At a glance
Our principles
- Subjects that are fun
- Versatility: photography, film, apps, animation, virtual reality, augmented reality, games, programming, web development, drawing ...
- Great study culture through project-based learning with lots of practice and team spirit
- Family atmosphere and friendships for life
- Short distances in a city with a wide range of leisure activities in the Lake Constance and Alpine foothills region
Media Design Showreel
A showreel from our media design studies with projects from the subjects 3D design, film, photography, game, design basics, motion design, project 1 & project 2, user experience design as well as the bachelor theses.
With examples from our students Alina, Alisa, Ann-Christin, Antonia, Bea, Carla, Cora, Daniel, Denise, Dylan, Elias, Hannah, Isabel, Isabell, Jacqueline, Jana, Jeremia, Johannes, Jonas, Joshua, Julia, Jule, Kilian, Koen, Leon, Lisa & Lisa, Leo, Leon, Mandy, Manuel, Milan, Nik, Noah & Noah, Petr, Rebecca, Robin, Selina, Simon, Verena, Yannick.
Supervised by our instructors Daniel, JĂĽrgen, Klemens, Marius, Markus, Robert.
Equipment used: Aputure, Black Magic PCP6K, Sony alpha A7 III, Sony alpha 6000 and 6600, Zoom.
Software: After Effects, Audition, Blender, DaVinci Resolve, Figma, Houdini, Illustrator, InDesign, Marvelous Designer, Maya, Photoshop, Substance Painter, Unity, Unreal, XD.
Production of the showreel: Maxi Schellhaase.
Events around Media Design
All eventsStudy guidance Media Design - German
Online study guidance for media design: Do you have questions about our media design degree program? Are you wondering whether you are suitable and what to expect? Do you want to know what you can do after your degree?
- Mondays 17:00 - 18:00
Counselling with Alina, Media Design student - Big Blue Button https://bbb.rwu.de/b/kle-dvk-pwq-yz5
- alina.sauter@rwu.de
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Get in touch if you would like to have a look at the lectures. Send an email with your preferred date: design@rwu.de
You can try out lectures during the semester.

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Submit homework and improve access grade
You can apply from 3 April for the winter semester 2025/26.
You can improve your entrance grade by doing the homework and being invited to the selection interview. With the homework and the selection interview, you can improve your grade up to a maximum of 1.5 grades (but never lower it). The new homework assignment will be published on 3 April .
The application portal will be open from mid-May.
Cosmo and Johannes report on their media design studies
Media designers sit comfortably with their laptops and make everything prettier? Is that true? Why are credits less important for design students? What does freedom have to do with it? Cosmo and Johannes give us an insight into the media design course. In this episode, you'll find out why decisions play such a big role.
Aylin and Franzi from RWU (ER)KLÄRT - DER BACKSTAGEPODCAST take you behind the scenes of RWU and explain interesting facts about media design studies, teaching and the curiosities of our university family.

Shaping digital worlds
You want to study design? Are you just as interested in photography, animation, film and storytelling as you are in apps, games and AR or VR? Do you find new technologies exciting and want to give free rein to your pioneering spirit?
We feel the same way. We are a small team of creative minds that would like to explore new ways with you to shape the future of the day after tomorrow.
From the first semester onwards, you will develop your skills in small groups and be mentored by motivated professors.

Thinking Through Making
Digital Media Design is all about ideas. We encourage your individual talents and discover the latest technical developments and tools together so that you can quickly make your ideas tangible. The degree program is project-based and has a strong practical orientation. Project work is developed in small teams and results from the interplay of design and technological implementation skills.

Design and technology
People are at the centre of the study program. We design for their needs and desires in a modern digital society. Through your new ideas and projects, you create digital living environments with innovative technology and social vision.

