Intermedia Design (Bachelor of Arts)

_Evidence of qualification for entry (general university entrance certificate). Official database on the equivalence of international educational achievements: http://anabin.kmk.org/anabin.html)

_Evidence of artistic aptitude or outstanding artistic talent respectively by passing the aptitude test at the Folkwang University of the Arts.

_Applicants without a general university entrance certificate may also be admitted, provided that they exhibit outstanding artistic talent (see "Rahmeneignungsprüfungsordnung" Nr. 494, §9). In this case, you must have at least an intermediate school leaving certificate (equivalent to the German ‚Mittlerer Schulabschluss‘).

_If you did not obtain your university entrance qualification at a German school, language level C1 is to be proven at the time of enrolment.

_The required levels of language skills at Folkwang University of the Arts are in accordance to the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR).

_No tuition fees are charged at Folkwang.

_Each semester all students have to pay a social contribution for the services of the Student Union, a student contribution for the work of the AStA (General Student Committee) and the Deutschlandsemesterticket. A breakdown of the amounts plus information on how to pay is available here.

_Please note: In the study course Intermedia Design you will likely be facing costs for production material.

Folkwang actively supports the call of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to train people with disabilities as artists and therefore particularly welcomes applications for the guest student programme, regular study courses and requests for inclusive cooperation projects. Prospective students should make use of the possibility of a counselling meeting with the  Representative for students with disability or chronic illness in advance.

The 'try out studying programme' is designed to give prospective students an insight into the course content and teaching methods at Folkwang. To take part, you can attend a single course as a guest during the lecture period (approximately early April to mid-July and approximately mid-October to late January). It is possible to attend various courses as part of the 'try out studying' programme. As a rule, prior registration by email to the lecturer is required. The current course catalogue lists the courses that can be attended. 

Applications must be submitted via the Folkwang Application Portal by the end of the application period on 15 March (for the following winter semester). The portal is open for applications from 15 January to 15 March.

For the application you have to upload the following in the portal:

_Curriculum Vitae in tabular form (desired)

_Passport photograph (optional)

_School-leaving certificate from the last school attended

_If applicable, degree certificate, transcript of records and/or certificate of enrolment from the university(ies) attended to date

_If applicable, certificate of foreign university entrance examination such as APS certificate / American College Test (ACT) / College Scholastic Ability Test / University Entrance Examination Center Test or other international educational achievements that constitute a university entrance qualification for Germany such as completed periods of studies; country-specific information: http://anabin.kmk.org/anabin.html

_Portfolio with own works as PDF, ideally smaller than 25 MB and maximum 100 MB
_At least 20 independently created artistic and creative works

_Graphic, photographic, typographic, graphic, spatial, interactive and time-based work examples are possible. The works should reflect the applicant's working methods, interests, imagination and visualisation skills as well as their ability to perceive things independently.

_Time-based work (video, film, animation) can be uploaded as MP4,ideally smaller than 25 MB and maximum 100 MB. Bigger files can be included in the PDF as a link to a corresponding video platform. For work samples that exceed a length of 2 minutes, the commission must be given an excerpt of 2 minutes (example: start at 00:30 | stop at 02:30 min).

_A declaration that the submitted works have been created autonomously

_Letter of Intent

_A homework. Topic 2026:"100 Jahre Folkwang?"
_News can reach us as images, text or code. They are the basic element of communication. Create an artistic and creative work on the topic that shows conclusions about your thoughts, your creative path and your engagement with media and techniques. It can be a complex individual work or a series. Techniques and media are optional.

_The assignment can be submitted via the portal in PDF or MP4 format, ideally smaller than 25 MB and no larger than 100 MB. Larger files can be included in the PDF as a link to a suitable cloud storage solution/video platform.

The aptitude test procedure for the Bachelor's degree programme in Intermedia Design is a two-stage process. It consists of the pre-selection and an interview with the committee.

The pre-selection is made on the basis of the portfolio, the letter of intent and the homework assignment. Selected applicants are invited to a 15-minute interview with the examination committee in person on site or digitally via video conference. The topics of discussion are mainly homework and the letter of motivation. The interviews serve to better assess the creative work, the ability to reflect, the rhetorical ability to express oneself and the study and subject-specific interest. The interviews also offer applicants the opportunity to gain a first impression of the teaching staff of the study course and Fokwang University of the Arts.

Prospective students have the opportunity to register for a subject and portfolio consultation. They are given the opportunity to discuss their work with a lecturer before applying. It is advisable to have all available work ready without pre-selection. The subject consultation generally takes place from November to February.

Prospective students can book appointments  themselves using an online appointment scheduler.

Sonja Zenker
Department Studies and International Affairs
Examination office & Office of Student Affairs | FB 4
+49 (0) 201_6505-1410
sonja.zenker(at)folkwang-uni.de

From winter semester 2026/27

No. 521 | Examination regulations for the Bachelor's degree programmes in Photography, Intermedia Design and Product Design from 14.01.2026

From winter semester 2025/26

No. 502 | Examination regulations for the Bachelor's degree programmes in Photography, Communication Design and Product Design from 15.01.2025

From winter semester 2024/25
Nr. 464 | Examination regulations for the Bachelor study courses Photography, Communication Design and Product Design from 13.12.2023

From winter semester 2022/23

Nr. 423 | Examination regulations for the Bachelor study courses Photography, Communication Design and Product Design from 27.07.2022 - current

Module catalogue for the study course Communication Design (B.A.) to examination regulations No. 423 of 27.07.2022

From winter semester 2019/20

Nr. 353 | Examination regulations for the Bachelor study courses Photography, Industrial Design and Communication Design of 26.06.2019 - expiring

Module catalogue for examination regulation Nr. 353

From winter semester 2018/19

Nr. 341 | Examination regulations for the Bachelor study courses Photography, Industrial Design and Communication Design of 12.09.2018 - expiring

Module catalogue for examination regulation Nr. 341

From winter semester 2015/16

Nr. 233 | Examination regulations for the Bachelor study courses Photography, Industrial Design and Communication Design of 24.06.2018 - expiring

Module catalogue for examination regulation Nr. 233

From winter semester 2013/14

Nr. 169 | Examination regulations for the Bachelor study courses Photography, Industrial Design and Communication Design of 16.07.2013 - expiring

From winter semester 2012/13

Nr. 134 | Examination regulations for the Bachelor study courses Photography, Industrial Design and Communication Design of 19.09.2012 - expiring

Module catalogue for examination regulation Nr. 134