Communication Designpart time, full time

Degree
Master of Arts
Master
Standard period of study (amount)
4 semesters
Location
Essen
Deadlines
March 2027 (Aptitude test)

Overview and admission

Study Type

graduate

Admission semester

Winter Semester only

Area of study

  • Communication Design
  • Media Design
  • Design

Focus

Applied Design, Creative Experiment, Innovative Communication Media and Platforms, Typografie, Freie Grafik, Bewegtbild, Visuelle Identitäten

Target group

'Communication Design' is aimed at graduates (BA or Diploma) in creative and artistic study programmes, such as photography, communication design, art and other related fields, as well as in a design-related subject of engineering, social sciences and humanities.

Admission modus

Selection procedure / qualifying examination

More information regarding admission requirements

Admission requirements

First professionally qualifying certificate of academic degree on which the Master's degree programme builds. Proof of degree course-related aptitude by passing the aptitude test at the Folkwang University of the Arts

Lecture period

  • 12.10.2026 - 05.02.2027
  • 05.04.2027 - 16.07.2027

Application deadlines

Winter semester (2026/2027)

Application Deadline for Aptitude Test

Until 15.03.2027

Languages of instruction

Main language

German

Further study programmes

Folkwang University of the ArtsArt and Design Studies

Degree:
Master
Standard Period of Study:
4 semesters
Location:
Essen
Study Mode:
full time
Deadlines:
May 2026 (Aptitude test)

More about Art and Design Studies

Folkwang University of the ArtsDance

Degree:
Bachelor
Standard Period of Study:
8 semesters
Location:
Essen
Study Mode:
full time
Deadlines:
March 2027 (Aptitude test)

More about Dance

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