... and after graduation?
The career prospects are very good.
This was the result of a survey of our graduates in spring 2021:
- 95% have a job and are satisfied or very satisfied with this job.
- 34% already found a job during their studies, mostly through an internship or their Bachelor's thesis.
- 78% work full-time
- 18% work part-time
- 4% are self-employed
- 71% found the job in the first 3 months, 14% took 4-6 months, 15% started later.
The good job prospects are due to the fact that our graduates are fit in new technologies and programming. Without these skills, it is more difficult to start a career.
A Master's degree is also an option afterwards.
Popular are:
- HfG Schwäbisch Gmünd, Strategic Design
- FH Salzburg, Interaction Design, MultiMediaArt
- HdM, Stuttgart, Audiovisual Media, Computer Science and Media, Digital Design
Downloads - German
- Study and examination regulations for the Bachelor's degree programs with general part - These amendment regulations come into force in SoSe 2023.
- Modulhandbuch Mediendesign B.Sc. für das WiSe24/25 (PDF, 218.45 KB)Ältere Modulhandbücher sind im QM Portal abgelegt.
- Zulassungs- und Auswahlsatzung Mediendesign B.Sc. (PDF, 2.17 MB)Zulassungssatzung fĂĽr den Bachelorstudiengang vom 28. Oktober 2021
- Hausaufgabe_u_Anmeldung_Auswahlgerspraech_Mediendesign_2025 (PDF, 312.14 KB)Formular mit Hausaufgabe und Anmeldung zum Auswahlgespräch
Curriculum

All modules of the degree program at a glance
30 ECTS are offered in each semester
1ST SEMESTER
- Basics of design (project work)
- Photography (project work)
- Interaction Design (project work)
- Linear Algebra
- Programming 1
2ND SEMESTER
- Film (project work)
- Motion Design (project work)
- Programming 2
- Mathematics for Designers
3RD SEMESTER
- 3D Design (project work)
- User Experience Design (project work)
- Web Development 1 (project work)
- Creative Coding (project work)
4TH SEMESTER
- Project 1 (Free Project)
- Game Design (Project work)
- Soft Skills & Agile Methods (Project work)
- Web Development 2 (project work)
- Elective (depending on the elective, mainly project work)
5TH SEMESTER
- Practical semester (practical semester in companies or institutions)
6TH SEMESTER
- Project 2 (free project)
- Compulsory elective module (project work)
- Compulsory elective module (project work)
- Compulsory elective module (project work)
7TH SEMESTER
- Bachelor's thesis (free project)
- Media Design Seminar (accompanying seminar for Bachelor)
- Elective (depending on elective, mainly project work)
- Elective (depending on the elective, mainly project work)
Admission
Online study advice, homework questions & taster sessions
Students & professors are happy to advise you.
- The homework advice for the winter semester 2025/26 will take place online at:
Monday, 14 April 2025, 5 pm
Monday, 12 May 2025, 5 pm - Students answer your questions and show their own homework. Just take a look online. No registration necessary.
- Big Blue Button https://bbb.rwu.de/b/kle-dvk-pwq-yz5
Sign up for a taster session: design@rwu.de
Application only for the winter semester
The program offers 35 places per year and is only offered in the winter semester.
You can apply from May to 15 July . Lectures start at the beginning of October. You can find the exact dates in the menu: dates.
The applicants with the best overall grades will be admitted. In the winter semester 2023/24, all those who had an overall grade of 1.5 or better in some cases were admitted. Those who had a waiting period of seven semesters and an HZB grade of at least 2.7 were also admitted.
Application portal (application possible from May)
Improve your admission grade with voluntary homework
If you would like to improve your grade by up to 1.5 grades , you can take part in the voluntary homework assignment. If your submitted homework is promising, you will be invited to the selection interview, where you can improve your grade from 0.0 to 1.5 marks (but never lower it).
From 3 April you will find the Media Design homework here. The deadline for the homework is 13 June (23:59). The selection interviews will take place in the first week of July.
Unfortunately, second degree applicants CANNOT be awarded a bonus for a submitted homework assignment. Applicants who have already completed a degree course are assessed via a separate quota - the benchmark here is the Bachelor's degree grade.
Three steps to the homework and the selection interview
FAQ Media Design
Projects
Projects of this degree program

