Aims and Structure of the Course
The Master degree builds on the Bachelor degree, broadening and deepening students' economic and theoretical perspectives. The course centres around the following topics: book-based communication from a historical and modern-day perspective; research into book usage; analysis of national and international book markets; E-business and cross-media publishing; aesthetics of literature; book production; and project management in the book industry. In addition, there are the following import modules: Media Ethics and Communication Studies.
Completing the single-subject Master takes four semesters.
Application
Applicants need Bachelor degrees in Book Studies or similar (media-related) subjects to study for the Book Studies Master. The application deadline for the winter semester 2011/2012 is 15th August 2011. Please apply online using the Master office platform. Contact Dr Volker Titel with specific enquiries about the Master course.
Module Overview of the Erlangen Book Studies MA
- Module 1 (Compulsory) Literary Theory
- Module 2a (Choose 2a or 2b) Research into Book Usage
- Module 2b (Choose 2a or 2b) Historical Development of the Library
- Module 3 (Compulsory) Aesthetics of Text and Book Production
- Module 4a (Choose 4a or 4b) Analysis of the Book Market (National Perspective)
- Module 4b (Choose 4a or 4b) Analysis of the International Book Market
- Module 5 (Compulsory) Historical Literary Communication
- Module 6 (Compulsory) E-Business and Cross-Media Publishing
- Module 7 (Compulsory) Research Management
- Module 8a (Import module, choose 8a or 8b) Media Ethics
- Module 8b (Import module, choose 8a or 8b) Communication Studies
- Module 9 (Compulsory) Fields of Research
- Module 10 Master Thesis
Timetable
Course times and locations will be published online approximately two months before the start of the semester. See the university's information system UnivIS at http://www.univis.uni-erlangen.de