# Science – Media – Communication (Wissenschaft – Medien – Kommunikation) (MA) at KIT

KIT’s flagship science-communication master at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, preparing students for science journalism and science PR while leveraging KIT’s research environment. German-taught and unusually demanding on language: non-native speakers need DSH-3 or TestDaF 4x5, roughly C2. Based at KIT Campus South in central Karlsruhe.

University: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Karlsruher Institut für Technologie) (https://studygermany.dev/universities/kit.md)
City: Karlsruhe (https://studygermany.dev/cities/karlsruhe.md)
HTML page: https://studygermany.dev/programmes/kit-ma-science-media-communication/

## At a glance

- Degree: MA
- Language of instruction: German
- English requirement: B2 or higher, required of all applicants.
- German requirement: DSH-3 or TestDaF 4x5 (approximately C2) for non-native speakers — a higher bar than the DSH-2 most KIT German-taught masters require.
- ECTS: 120
- Duration: 4 semesters
- Intake: Winter & summer
- Tuition: €1,500 per semester (rate depends on student category; see fee notes)
- Semester contribution: €201.50
- Semester ticket included: no

Fee notes: KIT is a Baden-Württemberg state university. Non-EU/EEA students pay tuition of €1,500/semester IN ADDITION to the semester contribution of €201.50/semester (total €1,701.50/semester for non-EU students). EU/EEA students pay only the semester contribution. The contribution breaks down as €80.00 administrative charge + €109.50 Studierendenwerk Karlsruhe (including student liability insurance) + €12.00 Students Union. The semester ticket is NOT included — only about €17.50 of the Studierendenwerk charge funds a limited off-peak KVV base ticket (weekdays 18:00–06:00, all day at weekends and on public holidays); budget separately for a KVV Studikarte or Deutschlandticket. A second degree costs €650/semester. Source: https://www.sle.kit.edu/english/imstudium/703.php Confirmed exemptions from the Baden-Württemberg €1,500 non-EU tuition: EU/EEA citizens, holders of a German Abitur, Erasmus Mundus / double-degree / EUCOR / cooperation-programme students, doctoral students, Baden-Württemberg-Stiftung scholarship holders, and students grandfathered from before WS 2017/18.

## Admission requirements

- Prior degree: Bachelor in Wissenschaft – Medien – Kommunikation or a substantially equivalent degree, with minimum credits in at least three of five subject areas (each at least 8 LP); conditional admission if only two are met
- Minimum grade: Own access and selection procedure; a 500-word motivation letter in German is required, with no interview in the current cycle
- Also required: Admission-restriction status is ambiguous across flyer editions (2023 says yes, 2025 says no) — verify before applying. EU and non-EU applicants alike apply directly through the KIT Online-Portal of the International Students Office; KIT performs its own foreign-degree equivalence check. No uni-assist, no VPD, no application fee. APS certificate required for applicants from China, Vietnam and India.

## Application deadlines

- All applicants, winter semester: 2026-07-15 (PASSED as of the last site build; the window usually repeats next cycle). Same date for EU and non-EU applicants: 15 July for winter, 15 January for summer.
- All applicants, summer semester: 2027-01-15. Same date for EU and non-EU applicants: 15 July for winter, 15 January for summer.

## How to apply

- uni-assist required: no
- Application portal: https://bewerbung.studium.kit.edu/prod/campus/Portal/Start
- Official programme page: https://www.sle.kit.edu/english/vorstudium/master-science-media-communication.php

## External resources

- [Official programme page](https://www.sle.kit.edu/english/vorstudium/master-science-media-communication.php)
- [KIT WMK department page](https://wmk.itz.kit.edu/2582.php)
- [StudyCheck reviews](https://www.studycheck.de/studium/wissenschaft-medien-und-kommunikation/kit-karlsruhe-19233)
- [Application portal](https://bewerbung.studium.kit.edu/prod/campus/Portal/Start)


## Focus areas

- Science journalism
- Public relations and science communication
- Media and research methods

## Provenance

Last checked: 2026-08-09

- KIT ZSB flyer — Wissenschaft – Medien – Kommunikation M.A. (Unterrichtssprache: Deutsch; DSH-3 / TestDaF 4x5 for non-native speakers; English B2 for all): https://wmk.itz.kit.edu/2582.php
- KIT — Master Science – Media – Communication central degree page: https://www.sle.kit.edu/english/vorstudium/master-science-media-communication.php
- Inferred — admission-restriction status differs between the 2023 and 2025 flyer editions; not resolved: https://wmk.itz.kit.edu/2582.php
- KIT — Charges and Fees (semester contribution €201.50 WS 2026/27: €80.00 administrative + €109.50 Studierendenwerk + €12.00 Students Union): https://www.sle.kit.edu/english/imstudium/703.php
- KIT International Students Office — tuition fees for third-country students (€1,500/semester since WS 2017/18, Art. 3 LHGebG): https://www.intl.kit.edu/istudies/12606.php
- KIT International Students Office — application route: direct via the KIT Online-Portal, no uni-assist and no VPD: https://bewerbung.studium.kit.edu/en