Limbus
"Limbus" was the result of a team work for project 2. The goal was to animate a full 3D animated short film with a self-contained storyline in which a war veteran is caught up in…
Zahid
"Zahid" was created as a project 1. The goal was to combine an authentic 2D look with 3D animation. The style of the project was inspired by the Netflix series "Castlevania". More…
ECOVAL
The Ecoval project involves the design of an application for planning environmentally friendly travelling. The application aims to create more awareness and interest for…
Temple
The 3D project "Temple" deals with the conception, implementation and presentation of a post-apocalyptic environment. The goal was to create an authentic atmosphere for the rather…
Embassy of Media Design
Embassy of Media Design, or EMD for short - this is the name of the alumni and support association for the Media Design program, which will soon be founded by lecturers, alumni and…
PETCH
The number of pets in German households is rising steadily. So are the offerings of digital solutions that simplify everyday life. Bringing pet placement to a digital level without…
Make Web Sustainable
The website makewebsustainable.com provides information about sustainable web design and aims to create awareness and lay the foundation for a sustainable web. The project…
Space Shuttle Launch
The bachelor thesis deals with a concrete FX simulation and lookdevelopment of a space shuttle launch. The focus is on pyro simulations. A 3D environment provides that framework…
Fly Away
The motion design project "Fly Away" was inspired by the song of the same name by the artist "TheFatRat" and implemented with the help of 2D animation. The story of the clip is…
Tesla Spec Spot
In this work, the complete process of a full CG automotive spec spot is developed and elaborated in a procedural workflow using Alembic caches. From the ideas defined with concept…
Awakening of Nature
The bachelor thesis "Awakening of Nature" is a CGI movie that shows how nature comes back to life by growing different plants. The focus was on creating a procedural tool for…
Gendai no kantorihausu
Gendai no kantorihausu or Japanese Modern Country House is a realtime UE4 project with ray tracing. Its goal is to combine Japanese architecture and furnishings, both modern and…
Dwarf Mine
Dwarf Mine is a 3D game created in the game engine "Unity". You play a young, 126 year old dwarf. The character's mission is to retrieve his beer mug from the mine, which he left…
Chasing
Chasing is a magazine that deals with time. It looks at the subject from different angles, as well as the scientific aspect and how social life changes over time. Illustrations…
Music posters and their regularities
During this project I have been working on poster design, more specifically any posters for concerts and music events. In the process of designing my own posters for different…
Sunrise
Ever since the film "Klaus" (2019, Netflix) was released, the bar for 2D animation has been set very high. Through clever use of light and shadow placement, the illusion is created…
Polaris
Polaris is an astronomy-themed board game that can be played in combination with an app. The story takes place in the future, where people have managed to fly to the most distant…
Solemates - Custom Sneakers
SOLEMATES is a UX concept for a custom sneakers online store that stands out from the usual scheme of shopping sites. Hand painted, embroidered and printed "custom sneakers" are…
Cakedreams
Cakedreams is not an ordinary baking book with ready-made recipes. The structure follows a modular principle for cakes as well as moist or dry cakes. Through this modular system…
Goldmädchen
The thriller "Goldmädchen" was created as part of the subject Film. It is about the self-confident and easy-going thief Sarah, who goes to a classy bar one night in search of…
Redesign Moodle
As part of project 2, we as a group set ourselves the task of redesigning Moodle. In cooperation with the university didactics and the supervising professors, we created a new…
Magic Arrow
Magic Arrow is an action adventure game with role-playing elements for the smartphone. The game should have simple controls and be easily playable with one hand. The main elements…
Jack's Dream
Do you know who you want to be in the future? The animated short film "Jack's Dream" is about Jack, a law student against his will. When he falls asleep one night exhausted by his…
Redesign SCA website
In today's world, a website is unavoidable for successful and widespread communication. For the Sports Club Adelsdorf (SCA for short), the homepage also forms the most important…
A climate change hero
Whales are of great ecological value to mankind because they have a surprisingly large positive impact on the world's climate. The animals play an important role in binding CO 2…
Lost Places
Lost places can be found all over the world. They show a long forgotten history. As part of project 1, I have been working with Lost Places photography to bring this past back to…
Procedural Realtime Environment
In this work, a procedurally generated 3D environment was designed and developed based on the real-world template of the "Kowloon" district in Hong Kong (China). For the procedural…
Skate South
Oh! Another skateboard magazine? Not this time. Skate South focuses on the people who make skateboarding what it is. Their passion. Their scars. Their perspective. Their mindset…
EMILY
The inter-semester project was a collaboration of Laurin Völcker and Elias Engelhardt, who realized the film as a practical part of Laurin's bachelor thesis and as a free project 1…
Politics in a different way.
Unfortunately, political campaigns today are often staid and stale. Poor design and boring slogans make politics a topic that young people in particular often prefer to turn their…
A Bonfire's Life
"A Bonfire's Life" is a short film about the story of a small, magical-looking bonfire. The project is about working out real-time visual effects, more precisely about simulating…
Lilith Danton
Lilith is the mysterious and ruthless protector of the Queen of Corholt, a city-state in the Victorian era. On behalf of the queen, she tracks down deserters in the court and…
Godforsaken
Godforsaken is a realtime 3D environment based on Unreal Engine 4. The central element of the environment is a fictional Mediterranean monastery. It is surrounded by a landscape…
Emotion Recognition
This bachelor thesis investigates user experience design for artificial intelligence applications for people on the autism spectrum. In this context, a video conferencing software…
Bravik - Medieval Township
For the first major project work, the own objective was to design a three-dimensional environment. The result was "Bravik" - a medieval village set in a rural forest and hilly…
Communication - a brief history
Communication is the exchange of information. Through the development of language, humans were able to gather and pass on knowledge for the first time and thus gain an evolutionary…
Just Another Tuesday
Welcome to Just Another Tuesday a delightfully unhinged journey through fluorescent-lit hallways, passive-aggressive sticky notes, and emotional instability. You play an ordinary…
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Web >> Forward
Web >> Forward is the blog for innovative web technologies at RWU. The exciting ideas, new technical developments and creative moments of our students are given a space for…Labs

