Communication Design, Bachelor of Arts

These are the requirements for the Bachelor's in Communication Design

With your Bachelor's in Communication Design, you can work, for example, as a communication designer, a web designer, or a motion designer.

You can be admitted to the part-time distance learning program in Communication Design at the IU International University if you have either a high school diploma (general qualification for university entrance), a technical college entrance qualification, or a subject-specific university entrance qualification.

In addition, you can study Communication Design without a high school diploma. To be admitted to the IU distance learning program without a high school diploma, you must have completed an advanced training course, such as a certified business economist, or have a master craftsman's certificate. You can also be admitted if you have completed a vocational training and have worked full-time for at least 3 years following this training.

These are the study contents in the online study program Communication Design

This Bachelor's degree at IU consists of approximately 32 modules that you will take and complete over the course of 6 semesters of standard study time. Each module has a scope of 5-10 credit points (ECTS) and concludes with an examination performance such as a term paper or an exam. In total, you will earn 180 credit points from module to module and from semester to semester.

The typical course schedule for full-time studies in Communication Design looks as follows:

• 1st Semester: Basics of Design: seeing and understanding, Introduction to scientific work, Typography: discovering typefaces, Basics of Print and Layout Systems, Print Production, Project: Graphic Design
• 2nd Semester: Typography: applying typefaces, Introduction to Media and Communication Sciences, Application and Combination of Design Basics, Collaborative Work, Digital Media Formats, Project Digital Design
• 3rd Semester: Design Theory, Communication and Public Relations, Seminar: Communication and PR, Intercultural Competence, Corporate Design, Project Corporate Design
• 4th Semester: Design Thinking, Design and Ergonomics of User Interfaces, Project: User Interface Design, Seminar: Society and Digital Media, Digital Applications, Project Application Design
• 5th Semester: Storytelling, Seminar: Design and Society, Elective Module A, Media Psychology, Seminar: Professional Development in Communication Design
• 6th Semester: Elective Module B, Media Law, Cost and Performance Accounting, Bachelor Thesis

What's special about the Bachelor's program in Communication Design at IU is the many opportunities to specialize in subject areas according to your own interests and professional fields in the elective area.

As a first specialization, you can choose from these exciting modules: Audio-visual Design, Didactic Design, Spatial Design, Cross-media Design.

As a second specialization, you can choose one of these study modules: Applied Sales, Audio-visual Design, Business Consulting, Cross-media Design, Spatial Design, Didactic Design, E-Learning, Languages, Event Management, Health Care Management, International Marketing and Branding, Online and Social Media Marketing, Project Management, Sports Media Management, General Studies, Business Start-up, User Experience.

How flexible is the standard study time in the distance learning program Communication Design

At IU International University, in the part-time distance learning program, you can choose from 3 study models:

• In the full-time program, the standard study time is 6 semesters or 36 months. You can extend the standard study time by up to 2 semesters or 12 months at no additional cost. The full-time program in Communication Design is particularly suitable for those who are not employed or work only a few hours per week.
• In part-time program I, the standard study time is 8 semesters or 48 months. You can extend the standard study time by up to 2 semesters or 12 months at no additional cost. Part-time program I is suitable, for example, if you work part-time alongside your studies.
• In part-time program II, the standard study time is 12 semesters or 72 months. You can extend the standard study time by up to 2 semesters or 12 months at no additional cost. Part-time program II is particularly suitable if you are heavily involved in your professional life alongside your distance learning program.

By the way, during your studies you can also take a semester off at no additional cost.

How does online learning work at IU?

A study program that adapts to your life: In online studies at IU, you learn flexibly and digitally when and where you want to learn.

In the Distance Learning program in Communication Design at IU International University, there is no mandatory attendance - you learn continuously from home, in the library of your choice, or wherever you can study best.

You can take your modules and lectures whenever you want. This way, you can usually flexibly organize your study plan and semester schedule yourself.

Central to IU's distance learning program are your interactive study scripts. You will receive the scripts in printed form as well as digitally as PDFs and for tablets. Through the smart app IU Learn, you have access to the scripts for your studies in Communication Design as well as scripts from all other distance learning programs at IU.

Through myCampus, the online campus of IU, you also have access to additional materials, such as videos. You exchange ideas with your lecturers and fellow students, for example, in virtual live formats, such as interactive lectures.

And exams? You can take them as online exams if you prefer. You can take an online exam around the clock as soon as you feel sufficiently prepared. Alternatively, you can take the exam at one of the numerous examination centers of IU throughout Germany.