the Preparatory College of Mittweida University of Applied Sciences, achieving an average of TDN 3 in all four sections, or by presenting an equivalent certificate.
The application period for the winter semester begins on 15 April and ends on 15 July; for the summer semester, you can apply from 15 October to 15 January. To do so, register at hs-mittweida.de/bewerben. Once you have submitted all your documents and your prior learning has been assessed, you can enrol. Enrolment secures your place at Mittweida. For international applicants, the application deadline for the winter semester is 15 May, to allow sufficient time to apply for a visa.
Studying whilst working is a particular challenge. Many degree programmes are expensive, inflexible, difficult to combine with a job, or far removed from the realities of the workplace in terms of content. The extra occupational Master’s in Media Production is the exact opposite:
Tuition-free private study in a prime location: Media Production is not a mass-market course. You’ll work in small groups, which allow for in-depth discussion and maximum productivity. Thanks to the location of our MediaTechSpace right next to Leipzig Central Station, it’s easily accessible. And: there are no tuition fees.
Study with industry experts: It is not just the lecturers who bring extensive experience directly from their current roles in renowned media companies. As an extra occupational professional development programme, Media Production attracts practitioners itself. The professional exchange amongst participants broadens perspectives and helps you to look at your own problems in a new light.
The best of both worlds: Distance learning has one drawback: it requires extreme discipline, whilst at the same time lacking the stimulating personal interaction. Alongside digital preparation in online courses, Media Production relies on regular face-to-face sessions in Leipzig. These take place during off-peak hours and can therefore be easily combined with a full-time job.
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Frequently Asked Questions
No, not at all. Whilst management and budgeting issues are important for running productions efficiently, the focus is on the content, creative and technical quality of media formats. It’s all about storytelling, cross-media strategies and modern production techniques.
Absolutely. It’s perfect for high-end specialists who want to develop and implement complex, innovative media formats independently. This Master’s programme is also an enormous asset for high-profile journalists, freelance producers or creative minds who wish to refine their portfolio and raise it to a new level of quality.
No, the programme is designed as an extra occupational hybrid model. It combines flexible e-learning modules and self-study with targeted, compact on-campus sessions at our Leipzig campus. This means it is specifically designed so that you do not have to be in Leipzig every day, but can perfectly combine your studies with your day-to-day professional media work.
For this degree programme, you’ll need one year’s relevant professional experience in the media or communications sector. As the entire programme is designed to be studied in an extra occupational manner, you should have a permanent employer. This is the only way to ensure that you have a practical media working environment in which you can directly apply what you learn and link it to real-world practice.
The difference lies at the heart of your day-to-day work: Media Management and Technology (M.Sc.) focuses on the economic and technological infrastructure (data, platforms, business models, management). Media Production (M.A.), on the other hand, centres on the actual content and the production process (format development, journalistic quality, cross-media production, creative implementation).
In the creative and production fields, you should pursue a Master’s degree if you wish to take your creative and technical skills to a strategic, editorial or managerial level. It helps you to move beyond purely technical execution (‘operating a camera’, ‘editing’) towards higher-level format development, production management or creative direction.
