Program Overview

Bachelor of Arts in Communication Design

Overview

The Bachelor of Arts in Communication Design is a degree program that enables students to master the entire spectrum of visual communication. The program focuses on graphics and visual communication, as well as photography, film, illustration, and interactive design.

Program Details

• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
• Start: Winter semester
• Model: Full-time
• Language: German
• ECTS: 210
• Info: Without NC, accredited
• Duration: 7 semesters
• Location: Berlin, Cologne
• Costs: €690/month (EU/EEA), €4,140/semester (non-EU/EEA)

Study Content

The program includes the following areas of study:

• Shaping communication
• Graphics and visual communication
• Photography, film, and illustration
• Interactive design
• Marketing communication

Career Opportunities

Graduates of the program can pursue careers as:

• Communication designer
• Art director/creative director
• Graphic designer
• 3D designer
• Multimedia, screen, interaction, and animation designer
• Editorial designer
• Designer in the field of brand, trade fair, and event communication
• Designer in the field of film and photo production

Modules

The program consists of the following modules:

• Fundamentals of design
• Graphics and visual communication
• Photography, film, and illustration
• Interactive design
• Marketing communication
• Research and aesthetics
• Project-oriented work
• Compulsory elective modules

Curriculum

The curriculum includes the following semesters:

• 1st semester: Fundamentals of design, graphics and visual communication, photography, film, and illustration
• 2nd semester: Basics of graphics, creative strategies, editorial design, design and media studies, film media lab
• 3rd semester: Concept and text, corporate design, research and aesthetics, project-oriented work
• 4th semester: Communication strategy, editorial design, compulsory elective module, SRH Lab, project-oriented work
• 5th semester: Mobility phase (project/excursion, internship at home or abroad)
• 6th semester: Communication in space, scientific colloquium, research and aesthetics, audiovisual communication
• 7th semester: Integrated communication, editorial design, entrepreneurship and media law, writing workshop/colloquium, bachelor thesis

Admission Requirements

• General higher education entrance qualification, entrance qualification for universities of applied sciences, or an equivalent higher education entrance qualification
• Portfolio with around 10-15 of your own design works
• CV with current passport photo
• Copy of ID (front and back), for foreign students copy of National Identity Card
• Proof of sufficient German language skills (for international applicants)

Application Process

1. Apply online via the SRH application portal
2. If you fulfill the admission requirements, we will invite you to a selection interview
3. If the interview is successful, you will receive a letter of acceptance and a study contract from us
4. You sign the study contract and send it back to us
5. You pay the enrolment fee
6. We will send you your letter of admission
7. You take part in our induction week and then you're ready to go!

Financing Options

• Tuition fees: €690/month (EU/EEA), €4,140/semester (non-EU/EEA)
• Enrolment fee: €750 (EU/EEA), €1000 (non-EU/EEA)
• Financing options: educational loans, scholarship programs

Awards, Accreditations, and Certifications

• State-recognized, private university
• Accredited by the German Accreditation Council
• Member of the German Rectors' Conference
• Certified by the European University Association

Contact

• SRH University
• info@srh-university.de
• +49 (0)30 374 374 0

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Disclaimer

• The information provided is subject to change and may not be up-to-date.
• The university reserves the right to modify the program details, admission requirements, and tuition fees without prior notice.