INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION DESIGN, B. A.
The most important data regarding the course:
Location: Kamp Lintfort
Duration: Average period of 7 semesters with full time studying
Qualification: Bachelor of Arts, B.A.
Language: English
Practical course: 3 months up to the beginning of the 5th semester
Internship or semester abroad: in the 6th semester
Bachelor Thesis: in the second half of the 7th semester
In the English Bachelor course, the students learn to make text, photography, illustration, film and object understandable through the connection and use of modern design tools. This task covers two areas: on the one hand contents of to be made easily ascertainable, and on the other the emotional content of a topic is also to be recognised and consolidated. Thus the central questions of design relate to orientation and attractiveness: With which design tools can I support my statement? What is the nuclear idea of a project and how can I convey this? How do I show, using fantasy and intelligence, what makes a company so special? Which configuration lends attractiveness to a product? How does a text have to be structured visually, in order to be understandable? In the nuclear subjects of the course is concerned with the development of cross-media design concepts, on the transfer of knowledge into print and on-line media, on film and the organisation of interactive media.
Design without limitations
The University Rhine Waal trains communication designers using a completely individual concept: the Designer works closely integrated with IT-experts, psychologists, scientists, engineers and economists. Thus one is in the position to be continuously confronted the ever-changing career profile, because the tasks of a designer are becoming less and less limited to show concepts that others have designed, but is becoming more, that as a part of a specialised team, they develop innovative content, products and services themselves. This concept becomes possible, because the Design course is embedded into the faculty” Communication and Environment “, where the speciality is the connection of future-oriented ideas and processes from different fields. Experts gleaned from different disciplines work here hand in hand.
Creative Laboratory of the Future
Futuristic techniques such as interface design, on-line design, video processing and animation, which offer good chances in the increasing market of the creative economy, form a special emphasis on this course. As young institution the University Rhine Waal possesses the advantage to be able to align not only the concept of the course to the current conditions on the job market, but also to be able to invest in the newest, state of the art technology. Starting right from the first semester, students work under optimal conditions with computers, equipment and tools which are used in professional media production.
Possible future career fields span design and advertising agencies to employment with large national and international companies, becoming self-employed is often also an alternative.
For the winter semester 2012/2013 one can apply still up to 11.April - with a portfolio.
Details for portfolio examination: www.hochschule-rhein-waal.de/studium/fakultaeten/kommunikation-und-umwelt/mappenpruefung.html
