Communication Design, B.A.
Communication design stands for creativity, interactivity and design. The visualization of communication makes the abstract tangible and gives shape to the human need for interaction. If you are creative, bring your ideas and want to implement them creatively, you've come to the right place!
The focus of the seven-semester course in communication design is the holistic project study in order to learn the methodological and technical aspects from the areas of basic, theory and key qualifications in a practical way. The contents are developed by and with the students on the basis of real tasks in the project work - whenever possible also by external clients from business and culture.
Programme facts
| Degree | Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) |
|---|---|
| Duration | 7 semesters, 210 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Required German | C1 |
| Study mode | Full-Time |
| Start | Winter semester |
| Application | Via uni-assist, winter semester until 25.03 |
| Admission | Admission restriction (NC): a competition of school grades |
| Tuition fee | €0 per semester for international students |
| Semester contribution | €384.60 per semester |
| Practical semester | Optional |
What the tuition fee consists of
Will I get in
The programme has an admission restriction: the average grade of your certificate, converted to the German scale, decides. The cut-off changes every year — last year's value shows the order of magnitude, not a promise.
How the selection works and how strong the competition is — we go through it against your certificate when we select programmes for you.
Programme selection →What you study
Aachen model | The Aachen model 7 + 3 grants the Bachelor's degree seven semesters in order to be able to offer the quality of this first professional degree at a high level. In addition, the 210 ECTS points acquired with this degree ensure compatibility with postgraduate master’s courses in the EU. The 7 + 3 model carries the core idea of Europe-wide exchange.
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
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Good prospects on the job market? Anyone looking for arguments against studying communication design will find them. The competition is fierce and the budgets of small and medium-sized companies for communication activities tend to be small. The public and private cultural institutions, with a handful of prominent exceptions, also lack the money. So the majority rushes to the media, some of which, because of the great demand, afford to limit positions to half a year and reduce salaries.
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That means? That the ability to plan the close-knit course of studies cannot automatically be continued with the search for a job, interview and employment contract. With the certificate in hand, the graduates have no guarantee whatsoever - but a very valuable option, a real opportunity. They are not trained for one job market, but find their way around many markets; be it in advertising and media agencies, design offices or in companies with their own communications department; be it in the publishing industry or the print, online, radio or television media.
Whether art director, art worker, illustrator, typographer, graphic artist, concept developer, screen, interface or mobile media designer, every technical specification is always about the triad: concept, draft, design. In addition, there is the consulting service that every designer considers an important unique selling proposition
should understand.
Unique position - correct keyword. What does it ultimately matter? During their studies in the design department, young people can mature into creative personalities. You develop the ability to deal intelligently and intellectually with communication in the interests of the customer and the target group. Doors are now open. Nice job, nice prospects!
Cost of study
| Tuition fee of the federal state (North Rhine-Westphalia), international students | €0 |
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| Semester contribution | €384.60 |
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 | German C1 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | Via uni-assist, winter semester until 25.03 |
The procedure and the set of documents depend on your certificate. We check the university's requirements against your documents and give you a list: what to submit, how to certify and translate it, where and when to apply.
Check the requirementsHow 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.
- 2German up to C1 and a certificateDSH or TestDaF has to be passed before you apply.
- 3Documents and translationsCertified translations of the certificate and transcript, an APS if required. 3–4 weeks.
- 4Application via uni-assist until 25.03uni-assist checks documents for 4–6 weeks — send them well before the deadline.
- 5Admission, visa, movingPlan 2–3 months for the visa and the blocked account in parallel.
How to apply
You can submit the application yourself or with our help — the university decides on admission in both cases.
Applications go through the university's portal or uni-assist. Typical mistakes:
- ×incorrectly made certified copies and translations
- ×a wrong set of documents
- ×the application submitted the wrong way
- ×errors or gaps in the application form
- ×the application submitted at the wrong time — too early or too late
An incomplete or incorrectly prepared application is excluded from the selection — it can no longer be corrected after the deadline.
StudyInFocus does not represent the university and does not influence the admission decision. We do not sell study places and do not guarantee admission — this is a service for preparing and submitting documents on the applicant's side.
If your level is not enough yet
The two most common stoppers are a language level below the requirement and a certificate without direct admission. Both can be solved, but they take months — plan them now, not after a rejection.
Questions about this programme
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Don't postpone the application
The deadline is 25.03.2027 (162 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.