Information and Communication Design, BA

This bachelor's combines information design, communication design, user-centred design, and visual media in a project-based international environment. Students work in small groups and develop practical and conceptual design skills for digital and visual communication.

Academic requirements

interest in design, music, and arts

Minimum GPA

No fixed minimum GPA is published on the current official programme page.

English requirements

The official programme page requires IELTS or TOEFL proof of English at CEFR level B2 or better.

Accepted bachelor fields

Not applicable. Admission requires a university entrance qualification; the programme is intended for first-degree applicants rather than for a prior university subject.

APS Certificate

Yes

Thesis required

Yes

Mandatory internship

Yes

Tuition fee

None

Semester contribution

347.10 EUR per semester for Summer Semester 2026 according to the current official Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences tuition-and-fees page.

ECTS credits

210

Funding info

Tuition: None Semester contribution: 347.10 EUR per semester for Summer Semester 2026 according to the current official Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences tuition-and-fees page.

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.

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