The programme is entirely taught in English.
1 September (for the winter semester)
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The Human Geography: Globalisation, Media, and Culture international Master’s programme engages with the dynamic relationships between people, place, and culture by paying particular attention to the effects of diverse global entanglements. With a thematic focus on questions of mobility, identity, creativity, digitisation, knowledge production, and human-nature relations, the programme has profound relevance for tackling some of the major global challenges of our times. A special emphasis is put on the crucial role of (digital) media in both facilitating global connectivities and producing powerful spatial narratives of our globalised world.
So what does the programme offer?
- Critical human geographic perspectives on an entangled globalised world
- A thorough engagement with current debates relating to globalisation, (digital) media, and culture
- Combining theoretical debates and empirical research practice
- Insights into a range of different research methods, techniques, and practical skills, e.g. the production of short films, podcasts, or blogs
- Exciting teaching and research environment complemented by international visiting scholars and experts
- The chance to design and carry out your own empirical research project during an on-site workshop
- Augmented career opportunities due to a mobility window to study abroad or pursue an internship in a professional field of your choice
Due to the integrative character of human geography, the course draws on the rich body of conceptual and methodological scholarship from geography as well as other social sciences and humanities. Through a number of different course formats (lectures, seminars, methodological exercises, research projects, field trips, and your own independent dissertation project) students will be enabled to critically and actively engage with the above-mentioned themes in a vibrant international academic context.
The programme provides advanced training in geographical thought and analysis by focusing on the complex mediations between people, place, and culture in our highly interconnected world. This unique attention to processes of globalisation, mediatisation, and cultural practices reflects the research expertise within Human Geography at JGU as well as the strong interdisciplinary embedding of the programme, in particular with regard to media studies, anthropology, and ethics.
The programme is based on the activities of three major research groups in Human Geography at JGU (Digital and Media Geography, Social Geography, and Cultural Geography) whose members regularly contribute to international debates. Students are invited to participate in the groups’ international research networks, e.g. through spending study time abroad and engaging in discussions as part of the international lecture series.