Tuition fee €5,700 per semester
Application fee €1,000 one-time
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Overview

The MA Photography prepares you for an immediate entry into the diverse field of visual art. This could mean, for example, working as an independent artistic or applied photographer, picture editor, art buyer or art director.

Due to the theoretical focus of the programme, you will also be able to pursue a career as a curator for museums and galleries.

The international Master of Arts degree also allows you to pursue an academic career, including doctorate and post-doctoral studies.

Programme structure

4 SEMESTERS 120 ECTS

1. SEMESTER 30 ECTS

  • Orientation in the Medium: Photography Lab I, Core Integrated Practice I, Encountering the Image
  • Individual Development: Photography Lab II, Core Integrated Practice II, Methods of Image Analysis
  • Work in Progress: Photography Lab III, Core Integrated Practice III, Images in Context
  • Core Project
  • History of Photography
  • Site-Specific Learning

2. SEMESTER 30 ECTS

  • Image and Medium: Printed Matter, Advanced Integrated Practice I, Foundations of Media Theory
  • Photograph as Object: Photo Book, Advanced Integrated Practice II, Advance Research Methodologies
  • Boundaries of the Medium: Photographic Print, Advanced Integrated Practice III, Theory of lens-based Media
  • Advanced Project Print
  • Issues in Contemporary Photography
  • Excursion

3. SEMESTER 30 ECTS

  • Spatial Shift: Spatial Practice, Expanded Integrated Practice I, Interdisciplinary Approaches to Media
  • Photograph and Space: Expanded Photography, Expanded Integrated Practice II, Contemporary Media Theory
  • Beyond Photography: Spatial Intervention, Expanded Integrated Practice III, After
    Photography
  • Expanded Project Space – Manifesto
  • Critical Perspectives on Photography
  • Back to the Future

4. SEMESTER 30 ECTS

  • Master’s Colloquium
  • Master’s Thesis

Career opportunities

The MA Photography prepares you for an immediate entry into the diverse field of visual art. This could mean, for example, working as an independent artistic or applied photographer, picture editor, art buyer or art director.

Due to the theoretical focus of the programme, you will also be able to pursue a career as a curator for museums and galleries.

The international Master of Arts degree also allows you to pursue an academic career, including doctorate and post-doctoral studies.

Apply now! Winter semester 2025/26
This is a rolling intake - applications are accepted all year round.
Studies commence
1 Oct 2025
Apply now! Summer semester 2025
This is a rolling intake - applications are accepted all year round.
Studies commence
1 Apr 2025
Apply now! Winter semester 2025/26
This is a rolling intake - applications are accepted all year round.
Studies commence
1 Oct 2025
Apply now! Summer semester 2025
This is a rolling intake - applications are accepted all year round.
Studies commence
1 Apr 2025
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