BACommunication Design
| Study location | Germany, Berlin |
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| Type | Bachelor, full-time |
| Nominal duration | 7 semesters (210 ECTS) |
| Study language | English |
| Awards | BA |
| Course code | KOM_0_210_V_BE_0_e |
| Tuition fee | €4,140 per semester |
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| Entry qualification | High school / secondary education The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / German. ⠀ Upload your electronic copies during the application process |
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| Language requirements | English |
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| Other requirements | A relevant portfolio is required. Portfolio with about 10-15 own design works (drawings, pictures, graphics, photos or scribbles) Please find our English language requirements here:
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Overview
Developing identities for brands and companies. Experiment with graphics, photos, film and interactive media. The Bachelor’s degree in Communication Design is the design degree programme that enables you to master the entire spectrum of visual communication.
Our environment is shaped by communication and permeated by design. Whether as graphics, photography, film, text or interactive user interface: how a message is communicated is decisive for how we perceive it.
On the B.A. Communication Design degree programme, you will immerse yourself in the diverse forms of representation and communication in contract communication with a focus on visual media and interaction. You will acquire a variety of design techniques and plenty of conceptual know-how as a solid foundation.
You will learn how to express messages visually and use classical graphic design, analogue and digital photography, film and the web in a meaningful way. Your curriculum includes design methodology, advertising psychology, typography, design ethics, illustration techniques, film and interactive media.
You will develop style and the knowledge of why something is visually appealing. You will also have the opportunity to develop an individual profile in the areas of editorial design, photography, film and animation, illustration and creative coding.
Programme structure
7 SEMESTERS 210 ECTS
1st SEMESTER 30 ECTS
- Fundamentals of Design I
- Fundamentals of Design II
- Fundamentals of Design III
- Design / Communication Science
- Media Laboratory Photography
- Compulsory elective module
2. SEMESTER 30 ECTS
- Fundamentals of Graphics
- Creative Strategies – Ideation
- Editorial Design I
- Design / Media Studies
- Media Lab Film
- Compulsory elective module
3. SEMESTER 30 ECTS
- Concept and Text
- Corporate Design I
- Corporate Design II
- Research + Aesthetics I
- Project-oriented Work I
- Compulsory elective module
4. SEMESTER 30 ECTS
- Communication Strategy
- Editorial Design II
- Compulsory elective module SRH Berlin
- SRH Lab * Project-orientated work II
- Compulsory elective module
5. SEMESTER 30 ECTS
- Project/ Excursion
- Internship in Germany or abroad
6. SEMESTER 30 ECTS
- Communication in Space I
- Communication in Space II
- Academic Colloquium
- Research + Aesthetics II * Audiovisual Communication
- Compulsory elective module
7th SEMESTER 30 ECTS
- Integrated Communication
- Editorial Design III
- Entrepreneurship + Media Law Design
- Writing Workshop / Colloquium
- Bachelor’s Thesis
Career opportunities
As an expert in visual design, you will be in demand in communication departments of large companies as well as in advertising agencies, design agencies, the media and cultural industries and state institutions.
The B.A. Communication Design degree offers you a
professional basis for immediate career entry.
In addition, the internationally recognised Bachelor of Arts degree gives you access to numerous postgraduate and Master’s degree courses in Germany and abroad.
Possible job profiles:
- Communication designer
- Art director / creative director
- Graphic 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