Communication Designfull time

Degree
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor
Standard period of study (amount)
7 semesters
Location
Hamburg
Deadlines
January 2026 (Germans and inhabitants)
Please enquire

Overview and admission

Study Type

undergraduate

Admission semester

Summer Semester only

Area of study

  • Photography
  • Graphic Arts
  • Communication Design

Focus

Advertising Design, Photography, Graphic Design, Type Design, Typography, Web Design, Time-related Media

Annotation

A Master's degree course is offered.

Admission modus

Local admission restriction

Admission requirements

Successfully completed artistic aptitude test prior to the formal application for course admission, held every October by the Department of Design at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (address: Finkenau 35, D-22081 Hamburg)

Lecture period

  • 06.10.2025 - 14.02.2026
  • 06.04.2026 - 01.08.2026

Application deadlines

Summer semester (2024)

  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    Standard application deadlines apply to all applicants.

  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    01.12.2025 - 15.01.2026 (Universitywide deadline)

    No subjects without admissions restrictions are offered. Please note that different deadlines may apply for some Bachelor's and Master's degree courses, or that there may not be admissions for each semester. These can be found on the respective courses page on the HAW Hamburg website.

Languages of instruction

Main language

German

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