medien und kommunikation
From user to prototyper for apps, social media, film, or games: With a bachelor's degree in medien und kommunikation, you’ll shift your perspective and learn how to design, produce, and successfully market digital media. You’ll understand how these technologies work and use them in our labs to create your own media products. Armed with a mix of business, Informatik, design, and technology, you’ll launch your career in the diverse world of media after graduation.
Profile
Degree
Bachelor of Science (B. Sc.)
Study Language
German
Standard period of study
7 Semester (inkl. 1 Praxissemester)
Starts of study
Summer and winter semesters
Application deadline
January 15 / July 15
Admission requirements
General or technical university entrance qualification, technical college entrance qualification
ECTS
210 Credits
Place of study
Campus Offenburg
Selection process
Yes (NC)
Everything You Need to Know
Course Content
During the first two semesters, you’ll learn how the four core disciplines interact. Starting in the third semester, you’ll decide where to focus your studies: You can pursue a specialization in one area and drop another.
Media Business: You’ll learn how media markets work—from marketing and law to starting a business.
Media Informatics: You’ll program apps and web applications and learn about AI technologies. No prior knowledge is required—we’ll guide you from the C programming language all the way to game programming in Unity.
Media Design: Here, you’ll develop ideas for graphics, film, audio, or virtual reality—and bring your concepts to life right in our studios.
Media Technology: You’ll understand the technology behind the image—from camera techniques to live broadcasts of real-world events in the video studio.
For us, both are important: team spirit and your personal drive. In our state-of-the-art labs and studios, theory becomes practice, because here you’ll transform your ideas into real media products.
Perspectives
Creative minds with technical expertise are in high demand in the media industry. With your degree, you’ll find job opportunities in marketing, at media agencies, in IT, in the VFX industry, or at film and television studios. Your practical semester and project work will thoroughly prepare you for your career.
Possible career fields:
Concept & Design: Develop interactive websites, multimedia projects, or 3D animations.
Management: Manage projects at agencies or promote brands online as a social media consultant.
Technology & Development: Plan infrastructure for broadcasting or implement AI applications.
Starting Your Own Business: Many of our alumni go on to start their own companies right away.
Fees and Funding
Semester Tuition and Fees
Hochschule Offenburg charges an administrative fee of 80.00 euros per semester and a social contribution of 65.00 euros for the Studierendenwerk Freiburg. In addition, the University’s student body charges all enrolled students a student body fee of 25.00 euros per semester to fulfill its responsibilities. Students on leave of absence from their studies are also required to pay these fees; however, foreign students enrolled on a temporary basis are exempt pursuant to Section 60(1), sentence 2, of the Higher Education Act (LHG).
= 170 euros per semester
Additional costs for PLUS Education degree programs (degree programs with a teaching certification option)
For students in the following bachelor's programs
Elektrotechnik/Informationstechnik PLUS Pädagogik
Mechatronik PLUS Pädagogik
Media Technology/Business PLUS Education
Wirtschaftsinformatik PLUS Pädagogik
an additional fee of 28.00 euros for local public transportation (semester ticket) applies, in accordance with the fees regulations of the Freiburg Studierendenwerk.
Note: You pay the semester fee to Hochschule Offenburg; however, you are enrolled at both Hochschule Offenburg and Freiburg University of Education.
Additional Costs for International Master's Programs
Students in international master's programs must also pay a flat-rate service fee of 150.00 euros per semester.
Tuition Fees for International Students and Students Pursuing a Second Degree
Since the 2017/18 winter semester, universities in the state of Baden-Württemberg have been charging international students tuition fees of 1,500.00 euros per semester and students pursuing a second degree 650.00 euros per semester.
You can find more information about these fees here:
https://www.landesrecht-bw.de/bsbw/document/jlr-HSchulGebGBWrahmen
http://www.bw-studyguide.de/en/studying/finance-and-funding.html
Exceptions to Tuition Fees for International Students:
According to Section 3 of the LHGebG, international students who are not citizens of an EU/EEA country and do not hold a German university entrance qualification are required to pay tuition fees. However, the law provides for a few exceptions.
To determine whether you are required to pay tuition fees, you can use the following information form and send it, completed and accompanied by the necessary supporting documents, to studiengebuehren@hs-offenburg.de:
Tuition Fee Information Form (PDF)
To apply for an exemption from tuition fees, please use the corresponding application form:
Application for Tuition Fee Exemption for International Students (PDF)
Application for Tuition Fee Exemption for a Second Degree Program (PDF)
Pursuant to Section 6, Paragraphs 4 and 5 of the LHGebG, Hochschule Offenburg may fully or partially exempt a limited number of international students from tuition fees if it deems them to be particularly gifted. The requirements, etc., are set forth in the bylaws governing tuition fee exemptions for international students based on exceptional talent. Students at the University can find more detailed information in the relevant announcement on the intranet.
BAföG
Information about BAföG is available on the website of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research. If you have any questions about BAföG, the Freiburg-Schwarzwald Studierendenwerk—which is responsible for Hochschule Offenburg—will also be happy to assist you under the “Money” section. You can submit applications for financial aid at the Studierendenwerk’s branch office on the Offenburg campus.
Studierendenwerk Branch Office
Badstraße 24, 77652 Offenburg
Phone: 0781 205-328
Office hours:
Mon and Wed from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.,
as well as by telephone appointment
Here you’ll find a PDF in which we’ve summarized the criteria for what are known as “standard achievements”—the requirements you must demonstrate to continue receiving funding after two years of BAföG support.
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Scholarships
A scholarship takes the financial pressure off you. Find the right support in our overview of scholarship programs.
Application
Would you like to submit an application for this degree program?
You won't be able to submit an application again until the summer semester of 2027.
Would you like to find out now which documents you’ll need to submit for an application or later enrollment? You’ll find the relevant information in these two checklists:
Checklist for programs with admission quotas (PDF)
Checklist for programs without an admission cap (PDF)
We look forward to receiving your application or direct enrollment for the Summer Semester 2027!
Would you like to submit an application for this degree program?
Applications will not be accepted again until the 2027/28 winter semester.
Would you like to find out now which documents you’ll need to submit for an application or later enrollment? You can find the relevant information in these two checklists:
Checklist for programs with admission quotas (PDF)
Checklist for programs without an admission cap (PDF)
We look forward to receiving your application or direct enrollment for the 2027/28 winter semester!
Do you have any questions about the application or enrollment process?
The team at the Zulassungsamt will be happy to assist you:
Phone: 0781 205-4792 (Mon–Thu 9:00 AM–12:00 PM, Tue 1:00 PM–3:00 PM)
In person: Room: A 007
Highlights from the study program
Student Projects
Practical, interdisciplinary, and innovative—our students’ projects showcase the diversity of the program. Whether it’s creative photography, developing a darknet crawler to analyze terrorist financing, or designing and implementing an international livestream for the ADH Open surfing competition: Students tackle real-world challenges, develop their own ideas, and bring them to life using modern technologies and professional methodologies. This results in projects that combine creativity, technical expertise, and social relevance.
Werkschau by the Media Department
The Werkschau is an annual event where students showcase the projects they've been working on for several months. In addition to musical entertainment, a wide variety of artworks on display, and film screenings, there's also an Artist Alley where students sell their own creations!
Projects
Do you have any questions about the application or enrollment process?
The team at the Zulassungsamt will be happy to assist you:
Phone: 0781 205-4792 (Mon–Thu 9:00 AM–12:00 PM, Tue 1:00 PM–3:00 PM)
In person: Room: A 007
Contacts
