These are the admission requirements for the Bachelor's in Media Design

You can enrol in the Bachelor's Distance Learning Programme in Media Design at IU International University (IU) if you provide us with your A-levels (general university entrance qualification), your Fachabitur (subject-restricted entrance qualification for universities of applied sciences), or your subject-specific higher education entrance qualification.

Alternatively, you can also enrol without A-levels. Enrolment in the IU without A-levels is possible under the following conditions:

• You have successfully completed an advanced training programme, for example, training as a State-certified Business Administrator.
• Or you have completed a vocational training, for example, training as an office clerk. Following your training, you have worked in this profession full-time for at least 3 years. If your training is not thematically related to the Distance Learning Media Design programme, you will first complete a trial study before being regularly enrolled.

Study Contents & Modules: This is the Study Schedule in the Bachelor's in Media Design

The Bachelor's programme at IU International University is modular. A module usually consists of 5 credits (ECTS) and concludes with an examination, such as a written exam or a written assignment. You complete your Bachelor's degree step by step - and even determine largely when you want to complete which module.

In full-time studies, you can structure your study plan as follows:

• 1st Semester: Basic Design Principles: seeing and understanding, Introduction to Academic Work, Basics of Print and Layout Systems, Introduction to Media and Communication Sciences, Digital Media Formats, Project: Graphic Design
• 2nd Semester: Typography: Discovering Fonts, Design and Ergonomics of User Interfaces, User Interface Design Project, Collaborative Work, Interactive Media Design, Project: Web Design
• 3rd Semester: Typography: Applying Fonts, Basics of Audiovisual Media, Image and Video Editing, Design Thinking, Media Psychology, Project: Design of Audiovisual Media
• 4th Semester: Marketing, Corporate Publishing, Design Theory, Seminar: Society and Digital Media, Mobile Media Design, Project: Mobile Design
• 5th Semester: Publication Processes and Workflows, Media Law, Project: Cross-Media Web Design, Cost and Performance Accounting, Elective Module A
• 6th Semester: Elective Module B, Media Platforms and Systems, Intercultural and Ethical Skills, Bachelor Thesis

What's special about studying at IU: the many opportunities to deepen your studies with interesting elective modules. In the Media Design Bachelor's programme, you choose a total of 2 specialization modules:

You choose your first specialization module from these topics: Digital Media Production Field, Communication and PR, Online and Social Media Marketing, User Experience.

Your second specialization module can be selected from these topics: Applied Sales, E-Commerce, Foreign Languages, Digital Media Production Field, International Marketing and Branding, Communication and PR, Market Research and Consumer Behaviour, Market and Advertising Psychology, Online and Social Media Marketing, Project Management (Specialisation), Sport Media Management, General Studies, Business Start-up, User Experience

Study Concept: How the Media Design part-time study at IU works

You can flexibly adjust the online Media Design studies at IU International University to fit your life and daily routine as best suits you. For example, you can choose from 3 study models: in the full-time programme, you need a total of 6 semesters, or 36 months, to complete your Bachelor's. In part-time study I, you will study for 8 semesters until completion. Alternatively, you can opt for part-time study II and take up to 12 semesters to complete your Bachelor's.

With each module enrollment, you will receive study materials from IU in the form of printed study booklets. All materials are also available digitally. The IU Interactive Books are innovative learning scripts enriched with video clips and quiz questions at the end of a lesson. Depending on the module, study materials are supplemented with podcasts, live tutorials, and video content in the form of so-called Shortcasts. You can access the IU Interactive Books via the convenient Learn App from IU.

Many modules also offer virtual classes, allowing you to interact interactively with your fellow students and lecturers.

Especially convenient and flexible is the option to take module exams in the form of online exams. You can take an online exam 7 days a week, around the clock - when you feel best prepared, for example, for the exam in Building Construction. Additionally, we operate about 40 exam centres in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, where you can also take your exams in a traditional on-site manner.