Bachelor of Arts - Visual Communication
- 3 years
- Duration
- 12,100 EUR/year
- Price
- Rolling admission
- Start
- Rolling admission
- Deadline
- Bachelor
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- Hamburg / Germany
- Location
Program description
In a world that is becoming more and more digitalized, media profoundly impacts and changes our reality rather than just reflecting it. Our bachelor's degree in visual communication provides a hands-on education that will prepare you for future design roles.
You can use our state-of-the-art video, virtual reality, animation, print, and prototyping labs to realize your ideas while receiving support from knowledgeable instructors. Working with the newest design software, you'll discover how to use contemporary AI tools creatively in your work.
The media industry will have substantial obstacles in the upcoming years. This curriculum will cover a variety of subjects, such as automation, artificial intelligence, and technology breakthroughs and their effects. We have created a flexible and extensive curriculum for this reason. We can adapt to new advances as best we can thanks to our multimedia strategy, integration of AI applications, and emphasis on multidisciplinary abilities like storytelling.
Start Dates: March and September
Program structure
Semester 1
- Art, Design & Cultural Studies
- General Design Foundations
- Design Thinking: Concepts, Scenarios, Strategies
- Visualisation ‐ Film & Photography
- Tools & Technologies 1
Semester 2
- Theories and Discourses in Media and Cultural Theory
- Hybrid Publishing
- Art Strategies and Interventions
- Visualisation ‐ Graphics, Illustration & Animation
- Tools & Technologies 2
Semester 3
- Discourses of Aesthetics and Ethics
- Reportage & Documentation
- Interaction & Interfaces: User Experience
- Tools & Technologies 3
Semester 4
- BA Proposal
- Explanation & Orientation: Information Design
- Narration & Visual Storytelling
- Professional Practice: Start‐up
Semester 5
- Semester Abroad or Internship Semester
Semester 6
- Curatorial Practice: Presentation Methods
- Bachelor Thesis and Final Project
Price
Fee for two semesters (1 year) is 12100,00 euro for international students
The tuition fee includes:
- Advanced teaching by faculty with real-world experience
- Personal career planning support from our Career Center colleagues
- Enrollment fee, examination fee, bachelor's or master's thesis fee
- State-of-the-art equipment in the teaching rooms and the technology lending facility (Arsenal)
- Free German or English language courses for enrolled students
- The possibility to individually choose modules from other programs as part of your curriculum
- Access to the Job Teaser online platform, through which UE connects you with practice partners and regional companies
- Use of the UE campus including library, cafeteria, WLAN and other services
Also once you are accpeted as a student, you will be asked to pay a reservation fee of € 3,000. The reservation fee is a one-time payment that will sercure your spot and that will be deducted from the total cost of the programme, before you are invoiced for tuition.
For example: If your total programme costs 30,000 € and the reservation fee is paid (3,000 €), you would only be invoiced for the remaining 27,000 € in tuition once you start studying.
Requirements for applicants
Admission to a Bachelor’s Degree program in Visual Communication
The following requirements apply for the start of a Bachelor's degree:
- Higher education entrance qualification*;
- A portfolio with samples can be submitted but is not required;
- Motivation letter (min. 500 words)
* In certain cases, you may also be able to study without a high school diploma. In such cases you will need to have a minimum of three year’s professional experience, and be enrolling in a programme relevant to that experience.
English Proficiency requirements are:
- IELTS 5.5 overall
- TOEFL iBT72
- TOEFL ITP (paper based) 543
- Pearson Test of English (Academic) 59
- Pearson Test of English (General) Level 1
- Cambridge English Advanced and Proficiency 160 overall
- Cambridge Exam First (FCE)
- TOEIC Listening/Reading 785, Speaking 160, Writing 150
- PASSWORD 5.5 (no less than 5.0 in each component)
- EF SET (50-minute Test) 51 (only for students applying with an MOI letter)
- Duolingo 90
About the university
The University of Europe for Applied Sciences (UE) located in Germany. There are five campuses - in Iserlohn, Berlin, Hamburg, Potsdam and Hanover.
The University of Europe offers over 60 programs in 6 fields of study.
The UE teaches the future designers and decision-makers in the disciplines of business, sports, media and events, and art and design at our campuses.
In accordance with current practice and the highest international standards, our university encourages the development of skills that are future-focused and interdisciplinary teaching styles.
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