The postgraduate study program M.A. Visual and Media Anthropology was originally developed and offered at Freie University (FU) Berlin from 2010-2019. Since the winter semester 2019/20 the VMA program is offered exclusively at HMKW Berlin University of Applied Sciences.

The contemporary M.A. program equips students with an in-depth knowledge of Visual and Media Anthropology, which is essential to becoming professional documentary filmmakers and documentary photographers. Students will become the leading voices in the fields of digital anthropology for science, TV broadcasts, museums, cultural institutions, film festivals, galleries, online media platforms and governmental and non-governmental organizations involved in the production of audio-visual media for the representation of indigenous, national and transnational culture.

The Visual and Media Anthropology M.A. is conducted online by a diverse team with over a decade of online teaching experience. Distance Learning is offered via LMS Canvas through live-streams of classes, presentations and discussions. Additionally, two optional in-house workshops are offered. Students must assume additional (travel, room) costs arising from in-house workshops (not mandatory) and fieldwork periods. The program was one of the winners of the Best Practice in Online Teaching by CEDIS Center for Digital Systems Freie Universität Berlin.

• First Semester: Basic Modules (30 CP): Visual Anthropology, Media Anthropology
• Second Semester: Profile Modules (30 CP): Basics and Varieties of Ethnographic Film Production, Communication/Mediascapes, Applied Visual & Media Anthropology
• Third Semester: Project Modules (30 CP): Internship, Film- or Media Project
• Fourth Semester: Supervision Courses (30 CP)