Digital Media

Focus

Digital media shape nearly all areas of science, society, and the workplace today. The ability to create, critically evaluate, and responsibly use digital content is a key competency for students of all disciplines.

Scientific communication, information sharing, digital collaboration, and the production and distribution of media content increasingly take place through digital channels and formats. This study supplement addresses these developments by providing fundamental competencies in the production, analysis, and critical reflection of digital media. It helps students complement their academic studies with practical digital skills and prepare for the demands of an increasingly digitalized society and labor market.

Learning Outcomes

Students are able to:

• Explain and apply fundamental concepts, technologies, and design principles of digital media.
• Create, edit, and prepare digital content for specific target groups in selected areas of image, audio, video, text, and social media production.
• Select and use appropriate digital tools and production methods for different applications.
• Critically analyze and evaluate digital media offerings and communication processes with regard to technical, design-related, legal, and societal aspects.
• Consider legal, ethical, and social frameworks when creating and using digital media.
• Reflect on and classify current developments in digital media.

Target Group

Due to its broad range of topics and practical orientation, the programmes are suitable for students from all faculties and disciplines and serve as a valuable addition to any degree program.

Structure & Requirements

Basic Module (12 ECTS)

For the Basic Module, courses totaling 12 ECTS must be completed from the following areas:

• Digital Image Processing, Graphics, and Photography (4 ECTS)
• Digital Video Technology (4 ECTS)
• Digital Audio Technology (4 ECTS)

Advanced Module (12 ECTS)

For the Advanced Module, courses totaling 12 ECTS from the Digital Media course offerings must be completed.

Specialisation Module (12 ECTS)

For the Specialisation Module, courses totaling 12 ECTS from the Digital Media course offerings must be completed.

Course Registration

Registration for individual courses is done via PLUSonline.

Note: For courses you take as part of the supplementary study programme, select “Free Registration” in PLUSonline (if the option is available) during course registration:

Certificate 

After successfully completing the listed courses, the following certificates can be requested:

• Basic Module Digital Media: This will be issued after successful completion of the Basic Module totaling 12 ECTS points.
• Supplementary Study Programme Digital Media: This will be issued after successful completion of one of the two Basic Modules and the Advanced Module, totaling 24 ECTS points.
• Specialisation Programme in Digital Media: This will be issued after successful completion of one of the two Basic Modules, the Advanced Module, and the Specialisation Module, totaling 36 ECTS points.

IMPORTANT: It is possible to include supplementary study programmes and specialisation programmes in the Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Diploma examination certificate (naming of free electives). Regulations can be found in your curriculum, or you may need to reach an agreement with the chair of your curriculum committee beforehand.

Requesting a Certificate

Once you have completed the required courses, submit the completed exam pass and the corresponding certificates to the ZFL – Flexible Learning (Simon Haigermoser, MSc). After verifying the documents, the certificate will be issued by the ZFL – Flexible Learning on behalf of the Vice-Rectorate for Education and Student Experience and will be sent digitally to your university email address. Issuing the certificate is no longer possible after graduation. Therefore, please make sure to apply for the certificate at least a few weeks before graduation.

If it is not possible to print the transcripts from PLUSonline, only submit the completed exam pass.

Download Exam Pass

• Exam Pass Basic Module Digital Media (12 ECTS)
• Exam Pass Supplementary Studies Digital Media (24 ECTS)
• Exam Pass Specialisation in Digital Media (36 ECTS)

Transitional Provision

Students who completed coursework for the supplementary study programme Digital Media under the regulation published in the Bulletin of 19 August 2020, No. 260, may continue to obtain certificates under those regulations until 30 September 2027. The 2020 regulation will expire on 1 October 2027.

• Exam Pass Basic Module Digital Media for Teaching (12 ECTS)(until 30 September 2027)

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