Program Overview

Foundation Diploma

Prepare yourself for your Bachelor’s degree in Art & Design in the best possible way. Our Art & Design Foundation Diploma gives you the unique opportunity to learn the basics of our Art & Design degree programmes in Berlin. After the semester, decide where your strengths lie.

Your benefits of the Foundation Diploma Art & Design at a glance

• You invest in your future: The costs of the orientation semester are credited to you for the 6th semester of your subsequent Bachelor’s degree.
• Study something creative, in English, in one of the most creative places in the world: Berlin!
• You get to know student life at the UE campus in the heart of Berlin at Potsdamer Platz
• You will be well prepared for your future application for a Bachelor’s programme through portfolio coaching by our lecturers at the Berlin campus
• At the end of the semester, you can decide which Art & Design Bachelor’s programme suits you best

BA Communication Design

The Communication Design programme at UE empowers you to turn complex ideas into bold visual stories across all kinds of media. You’ll build hands-on skills in poster design, branding, advertising, exhibitions, trade fair experiences, editorial design, UX/UI, and information design. Your creative work will connect with real-world topics – from business and economics to culture, society, sustainability, and politics. Get ready to thrive in a fast-moving creative industry, with a future-focused skillset that grows with your career.

While studying this bachelor’s degree, you will learn from experienced professors and lecturers from the creative industries, using our extensive infrastructure of workshops, libraries, studios, and laboratories. You’ll also have access to an analogue letterpress/lead typesetting, screen-printing, risograph, darkroom, photo studio, print and scan lab, MacPools and a game lab.