BA Visuelle Kommunikation at Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weißensee

Programme overview

Generalist, project-based Bachelor in visual communication that enables students to develop independent design positions in changing fields of work, grounded in a broad understanding of visual culture. Students learn to question communication tasks critically and to design answers appropriate to the medium.

Faculty: Design | Duration: 8 semesters (4 years, 240 ECTS) | Study mode: German-taught; full-time | Intake: Wintersemester | Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany

What you will study

The first year covers shared artistic and design foundations; teaching combines practical design work with theoretical study, with particular weight on the design and theoretical foundations of visual communication.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Artistic aptitude shown through a portfolio (pre-selection, including a set homework task where applicable) and a three-day on-site artistic entrance examination with interview; a higher education entrance qualification (applicants may be admitted without one with proof of exceptional artistic talent under § 1 Abs. 3 KunstHZVO); CV and school-leaving certificate. International applicants: German proficiency such as TestDaF 3, DSH 1, telc B2, DSD I or Goethe B2 by the start of study, and proof of at least A2 German (or confirmation of the current language course) when applying. No numerus clausus average is stated. Application window for Wintersemester 2027/28: 1 November to 5 January (noon). About 15 students are admitted each year.

Intake: Wintersemester

Duration: 8 semesters (4 years, 240 ECTS)

Apply through the official page: https://kh-berlin.de/design/ba/ma-visuelle-kommunikation/bewerbung/ba-visuelle-kommunikation

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