IN A NUTSHELL This Master’s programme combines popular culture and cultural mediation between Germany and Latin America in a practical way for the first time. It does this both as a research and professional field of qualification. A stay abroad at a Latin American university as well as practical projects form an integral part of the programme. These projects focus on questions regarding German-Latin American cultural mediation and communication, which students shall critically reflect upon, discuss, further develop and prepare digitally – all based on scientific research theories and methods.
WHAT IS THE STRUCTURE OF THE COURSE? The programme is divided into a total of eleven modules: Pop Music Culture 1 Pop-Culture Mediation Culture Comparison Germany–Latin America European Culture and Media Theory Latin American Cultural Studies Project Module 1 Language Skills Digital Media and Popular Culture Pop Music Culture 2 Project Module 2 Master's Thesis
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BA in Arts & Humanities, Cultural/Media/Communication/Literary/Music Studies, Linguistics, Social/Political Studies, Economics
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