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MEDIA INFORMATICS & MEDIA DESIGN (B.A.)

▶ without NC!

▶ Current trends and techniques

▶ including a complete practical semester

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MEDIA INFORMATICS & MEDIA DESIGN (B.A.)

▶ without NC!

▶ Current trends and techniques

▶ including a complete practical semester

MEDIA INFORMATICS & MEDIA DESIGN (B.A.)

▶ without NC!

▶ Current trends and techniques

▶ including a complete practical semester

MEDIA INFORMATICS & MEDIA DESIGN (B.A.)

▶ without NC!

▶ Current trends and techniques

▶ including a complete practical semester

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MEDIA INFORMATICS & MEDIA DESIGN (B.A.)

▶ without NC!

▶ Current trends and techniques

▶ including a complete practical semester

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MEDIA INFORMATICS & MEDIA DESIGN (B.A.)

▶ without NC!

▶ Current trends and techniques

▶ including a complete practical semester

MEDIA INFORMATICS & MEDIA DESIGN (B.A.)

▶ without NC!

▶ Current trends and techniques

▶ including a complete practical semester

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MEDIA INFORMATICS & MEDIA DESIGN (B.A.)

▶ without NC!

▶ Current trends and techniques

▶ including a complete practical semester

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MEDIA INFORMATICS & MEDIA DESIGN (B.A.)

▶ without NC!

▶ Current trends and techniques

▶ including a complete practical semester

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MEDIA INFORMATICS & MEDIA DESIGN (B.A.)

▶ without NC!

▶ Current trends and techniques

▶ including a complete practical semester

MEDIA INFORMATICS & MEDIA DESIGN (B.A.)

▶ without NC!

▶ Current trends and techniques

▶ including a complete practical semester

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MEDIA INFORMATICS & MEDIA DESIGN (B.A.)

▶ without NC!

▶ Current trends and techniques

▶ including a complete practical semester

Media Informatics & Media Design (B.A.)

  • Start: Winter semester
  • Duration of study: 7 semesters
  • Degree programme: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
  • Courses:usually 4 days per week
  • Tuition fee: from 590 €/month

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Film/ Animation Game/ App/ Web

The Dresden University of Applied Sciences offers a modern and interdisciplinary Bachelor's degree programme in Media Informatics & Media Design at the Faculty of Design, which forms an interface between design and technology . With its modern equipment (film studio with the option of motion capture, volumetric capture space, live streaming, green screen and real-time keying, as well as the New Work Design Lab with mixed reality workstations), the programme aims to train the next generation in state-of-the-art technology and to practically explore transitions between linear and interactive media, i.e. gaming, film and animation.

By designing linear and interactive media, you can actively participate in the process of digitalisation. In practice-orientated projects, you will learn new technologies and creatively combine different methods and approaches. Interdisciplinary options give you plenty of scope for your individual specialisation. Against the backdrop of a dynamically changing media industry, the wide-ranging curriculum offers you an ideal career start.

Insight into the study of Media Informatics & Media Design

Why should you study Media informatics & Media design at FHD?

Award-winning work:

Final projects of our students have already been awarded the Dresden Excellence Award! In addition, various filmic works have received awards at festivals. Are you the next one with an award?

Growing market and high demand:

The era of digitalization urgently needs multi-talented people like you to drive it forward with their knowledge and skills. Studying in this field offers you the chance to work in exciting fields!

Unbeatable combination:

The combination of technology and creativity opens numerous doors for you. Film, animation, extended and mixed reality, games or apps? The choice is yours - and your studies will give you the tools you need for your career!

Work on your own projects:

Instead of just attending lectures and exercises, you can put your ideas into practice during your studies. This is how you will shine after graduation with a meaningful portfolio.

Your practical experience:

You have an entire internship semester in which you can sharpen your individual profile in a department of your choice. Lecturers from the field and many practice-related projects during your studies round off your skills.

The most important facts at a glance

Program Profile

The focus of the program is on interactive (game/web/app design) and linear media (film/video/animation). In the course of the study program Media Informatics & Design, various own design projects are realized in these areas. Interdisciplinary options with the graphic design program support the individual focus. In this way, you have the opportunity to develop both creatively and personally. The study in small groups as well as the intensive study supervision support this process.

The goal of the program is to provide students with the necessary professional, methodological and social skills and to train them to become independent thinkers, team players and graduates with scientific, technical and design skills. In addition, we consider the sensitization of our students to social changes to be an important prerequisite for gaining a foothold in the creative industry.

The high proportion of project-oriented work completed during the course is a special feature of the degree program and reflects its practical orientation. Thus, cooperation projects with partners from business, science and culture are also characteristic of the practice-oriented teaching approach of the Media Informatics & Design program.

Study Contents

The study program is designed as a modularized learning system and involves the combination of various teaching contents into thematic blocks.

Study contents include:

  • Design basics
  • Presentation in media design (storyboard, graphic design)
  • Media design basics (storytelling, image editing, media technology, editing, compositing)
  • Basics of software application (HTML, CSS, CMS, introduction to 3D software, screen, animation)
  • Specialization in interactive media (interactive programming, game design, game/app development)
  • Media design specialization (animated film, short film, studio technology)

Of course, our student advisors and professors will also be happy to advise you personally and answer all your questions about the course content.