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- Room T 019

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- Building G
- Room G 001 und G 101
News
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Agents in the shadows - the secret missions of autonomous AI
In the Wednesday seminar on April 9 at RWU, Professor JĂĽrgen Graef will talk about the anatomy and functioning of AI agents. He will also address the opportunities and risks of self-dynamic programs.
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Discover the Media Design degree program at RWU in Weingarten: Everything you need to know
Are you looking for a creative Media Design degree in Baden-WĂĽrttemberg? Then Weingarten is the right place! On this page you can find out what you need to know about studying Media Design at RWU - from the course content and requirements to options of specialisation and financing.
Requirements for studying Media Design
To study Media Design in Weingarten, you need a university entrance qualification (Abitur or Fachhochschulreife). To improve your admission grade by up to 1.5 grades, you can show your creativity in a voluntary homework assignment.
Study content Media Design (Bachelor of Science)
The Media Design degree program is interdisciplinary and covers many exciting areas such as graphic design, game design, web design, photography, film, user experience design, motion design, 3D design, programming and web development. You will acquire knowledge in communication design and work on exciting projects that focus on theory and practice.
Testimonials from Media Design students
Many Media Design students appreciate the personal atmosphere and close contact with the lecturers in Weingarten. The proximity to Lake Constance, the mountains and the Allgäu area offers an inspiring environment for creative work. Weingarten is also an attractive university town with over 7,000 students at RWU and PH Weingarten.
Media Design and Graphic Design in comparison
While the Graphic Design degree program focuses more on visual communication and design, the Media Design degree program offers a much broader spectrum of audiovisual and digital subjects and combines various disciplines that go beyond pure design.
Options of specialisation in Media Design studies
In the course of your studies, you can specialize in different areas such as game design, film, web development or user experience design. This allows you to develop your individual interests and strengths. During your studies, you create many work samples for your portfolio to show your versatility and apply for a practical semester or a job.
Career opportunities after graduation
There are many exciting career opportunities open to you after graduation. You can work in advertising agencies, design studios, in the film and games industry or start your own business as a freelancer. Salaries in Media Design vary depending on the industry and experience.
Differences between Media Design distance learning, face-to-face studies and dual studies
With face-to-face studies in Weingarten, you have personal contact with lecturers and fellow students, while with distance learning you study exclusively for yourself and remain anonymous. On campus you can make friends for life. With a dual study program, you have to work a lot and are usually less flexible and have less free time.
Scholarships and financing options
There are various financing options for your Media Design studies in Weingarten. You can apply for scholarships, BAföG or a student loan. Find out in good time about the various options to cover your living costs.
Conclusion
Your Media Design studies at an accredited and state-run university in Weingarten offer you a versatile and well-founded education in creative fields and a great study atmosphere. With the right prerequisites, a convincing portfolio and the right specialization, you have the best prerequisites after your studies to get started in the exciting world of digital media design. Take your chance and discover your passion for creative professions!
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Doggenriedstr. 42
88250 Weingarten |
Postal address |
RWU Hochschule Ravensburg-Weingarten University of Applied Sciences Media Design P.O. Box 30 22
88216 Weingarten Germany |
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