Media Research Center Babelsberg

Drawing on their expertise in film studies, media studies and communication studies, MRCB members cover a broad range of academic topics, theories and methodologies. Their work focuses primarily on the aesthetics, analysis, history and empirical investigation of audiovisual and digital media, their production and reception, their appropriation and their socio-cultural impact.

The aim of the Center is to bring together and communicate our activities in teaching, research and knowledge transfer. The MRCB facilitates internal exchange through a range of formats designed to foster the development of joint initiatives. It also serves as a point of contact for external parties interested in developing collaborative or associated projects.

The Media Research Center Babelsberg hosts a wide range of externally funded research projects covering diverse topics, as well as other internally funded research and knowledge transfer projects, which can be accessed via the individual members' profiles. International visiting researchers are also involved in the Center and contribute their work. The diversity of topics is reflected, among other things, in the regular talks held as part of the Media Studies Research Colloquium.

The MRCB is involved in numerous regional, national and international research collaborations and networks.

In the Potsdam area, these include close exchanges within the framework of the Brandenburg Centre for Media Studies (ZeM), as well as with the University's affiliated institution, the Potsdam Film Museum. The Center also collaborates with the Leibniz Centre for Contemporary History Potsdam and the Moses Mendelssohn Centre Potsdam.

The Media Research Center Babelsberg encompasses three academic degree programmes, each with a distinct focus and leading to different qualifications: BA Digital Media Culture, MA Media Studies, MA Film Heritage. The programmes are embedded in a vibrant research environment and a film culture with a long-standing tradition, both at Film University and in the Potsdam-Berlin region. They also maintain numerous links with current professional practice in film and media.

Alongside their clear focus on academic work, all programmes also include practical components delivered in collaboration with numerous regional and national partners. Students work in small groups and receive close supervision from teaching staff. Interdisciplinary projects spanning several degree programmes, such as the international student festival Sehsüchte, provide opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration and bring academic study and professional practice together.

For postgraduate researchers, Film University also offers the opportunity to pursue a doctorate, either in an academic or an academic-artistic discipline, as well as to undertake a habilitation.