Media Design, Bachelor of Arts

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

With your Bachelor's in Media Design, you can work, for example, as a screen designer, a media designer in print, or as a motion designer.

To be admitted to the part-time distance learning program in Media Design at IU International University, you must have either a high school diploma (general higher education entrance qualification), a technical college entrance qualification, or a subject specific higher education entrance qualification.

In addition, you can also study Media 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 becoming a state-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 Media Design

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

The typical course schedule for full-time studies in Media Design looks like this:

• Semester 1: Basic Design Principles: see and understand, Introduction to Academic Work, Basics of Print and Layout Systems, Introduction to Media and Communication Sciences, Digital Media Formats, Project: Graphic Design
• Semester 2: Typography: Discovering Fonts, Design and Ergonomics of User Interfaces, Project User Interface Design, Collaborative Work, Design of Interactive Media, Project: Web Design
• Semester 3: Typography: Applying Fonts, Basics of Audio-Visual Media, Image and Video Editing, Design Thinking, Media Psychology, Project: Design of Audio-Visual Media
• Semester 4: Marketing, Corporate Publishing, Design Theory, Seminar: Society and Digital Media, Mobile Media Design, Project: Mobile Design
• Semester 5: Publication Processes and Workflows, Media Law, Project: Cross-Media Web Design, Cost and Performance Accounting, Elective Module A
• Semester 6: Elective Module B, Media Platforms and Systems, Intercultural and Ethical Competences, Bachelor's Thesis

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

As first specialization, you can choose from these exciting modules: Digital Media Production, Communication and PR, Online and Social Media Marketing, User Experience.

As second specialization, you can choose one of these study modules: Applied Sales, E-Commerce, Foreign Languages, Digital Media Production, International Marketing and Branding, Communication and PR, Market Research and Consumer Behavior, Market and Advertising Psychology, Online and Social Media Marketing, Project Management (Specialization), Sports Media Management, General Studies, Business Start-Up, User Experience.

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

At IU International University, you can choose one of 3 study models for the part-time distance learning program:

• In Full-time studies, 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 extra cost. Full-time studies in Media Design are particularly suitable for those who are not working or only working a few hours a week.
• In Part-time studies 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 extra cost. Part-time studies I are suitable, for example, if you work part-time alongside your studies.
• In Part-time studies 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 extra cost. Part-time studies II are particularly suitable if you are heavily involved in your profession alongside your distance learning program.

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

How does online study work at IU?

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

In the distance learning program Media Design at IU International University, there is no attendance requirement - you learn continuously from home, in the library of your choice, or wherever you can best learn.

You can take your modules and courses whenever you want. This way, you can usually put together your study plan and semester schedule flexibly on your own.

Central to the IU 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 Media 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 interact 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. An online exam can be taken around the clock once you feel sufficiently prepared for the study material. Alternatively, you can take the exam at one of the numerous exam centers of IU throughout Germany.