Information Design
About the program
The program is divided into basic studies (first and second semester) and advanced studies (third to seventh semester). In the fifth semester, you will complete an internship in a company of your choice (internship semester).
In the first four semesters, the fundamentals of the program are taught in turns by theory and practice in the form of small application examples, which are intended to explain central concepts and positions by way of illustration.
With this firm foundation, you are well prepared for the internship in the fifth semester. For this semester, you also have the opportunity to go abroad and actively deepen your knowledge of a foreign language.
In the sixth and seventh semesters, students work in smaller groups in so-called information design studios. Here you can conceptualize, design and produce complex information media in four different projects and set your own focus of interest. The projects are interdisciplinary and are usually supervised by several lecturers. The basic knowledge and range of subjects from the first four semesters is expanded here to include, for example, texting strategies of academic and journalistic writing, information in space, or data mining in media reception.
Finally, the program concludes with a thesis in the seventh semester. The professors will support you in selecting the topic and will be ready to advise you during the four-month processing period. After the colloquium, you will receive the academic degree Bachelor of Arts and are thus qualified to enter Master's degree studies.
Module descriptions
The module handbook (in German language) provides a detailed description of the individual course contents that you can expect during the seven semesters.
Basic studies
| First semester |
| Internet Technologies |
| Media Technology |
| Representation Techniques |
| Mathematics Media and Didactics |
| Introduction to Linguistics Communication |
| Speech Training I Media Practice I |
| Second semester |
| 2D and 3D Animations Digital Media Formats |
| Video Production |
| Photographic Composition |
| Statistics Quantitative and Qualitative Evaluation Methods |
| Journalistic Forms of Presentation Research |
| Speech Training II Media Practice II |
Advanced studies
| Third semester |
| User Experience |
| Image and Sound Composition |
| Typography / Layout |
| Spatial Visualizations |
| Journalistic Writing Social Media |
| Sixth semester |
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| INFO Studio I Interactive Media > key topic |
| INFO Studio II Filmic Media > key topic |
| INFO Studio III Analog Media > key topic |
| Ethical Aspects in Applied Sciences - Introduction |
| Scientific Debates |
| Fourth semester |
| AR/VR/Gaming |
| Cross-Media Production |
| Data Visualization / Infographics |
| Media Reception |
| Scholarly Methods Media Law |
| Seventh semester |
|---|
| INFO Studio IV Cross-media Project > free subject |
Key qualification |
| English |
| Bachelor's thesis |
| Final colloquium |
| Fifth semester |
| Internship semester |
English
The courses are taught in German language, individual lectures are held in English as language of instruction.
Globalization is playing an increasingly important role in the world of work. English language skills are therefore an indispensable part of international communication. Therefore, in the course of your studies, you will learn useful English terms and phrases from the fields of technology and business, as well as how to use the English language in a professional context. The university's Foreign Language Institute ensures excellent foreign language training by native English speakers. After successfully attending the courses, you will receive the certificate of level C1 (Advanced English), with which you can score points on the international job market.