Degree and career prospects

Upon successful completion of the program, you will earn an internationally recognized Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Media Informatics / Media Design. After completing their studies, graduates of the Media Informatics / Media Design program have a variety of options at their disposal.

  • For example, you can continue your education with a master's degree.
  • You can set up your own company with a business idea.
  • You can gain a foothold in the versatile professions of the media industry as an employee.

Graduates of the program work as employees in a media company or agency or are self-employed as freelancers. The fields of work are accordingly diverse. Graduates will work wherever a creative and critical approach to media opportunities is required:

  • in editorial offices
  • in web and app design agencies
  • in editing rooms, compositing and post-production departments
  • in film production companies
  • in animation studios
  • as a developer in game design offices
  • as a freelance designer or as an employee.

Possible fields of activity are among others

  • Design and implementation of mobile applications as well as interactive web applications
  • Design of graphical user interfaces
  • Collaboration in audio and video studios
  • 3D visualization / virtual design and animations for film productions, architecture offices, game development companies, product design offices, general product design within the industry
  • Game design and game development
  • Video production and video content creation, for example in the social media sector
  • Video production or animation for advertising and marketing.

Tuition and funding

As a private university, we offer you many advantages. In order to be able to offer you this high quality of study, we have to charge tuition fees. As a private university, the FHD is not supported by public funds, but has to finance itself completely. As an FHD Bachelor graduate, you will receive a 10% discount on tuition fees.

Tuition fees for the Media Informatics & Media Design (B.A.) Bachelor's program currently start at 590 euros per month. (depending on the payment method you choose)

Of course, there are various ways in which you can finance your studies. You can find everything you need to know about tuition fees and financing in the study orientation section.

We will be happy to look at your individual situation and find solutions together.

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Study requirements and application

You want to get started right away? You can apply at any time.

For the admission to the NC-free study program Media informatics & Media design Bachelor of Arts (B. A.) you need either

  • the general university entrance qualification or
  • the advanced technical college entrance qualification or
  • a subject-related university entrance qualification (in the field of business or similar).

We recommend a counseling interview before applying. Individual consultations can be arranged at any time with the head of our study program Prof. Fabian Gießler F.Giessler@fh-dresden.eu or with the student advisory service.

What our partners say

Arnd Wenzel | easyclipr | Studiengang Medieninformatik/ Mediendesign

"Der Studiengang Medieninformatik/ Mediendesign füllt aus unserer Sicht eine große Lücke im Dresdner Bildungsangebot. Hier werden Fähigkeiten und Fertigkeiten mit einem sehr hohen Praxisbezug gelehrt. Die Studierenden sind so in der Lage, in ihrem Praktikum gleich vom ersten Tag Verantwortung in Kundenprojekten zu übernehmen. Besonders freuen wir uns, wenn später Absolventen unser Team bereichern."

Yvonne Maurice-Demourioux | Webit GmbH | Studiengang Medieninformatik/ Mediendesign

"Wir durften bereits mehrere Studenten und Absolventen des Studiengangs Medieninformatik/Mediendesign in unserem Team begrüßen. Dank der an der FHD erlernten praxisnahen Techniken und Methoden sowie dem richtigen Gespür für Formen, Farben und digitaler Bildsprache unterstützen sie uns bis heute erfolgreich dabei, innovative Web-Projekte für namhafte Kunden mitzugestalten."

Ralf Kukula | Regisseur/ Geschäftsführer Balance Film GmbH | Studiengang Medieninformatik/ Mediendesign

"Als Animationsfilmproduzent ist Balance Film stets auf der Suche nach gut ausgebildeten und motivierten Mitstreitern. Dabei haben wir auch immer eine Stärkung unseres Produktionsstandorts im Blick. Die FHD ist dafür unser wichtigster Partner vor Ort, insbesondere wenn es darum geht, Nachwuchs bzw. Absolventen für unsere Branche zu finden, Pipeline-Entwicklungen voranzutreiben oder ein entsprechendes Netzwerk auszubauen."

Torsten Rex | Mediainterface GmbH | Studiengang Medieninformatik/ Mediendesign

„Die Zusammenarbeit der MediaInterface GmbH und der Studenten des Studiengangs "Medieninformatik / Mediendesign" ist von gegenseitiger Wertschätzung und Lerneffekten geprägt. Unser Fokus auf die funktionalen Prozesse wird durch die gestalterischen Fähigkeiten der Studenten wunderbar ergänzt. Alle Komponenten und Bereiche, egal ob Software, Produkt oder im Marketing halten wir so auf einem modernen Stand.“

Project and internship partners for your studies in Media informatics & Media design

The Media Informatics/Media Design program has an extensive cooperation network with partners from business, culture and research. We teach and research in a practice-oriented, interdisciplinary manner and incorporate the experience of our project partners into our teaching. In this way, we guarantee our students the current practical relevance of the teaching as well as a high scientific standard.

We are happy to advise you

Do you have questions and would like to find out more about studying at the FHD? We will be happy to advise you!

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