The degree programmes in the department are characterised by a high level of practical orientation. The department operates a production space with a web2print shop and 3D printers. This comprises a wide range of labs, workshops and printing machines, e.g. for offset, digital and 3D printing, which are involved in teaching and projects in conjunction with qualified lab staff. Extensive courses in the field of artificial intelligence and robotics are also offered jointly with the Institute for Applied Artificial Intelligence (IAAI).

In the Master's area, the department offers several follow-up opportunities for students or professionals who have completed a Bachelor's degree. These include the following Master's degrees: Crossmedia Publishing & Management, Master of Media Research, Digital Design, Computer Science & Media, Business Informatics Master’s

The department supports and operates Blended Intensive Programmes (BIP) as part of Erasmus+. An example is the degree course in Industrial Engineering Media with multiple current BIP events in Portugal, the Netherlands, Italy, Romania, Sweden and Germany. The language centre offers courses in the following languages every semester: Chinese, English, French, Italian, Japanese, Russian, Swedish, Spanish and German Sign Language.

University of the West of Scotland, Paisley, Schottland UK; Jönköping University, Jönköping, Schweden; Örebro University, Örebro, Schweden; Hogeschool van Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Niederlande; Hogeschool Antwerpen, Antwerpen, Belgien; California State University, Los Angeles, USA; London South Bank University, London, UK; Kozminski University Warsaw, Warschau, Polen; Capilano University, Vancouver, Kanada; Atlantic Technological University, Irland

After appropriate instruction by lab staff, students have access to machines and systems in the production space (including 3D printers, digital and offset printing, processing machines). A lab with SAP S4/HANA (database system) is operated in the Industrial Engineering Media degree programme and integrated into the education and training provided there. Students also have access to MS365 in instruction.

The department cooperates closely with research institutions in the field, namely the Institute for Applied Artificial Intelligence (IAAI) at HdM. There are further close links to an interdisciplinary research focus, IAD ("Innovative Applications of Print Technologies"), which has been active since 2012. IAD is concerned with extending printing technologies to areas such as sensor technology, energy storage and electronics.

The HdM is actively involved in the climate-protection initiative of the German state of Baden-Württemberg and has been the lead university of the Stuttgart Cluster since 2022, making it one of the nine universities at which these new positions for climate-protection manager have been created. The position of the cluster climate-protection manager has been permanently tied to the HdM since 1 January 2023. Click this link for further information: https://hdm-stuttgart.de/hochschule/profil/nachhaltigkeit-und-klimaschutz/