Creativity – times two

In six semesters, our students acquire an accredited, internationally recognised Bachelor’s degree with 210 credit points. During this time, they gain extensive professional experiences, allowing for a seamless transition into both a career as creative professional as well as into further postgraduate studies.

At the time of their final exams, approximately 85% of our graduates already have a follow-up employment contract or remain employed with their dual partner company. And their prospects are even better: according to a study by IBM among professionals aged 30 to 44, graduates of a dual study programme not only have climbed higher on the career ladder than fellow students with degrees from universities of applied sciences and universities, but also they earn a correspondingly higher income.

The average course size is around 25 people. You get to know your fellow students quickly – you help each other and often work together in teams. Students are not an anonymous mass, but are perceived as individual personalities. This also includes the close connection to the programme coordinators, who are happy to help with questions and problems.

Cutting edge professional know-how – In teaching, our approach heavily builds on innovative design practice: in addition to full-time professors, our faculty and external teaching staff consists of top professionals in their fields. Creative directors, CEOs and design experts from renowned media agencies accompany you in developing your creative personality. DHBW Media Design has held top positions in Germany-wide creative rankings and international competitions for design colleges for years.

Students in our dual study programme obtain registered student status and at the same time hold a training contract with one of our partner companies. Companies pay a salary subject to social security, which is staggered over the period of study. On the one hand, this entitles dual students to all the benefits that students have – including BAföG funding. On the other hand, dual students are financially more independent. While “regular students” usually look for temporary jobs during the semester breaks, “DHBW students” have a permanent position with social security. Appropriate remuneration during DHBW studies is based on the relevant tariff agreements (BiBB, IHK).

Our extensive spatial and technical equipment allows our students to work at the highest professional level: In addition to various seminar and lecture rooms, there are two fully equipped maclabs as well as separate studio spaces for individual work and study. As a media design student, you have access to the printing facilities, for example for screen printing and letterpress. The Motion Lab is also available to you as a studio for film/animation, VR tracking and 3D printing. Professional photography, film and audio equipment can be borrowed from our equipment rental service. In addition, students have access to the DHBW’s own film, TV and Radio studios and the physical/digital library. All buildings and premises are within the inner city of Ravensburg and only a short walk away.

The formal requirement for studying at DHBW Ravensburg is a general or subject-specific higher education entrance qualification (Abitur). Under certain conditions, however, prospective students with a higher education entrance qualification or vocational qualification can also be admitted. You can find more information about this under the admission regulations on the general DHBW Ravensburg website.

Your application with portfolio will be sent directly to the partner company. This can be a company that is already cooperating with DHBW or our Media Design degree programme and is on the current list of companies. You can also apply to creative companies that are new to the programme, but willing to support your studies. This can involve advertising and digital agencies, design offices, media companies, publishing houses, radio and television companies as well as larger industrial companies with their own design department. Industry directories (e.g. dmig) and association websites (e.g. GWA, ADC, BVDW or DDV) can help with the company search. Incoming job postings are published on our social media.

Once you have found a partner company and all the requirements for cooperation have been clarified, this company can reserve the study place. This can be done by telephone or in writing directly to the Media Design Office.

Now the study contract is signed by the partner company and you as the applicant. The study and training contract regulates, among other things, weekly working hours, salary or holiday entitlement according to industry-specific collective agreement guidelines.

Now you submit all the necessary admission documents to the Media Design Office. This includes the original training contract, a certified copy of the school leaving certificate, curriculum vitae, 2 photographs, and, in the case of a university of applied sciences certificate, also a certificate confirming that the student has passed the DHBW Delta Examination or the academic counselling.

If the requirements are met and all necessary documents have been submitted to the Media Design Office, admission is granted via the Examination Office of DHBW RV. As a new student, you will receive the notification of admission and enrolment, which is valid from the start of studies on 1st October each year