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Aarhus University, Denmark

Aarhus University

Aarhus University (AU) was established in 1928, and has more than 20,000 students. AU is the degree awarding institution of the Danish part of the Erasmus Mundus Master’s: Journalism, Media and Globalisation. The Department of Information and Media Studies and the Department of Political Science contribute to the teaching.

The Department of Information and Media Studies

The Department of Information and Media Studies is the formal host of the degree scheme. It is also Denmark’s oldest, most well-established social science department, from where a long line of prominent politicians, intellectuals and other public figures have graduated over the years. The research and teaching of the department covers all central areas of political science. Day to day work is structured around six sub-disciplines: General and comparative political science (including political theory and the history of political ideas), international relations and organisation, public administration, policy studies, sociology, statistics and information technology.

The Department of Political Science brings a dynamic and flexible research and teaching profile characterised by pluralism and openness. The research of the department, on which all teaching is based, covers a wide range of the disciplines of political science, representing a variety of methodological approaches. This enables the department to focus on new problem areas as they appear on the national and international political arenas. Several teachers have specialised in media related research and teaching, including such questions as the role of media in public opinion formation, media management of politicians, political journalism, and political theories of the public sphere.

The wide range of subjects and methodologies of the department enables our candidates to leave the university with a generalist education, proven over the decades. The department is therefore well-equipped to offer post graduate studies on an international level.

Exploring Aarhus

With a population of about 300,000 inhabitants, Aarhus is the second largest city in Denmark, and the capital of Jutland. It has a lot to offer journalism students.

Aarhus was founded around the year 900 by an unknown King of Denmark, at the time when the Vikings ruled the country. Today Aarhus is a thriving business and commercial sector and many schools and educational institutions are located in the area. The city hosts more than 30,000 students of higher education, making Aarhus a young and vibrant city.

Aarhus is situated right on the waterfront – close to the beaches – and offers all the usual city comforts, such as restaurants, cafés, parks and gardens, theatres, art galleries, shopping centres and night clubs. It also has a variety of facilities for sports enthusiasts at all levels. Foreign films are subtitled and cultural events take place all year round. The city has an international reputation as a live music venue, with the Aarhus Festival in the first week of September each year being one of the highlights.

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