Communication Design

As a communication designer you develop creative and strategic solutions across all media. You develop concepts, you do layouts, you take care of typography, you photograph, you write, you draw or illustrate. You design fonts, books, magazines, posters, flyers, corporate designs, websites, apps, interactive installations and animations, and are always in a dialog with other disciplines. Together with architects, you plan trade fair stands or exhibitions and develop signage systems for museums, buildings and festivals. In cooperation with curators, you will design the concept of exhibitions - from posters and wall texts to the opening event. As a designer, you bring the messages of companies and institutions to the point through visual concepts and appearances. And perhaps you will discover your strengths as a copywriter during your studies and find the right words. Multimedia design concepts and cross-media forms of communication are created in your agencies and studios, as are photographs and illustrations for scientific and business communication.

The career prospects for graduates of our degree program are varied. After successfully completing their studies, designers with interdisciplinary experience can work in business and industry, cultural and state institutions, design studios, advertising agencies and as freelance graphic artists with their own studio.

The Communication Design degree program is globally networked with universities and academies with similar focal points. The partner universities are located in almost all European countries, as well as in Australia, North America, South Korea, India, Thailand, Israel, Jordan and Turkey. Information on partner universities and the exchange program can be obtained from the International Office. As an alternative to a stay abroad, you can also complete an internship.

 The city of Mainz am Rhein is strongly influenced by the students of Mainz University of Applied Sciences and Johannes Gutenberg University. Original restaurants, small owner-managed shops, trendy pubs, theaters and museums enliven the city center and enrich the everyday life of students. At the same time, numerous companies in the media industry - including ZDF, SWR, publishers and agencies in Mainz and the Rhine-Main region - will enable you to complete various internships and later on to easily start your career.

Mainz University of Applied Sciences guarantees all students childcare facilities for children starting at the age of six months. For further information on the network of daycare providers or the on-campus nursery school (Kita Campulino) please contact the University's Equal Opportunities Representative. Mainz University of Applied Sciences has been awarded the basic certificate "Family-friendly university".