Turn Ideas into Visual Communication
The Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Visual Communication at FH Dortmund, Germany focuses on transforming ideas, information and messages into effective visual communication. The program combines creative, technical, communicative and strategic skills for modern design.
Key Facts
- Degree: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
- Duration: 7 semesters
- Faculty: Design
- Language: German
- Start: Winter Semester
- Admission: Admission-free with aptitude assessment
- Semester Contribution: €346.80
🖥️ What Will You Study?
The programme focuses on the visual design of content in analogue, digital and interactive media. Students learn to develop communication media, concepts and communication strategies.
Key areas include:
- Corporate Design
- Book, Magazine & Poster Design
- Campaign Development
- Packaging Design
- Illustration
- App & Web Design
- Game Design
- Interaction Design
The programme also considers the changing world of communication and design through digitalisation.
📚 Practical & Project-Based Learning
The programme consists predominantly of application-oriented project work. Students work on practical assignments as well as university projects and cooperation projects with institutions and companies.
The curriculum also includes design projects, media-related studies, interdisciplinary projects and scientific work. Students develop key competencies such as presentation, rhetoric, economics, law and entrepreneurship.
The final semester includes the Bachelor Project, Thesis and Colloquium.
Students can also work with other Design bachelor’s programmes, including Film & Sound, Photography, and Object & Spatial Design.
🌍 International Opportunity
Students have the opportunity to spend one semester abroad during their studies at FH Dortmund.
🎓 Career Prospects
Graduates can pursue opportunities in:
- Agencies and design studios
- Publishing
- Online and multimedia
- Graphic and information design
- Web and game design
- Screen, multimedia and interface design
- Packaging design
- Exhibition and trade-fair design
🚀 Study Communication Design at FH Dortmund
The B.A. Visual Communication combines creative design, practical project work and communication across analogue, digital and interactive media.
For students interested in visual communication, digital design and creative problem-solving, FH Dortmund provides an application-oriented environment to develop professional design skills.