Programme structure
Screen Cultures is an innovative master's program.
The master's degree consists of:
- 60/50 credits of compulsory courses (you may exchange one compulsory course with an elective course)
- 10/0 credits elective courses (if you choose to exchange one?compulsory course with an elective course)
- AND:
- 60 credits Master's thesis (with or without an exchange semester) OR 30 credits on exchange abroad and 30 credits master's thesis
- OR
- 30 ECTS master's thesis and placement semester
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All compulsory courses in the programme are taught in English.
Course of study
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Structure for students who started on the programme from 2019 to 2021
You should take (at least) one of the courses in methodology offered in the second semester (MEVIT4811, MEVIT4812 and MEVIT4813). You may take more than one, but if you do, you should take one 5 ECTS course in addition the same semester, or next, so that you end up with enough ECTS points. IMK offers some 5 ECTS courses, and some are available for you from other departments at UiO. In any case, this will entail that you exchange one of the mandatory courses in Screen Cultures for an elective course.?
You may exchange one of the following courses for an elective course during your studies: MEVIT4710, MEVIT4701, MEVIT4702 or MEVIT4703.
Here you can find information about registering for courses (teaching) and exams, including deadlines for the upcoming semester.?IMK follows the deadlines that apply to Bachelor's degree students at HF, also for Master's students.
Study abroad with 60 ECTS master's thesis
The third?semester?could?alternatively be used for international student exchange. The department will provide recommendations for the students wishing to explore this opportunity. The master supervision will continue also while the student is abroad.
Recommended structure if you will be studying a semester abroad and will write a 60 ECTS master's thesis
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Study abroad with 30 ECTS master's thesis
Students who take a semester abroad, may choose to take 30 ECTS of relevant master's courses abroad and combine that with writing a 30 ECYS master's thesis. Recommended structure if you will be studying a semester abroad and will write a 30 ECTS master's thesis:?
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| 3.?semester | Relevant masters's courses on an exchange semester ? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2.?semester | Elective course | Choose one course:? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.?semester | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| ? | 10 credits | 10 credits | 10 credits | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Elective courses
You may exchange one of the following courses for an elective course during your studies: MEVIT4710, MEVIT4701, MEVIT4702 or MEVIT4703. This course should normally be chosen from the portfolio of master's courses at the Department of Media and Communication. (Including a course as a research assistant or a self composed course, see?MEVIT4896 – Vitenskapelig assistansearbeid and?MEVIT4897 – Selvvalgt emne).
Screen Cultures also offers an opportunity to take an internship course as your elective course during you studies:?
You can also apply to take a master's course at another department at the University of Oslo. This should normally be because the course has a connection with the topic of your Master's thesis. You need your supervisors recommendation to apply for this, and IMK can not guarantee admission, as this is up to the department that offers the course.?
IMK offers the possibility to take elective courses at the?Honours Certificate in Environmental Humanities and Sciences (autumn semester). The courses? EHS4020 – Introduction to Environmental Humanities?and/or?EHS4030 – Environmental Sciences: Understanding Climate Change?are possible for IMK students to apply for. Contact the study administration at IMK before Studentweb opens for applications to the autumn semester (1 June) if this is something you wish to explore. (Note: each course is 5 ECTS).
You may take a course at Oslo Met as one of your elective courses (see below)
The master's thesis
The master’s thesis is an independent research project.?All students will be assigned a group supervisor at the beginning of the program and an individual supervisor in your second semester.?
As a student on the Screen Cultures Master' s program, you will take one of the Master's thesis courses: MEVIT4791 – Master’s Thesis in Screen Cultures, with presentation?(60 ECTS)?MEVIT4792 – Practical Masters's Thesis in Screen Culture?(60 ECTS) or MEVIT4799 - Master's thesis in Screen Cultures (30 ECTS)
Please make yourself familiar with general information about the master's thesis at the Department of Media and Communication.
Placement semester
It is possible to take one semester as an intern at a workplace in/around Oslo that the Department of Media and Communications has an arrangement with, or a Norwegian embassy/consulate or similar abroad (you must be a Norwegian citizen for the latter option). The placement will not be paid. A placement semester entails a 30 ECTS master's thesis.
Note: Screen Cultures students also has the opportunity to apply for a shorter placement course of 10 ECTS:?MEVIT4704 – Screen Cultures Internship-Course. This course will count as an elective course. Read more about this above.
You can not take both placement courses as part of your degree: MEVIT4930 – Praksissemester for mediestudenter, and MEVIT4704 – Screen Cultures Internship-Course. You may only take one of the courses if you want to include a placement as part of your degree.
Should you choose to apply for the 30 ECTS placement course, we recommend the following structure:?
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| 2.?semester | Elective course | Choose one course:? | ? ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.?semester | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ? | 10 credits | 10 credits | 10 credits | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Courses at OsloMet spring 2026
It is possible for students at IMK to register for selected master's courses at OsloMet. The courses offered in the spring of 2026:
- MJ4300 Science and the media
- MEDK4000 Mediedesign, -produksjon og prosjektutvikling
- MEDK4400 Brands, Branding and Marketing: Communication, Trends and Strategies
- MJ4401 Media in war, crisis and conflict (EN)
- MJ5100 Investigative Journalism and Cross Border Cooperation (EN)
- MJ5200 Climate journalism, theory and practice (EN)
- MEDS4000 Sakprosa i praksis
Registration deadline 16 December 2025. Send an e-mail to studieinfo@media.uio.no to register your interest.
N.B: We cannot guarantee a place on these courses. The students who attend OsloMet have priority to the courses in the same way as IMK-students have priority to the elevtive courses at IMK. Availability depends on how popular the courses become.
Diploma and degree
The diploma is issued when you have completed the courses that meet the requirements for a degree. Read more about diplomas.