Co-operation partners
The Department of Communication attaches great importance to international exchange in both research and teaching.
The department currently cooperates with the following 15 Communication Science departments in other European countries within the framework of so-called ERASMUS partnerships (including special programmes for Switzerland and the UK):
Athens (Greece)
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens: Department of Communication & Media Studies
1 place per semester (BA or MA)
Bergen (Norway)
University of Bergen: Department of Information Science and Media Studies
2 places per semester (one place each in BA and MA)
- Autumn semester: Beginning of August - end of December
- Spring semester: Beginning of January - mid-June
Ghent (Belgium)
University of Ghent: Department of Communication Sciences
2 places per semester (in BA or MA)
Kaunas (Lithaunia)
University of Kaunas: Faculty of Political Science and Diplomacy
2 places per semester (in BA or MA)
Klagenfurt (Austria)
University of Klagenfurt: Department of Media and Communications
1 place per semester (BA or MA)
- Winter semester: 1 October - 31 January
- Summer semester: 1 March - 30 June
- Individual examinations may also take place after the official end of the semester.
Lisbon (Portugal)
Universidade Católica Portuguesa (Faculdade de Ciências Humanas)
3 places per year (in BA or MA)
Loughborough (United Kingdom)
Loughborough University: Department of Communication and Media
4 places per year in the winter semester in the BA programme
Lugano (Switzlerland)
University of Lugano: Faculty of Communication Sciences
2 places per semester (in BA or MA)
- Autumn semester: mid-September - beginning of February
- Spring semester: mid-February - mid-September
Factsheet
Lyon (France)
University of Lyon: Department Information - Communication - Documentation
1 place per semester (in BA or MA)
The SELF programme is not available to Master's students. Only the DEUF programme can be chosen by Master's students.
Madrid (Spain)
University of Madrid: Faculty of Communication Sciences
Journalism and information (2 places in the BA)
Public Relations, Publicity and Advertising (2 places in the BA)
Nimwegen (Netherlands)
University of Nijmegen: Communication and Information Studies
2 places per semester (in BA or MA)
Stavanger (Norway)
Stavanger University: Department of Media and Social Science
2 places per year (for bachelor or master)
Oslo (Norway)
University of Oslo: Department of Journalism and Media Studies
2 places per year (both places are primarily available to Master's students. If there are no suitable applications, places can also be awarded to Bachelor students in the winter semester)
Salzburg (Austria)
University of Salzburg: Department of Communication Studies
2 places per semester (in BA or MA)
Twente/Enschede (Netherlands)
University of Twente: Department of Communication Science
2 places per semester (in BA or MA)
Zurich (Swizerland)
University of Zurich: Department of Communication and Media Research (IKMZ)
1 place per semester (BA and MA)
- Autumn semester: beginning of August - end of January
- Spring semester: beginning of February - end of July
Every year, students at the department who would like to include a stay abroad in their studies have the opportunity to apply for an Erasmus scholarship at these institutes.
Students from these institutes who are interested in studying in Münster can find relevant information here.
In addition, employees of the department have the opportunity to apply for funding for teaching and research stays at these institutes as part of the "Staff Mobility" programme.
Anonymised experience reports from IfK students on the individual locations can be viewed in the Learnweb course.