BA Intermediale Gestaltung (Intermedia Design, formerly Communication Design) at Folkwang University of the Arts

Programme overview

Bachelor programme that treats design as an artistic engagement with social, media and cultural contexts and as interlinked practices. Image, text and code are the elementary means, examined experimentally through critical reflection.

Faculty: Design | Duration: 8 semesters (4 years), 240 ECTS | Study mode: full-time (part-time possible); German-taught | Intake: Winter semester (October) | Location: Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

What you will study

Teaching areas include free graphics, moving image, illustration, typography, visual identities, interface design and information design, complemented by computer-aided design, type design, digital publishing, 3D animation and expanded realities, and language and design; analogue and digital workshops and scientific seminars accompany the practice.

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Application information

Entry requirements

General higher education entrance qualification (Abitur or recognised equivalent; waivable for exceptional artistic talent if at least the Mittlerer Schulabschluss is held, per the framework aptitude-test regulations). Pass the Folkwang aptitude test (Eignungsprüfung). Applicants without a German school qualification must show German at level C1 (CEFR) at enrolment. Application deadline 15 March for the following winter semester; EUR 50 application fee.

Intake: Winter semester (October)

Duration: 8 semesters (4 years), 240 ECTS

Apply through the official page: https://www.folkwang-uni.de/home/gestaltung/studiengaenge/intermediale-gestaltung-ba/basisinfos-bewerbung

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