Advertising & Brand Design, B.A.
Understanding people and their needs. Strategically evaluating, conceptualizing, and designing creative ideas for companies, brands, and products. Using communication effectively. This is what you'll learn in the B.A. Advertising & Brand Design program in Berlin.
Programme facts
| Degree | Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) |
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| Duration | 7 semesters, 210 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Required English | B1 |
| Study mode | Full-Time |
| Start | Winter semester |
| Application | Directly to the university, winter semester until 30.09 |
| Admission | Aptitude assessment: the university evaluates how well your previous education fits the programme |
| Tuition fee | €750 / month |
| Practical semester | Optional |
Will I get in
Admission goes through an aptitude assessment: the university checks how well the subjects, credits and grades of your previous education fit the programme. There is no fixed cut-off — the assessment is comparative.
About the programme
The Bachelor's degree program in Advertising & Brand Design (B.A.) at SRH University, Campus Berlin, is your entry point into the international creative industry. You will learn to understand and successfully address target groups, use text and images consciously and purposefully, and confidently create excellent communication for a variety of media.
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From market analysis, innovation development, strategic brand positioning, and brand design to the development of compelling advertising campaigns, you will acquire all the skills required for an international career in companies, organizations, and agencies.
Berlin, as a creative platform and important center for the creative industries, is your unique source of inspiration for sustainable and unique creations. Numerous projects are carried out with real partners under professional conditions, providing you with extensive practical experience during your studies. Thanks to our CORE (Competence Oriented Research and Education) principle, you will acquire practical knowledge and apply it to real projects.
What you study
In the B.A. Advertising & Brand Design program at SRH University, you can expect exciting modules that will optimally prepare you for a career in the international creative industry. In the first semester, you'll begin with the fundamentals of design and learn important techniques in areas such as layout, typography, and media design. You'll delve deeply into the world of consumer psychology and communication studies and learn how to reach target audiences through creative and effective communication.
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
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The outstanding facilities at the School of Arts, Information, and Media allow you to perfect both your academic and creative skills. In studios, film and photo studios, and numerous other workspaces, you can test and implement your big ideas for brands and advertising campaigns.
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As a creative communications expert, you are in demand in companies and organizations as well as in media and advertising agencies.
Possible career fields:
- Brand Designer
- Strategic Planner
- Account Manager
- Concept Designer
- Copywriter
- Media Designer
- Art Director/Creative Director
- Content Creator
Cost of study
Tuition Fees
- EU/EEA nationality including Switzerland, the Western Balkans, and Ukraine: €750 per month
- Non-EU/EEA nationality: €4,950 per semester
The monthly or semester fee remains the same throughout the entire period of study.
Requirements and application
| Previous education | A school certificate that gives access to university in Germany — directly or after a Studienkolleg. |
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| Language | English B1 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | Directly to the university, winter semester until 30.09 |
How to get into this programme
- 1Check your certificate and its recognitionDirect admission, a year at a university at home, or Studienkolleg first — this decides the whole plan.
- 2Documents and translationsCertified translations of the certificate and transcript, an APS if required. 3–4 weeks.
- 3Application directly to the university until 30.09Send the documents well before the deadline — an incomplete application cannot be completed after it.
- 4Admission, visa, movingPlan 2–3 months for the visa and the blocked account in parallel.
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Don't postpone the application
The deadline is 30.09.2027 (351 days left). Language, translations and the document check take months, not weeks. In 30 minutes we will build a plan backwards from the deadline and tell you honestly whether you can make it.