Information and Communication Design, BA

Applied and innovative: Our offers are based on the requirements of the labour market. To ensure that you are well prepared for a long-term career, this includes a continuous examination of new ideas, exploration of new techniques, and time for experiments. Internationality: We are passionate about being an international degree programme. From our point of view, cultural exchange is something very valuable – especially in design. Meet students from many different countries and enjoy the exchange of ideas in international teams. Individual support: The main focus of the course is project work in small groups. We aim at supporting each student in developing his or her unique talent. Outstanding equipment: As a young university, we have state-of-the-art facilities, including Mac labs, a digital print shop, media labs, and a photo studio. The heart of the faculty is the FabLab, a high-tech workshop that is larger than 600 m². Profile Interfaces, books, posters, trademarks – we are surrounded by the works of communication designers. Good communication design is not only functional but receptive to emotional aspects as well. This is why communication designers have to find solutions to a huge variety of questions. Which features does a user interface need to make it easy to operate? What kind of package design is best suited to emphasise the qualities of a product? How can a diagram distil complex information into a more easily understandable form? How can I develop a creative and intelligent concept to help a business stand out from other businesses? The list goes on. Designers of the future will not just be responsible for staging the products of others. Working in interdisciplinary teams, they will be tasked more and more with developing contents, products, and services from scratch. This is why at Rhine-Waal, we put a special emphasis on interdisciplinary cooperation and work closely with our faculty’s IT experts, psychologists, natural scientists, engineers, and economists. Our approach to teaching and learning focuses on the cutting edge. For example, it addresses future-oriented design areas like User Experience Design and Artificial Intelligence. Throughout your studies, you will benefit from continuous access to state-of-the-art equipment, computers, and tools used in professional media production. The programme is taught in English to provide you with language skills that will be highly appreciated by future clients and employers who increasingly approach design from a global point of view. Our international orientation ensures that you will gain insight into many different perspectives. Career Prospects By the time you graduate, you will be well prepared for a career in the creative industries and can work in design agencies, advertising agencies, in-house design departments, media companies or as a freelance designer.