Media Design, Bachelor of Arts

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

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

You can be admitted to the private Bachelor's program in Media Design at IU International University if you either have 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 study Media Design without a high school diploma. To be admitted to the IU program without a high school diploma, you must have completed an advanced training course, such as becoming a state-certified business economist or earning 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 after completing this training.

To start your myStudium Mediendesign at IU, you also take an additional aptitude test - showing that this design study is right for you. After your application, you will work on a technical-design task that must be submitted at least 28 days before the start of your studies. IU will be happy to advise you and provide helpful tips for the exam in the further application process.

These are the study contents in the Media Design program

This Bachelor's degree at IU comprises approximately 32 modules that you will take and complete over the course of 6 semesters of regular study time. Each module amounts to 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 study plan for full-time studies in Media Design looks as follows:

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

What's special about the Bachelor's program in Media Design at IU are the many opportunities to delve into topic areas according to your own interests and professional fields in the elective subject area.

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

As the second specialization, you can choose one of these study modules: E-Commerce, Foreign Languages, Field of 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), Sport Media Management, General Studies, Business Start-Up, User Experience.

This is how the myStudy Media Design program at IU works

The myStudy program at IU International University is a flexible study program that combines campus life with self-study phases at home.

Teaching sessions take place on-site 2-3 days per week. Those who wish can alternatively attend the sessions via IU's Virtual Campus.

Through the online portal and the Learn App of IU, students have access to study materials, presentations, and videos for the Media Design modules at all times.

The semester consists of 2 parts, allowing you to take 3 modules per semester. The modules in the field of Media Design, for example, conclude with an exam or a term paper.

You can study Media Design privately in these cities

With 25 study locations throughout Germany, IU International University is represented throughout the country for courses in all disciplines.

The study program in Media Design is currently offered by the university in cities such as Aachen, Augsburg, Berlin, Bielefeld, Braunschweig, Bremen, Dortmund, Dresden, Düsseldorf, Erfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Hamburg, Hannover, Karlsruhe, Cologne, Leipzig, Mainz, Mannheim, Munich, Münster, Nuremberg, and Stuttgart.

On campus, you will attend your teaching sessions, and in the lounge area, you can interact with your fellow students. Depending on the city, you may also have access to the canteens, cafeterias, and libraries of other universities — for example, at the Berlin location.

Learning Media Design at IU's Virtual Campus

If there is no IU campus near you or if you prefer flexible and digital learning, you can also enroll at IU's so-called Virtual Campus.

At the Virtual Campus, you will attend your Media Design teaching sessions, for example, via regular video conferences together with your fellow students and instructors.

Through IU's learning platform myCampus, you will have access to study scripts and the virtual library. Using IU's LearnApp, you can also work through your scripts digitally on a tablet.