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Journalism. Media Management. Development Cooperation.

International Media Studies (M.A.)

The Master's Program is a four-semester, full-time program. The bilingual curriculum combines the disciplines media and development, journalism, communications and media management.

This is a joint project together with the University of Bonn, the Bonn Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences and Deutsche Welle, Germany's international broadcaster with headquarters in Bonn. This unique Master's Program is conducted in German and English and is designed for young students from developing and transition countries who have previous media experience. The program offers an unparalleled mix of research, lectures and practical experience and prepares students for careers in the communications and media industries. As media become increasingly set in a global context it’s important that media workers understand the close connection between the media and cooperative development.

Prof. Dr. Christoph Schmidt, Leiter Verwaltung und Masterstudiengang International Media Studies

Prof. Christoph Schmidt

Head of International Media Studies

T: +49. 228. 429-3503
E: ims(at)dw.de

Farewell to IMS graduates

Unique program for unique students

With Master's degrees in hand, the second group of International Media Studies (IMS) students celebrated the end of their studies. This unique program brings together students from all over the world and combines hands-on media skills with lectures and research. The program is conducted by DW Akademie together with the Bonn University and the Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences.
Farewell to IMS graduates

22 students from 13 countries

Gemechu Bekele Lemu from Ethiopia was among the first 12 students in his group to graduate from the program. This second group of students attending the IMS program involved 22 students from 13 countries. The remaining 10 students will finish their theses over the coming months.
Farewell to IMS graduates

A wining combination

It didn't take long for the Indonesian journalist, Arti Ekawati, to find a new job. She'll be working in catastrophe support services with a non-governmental organization in Jakarta. The highlight over the last two years, she says, has been exchanging experiences with colleagues from different countries and cultures."Globalization," she points out, "happens through exchanges like this."
Farewell to IMS graduates

New perspectives

Before starting the IMS program Katsiargna Kryzhanouskaya had spent several years working as a radio journalist in Belarus. "This program offers new ways of looking at things," she says. "I'm more than just a journalist now because I’ve learned how media functions in a democracy."
Farewell to IMS graduates

From Kosovo to Bonn

"With the IMS I wasn't just learning about other media systems - I was actually exchanging experiences with people who had worked in them," says Naim Zeqiri. This was one reason he came to Bonn. Zeqiri has a degree in German studies and has worked on Kosovo development projects sponsored by the European Commission.
Farewell to IMS graduates

Global studies

Asked to describe DW Akademie's Master's program in just one sentence, Francis da Rosa Franca says, "It enables you to interact with the world." Before joining the IMS she had worked as a journalist in the southern Brazilian city of Florianopolis. She'll be staying on at Deutsche Welle to work with the DW Portuguese program.