Bauhaus-Universität Weimar campus

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MA Visual Communication (Visual Cultures) at Bauhaus-Universität Weimar

Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Germany

Programme overview

The Master's in Visual Communication, with a Visual Cultures focus, adds the theory and history of visual communication (art history, image science, aesthetics, communication design, design theory) to project-based practice. Students concentrate on one of the chairs: Graphic Design, Typography, Information Design, Staged and Documentary Photography, Image/Text Design, Advertising, Film/Video and Visual Culture.

Faculty: Faculty of Art and Design  |  Duration: 2 semesters (1 year)  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Wintersemester  |  Location: Weimar, Thüringen, Germany

What you will study

Individually planned Master projects with a research character, supervised by at least one professor from the practical area and one from the theoretical area, in group and one-to-one consultations.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Aptitude test: register from 2 February and apply by 31 March via Bauhaus.CampusPortal with university-entrance diploma, copy of a Bachelor's, Diploma or comparable degree, ID copy, motivation letter, digital portfolio and proof of German at C1 (DSH-2 or TestDaF 4x TDN 4).

Intake: Wintersemester

Duration: 2 semesters (1 year)

Apply through the official page: https://www.uni-weimar.de/campusportal/bewerbung

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