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Design (B.A.), Studienrichtung Animation & Illustration

BABachelor of Arts (B.A.) im Studiengang DesignFunding not verified

Overview

Bachelor of Arts in Design with the Studienrichtung Animation & Illustration at Macromedia University of Applied Sciences. Taught in German in 6 or 7 semesters (180 or 210 ECTS) and mainly on campus.

Official program name
Design (B.A.), Studienrichtung Animation & Illustration
Local-language title
Bachelorstudienrichtung Animation & Illustration
Awarded degree
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) im Studiengang DesignBachelor's · Bachelor of Arts
Source: macromedia-university.com · verified October 14, 2026
Qualification classification
Academic degreeState-recognised Bachelor of Arts in the degree programme Design; Animation & Illustration is the Studienrichtung.Titled as a bachelor's, master's or doctoral degree in its own national system.
Source: macromedia-university.com · verified October 14, 2026
Degree-awarding body
The institution itself unless stated otherwise on its official page.
Country
Germany
Teaching language
Application route
Direct to the institution
Source: macromedia-university.com · verified October 14, 2026
School
Source: macromedia-university.com · verified October 14, 2026
Location
Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Delivery
On campusClasses, studios and productions meet in person on campus.
Source: macromedia-university.com · verified October 14, 2026
Required attendance
Regular campus attendanceStudents attend classes and studios on campus throughout the program.
Source: macromedia-university.com · verified October 14, 2026
Study intensity
Not published
Duration
6 semesters with practical semester, or 7 semesters with practical and study-abroad semester
Source: macromedia-university.com · verified October 14, 2026
Credits and credit system
180 ECTS (6 semesters) or 210 ECTS (7 semesters)ECTS credits — not directly interchangeable with other countries' systems.
Source: macromedia-university.com · verified October 14, 2026
Start
Sommersemester (01.04.), Wintersemester (01.10.)
Source: macromedia-university.com · verified October 14, 2026
Entry routes
Not verified

Specializations

SpecializationClassificationEvidence
General AnimationOfficial pathwayPathway: Animation & IllustrationAn officially named concentration, pathway or major inside the degree.Source: macromedia-university.com · verified October 14, 2026
2D AnimationBroader degree with animationA broader degree in which animation is a central, verified component of the official title or curriculum.Source: macromedia-university.com · verified October 14, 2026
3D AnimationBroader degree with animationA broader degree in which animation is a central, verified component of the official title or curriculum.Source: macromedia-university.com · verified October 14, 2026
Why this degree is listed

Officially named Studienrichtung Animation & Illustration inside the Bachelor of Arts in Design; the page describes 2D and 3D animation fundamentals.

Source: macromedia-university.com · verified October 14, 2026

We list verified animation degrees only — no certificates, short courses or generic degrees with a few animation modules. Eligibility rules

Curriculum, pathways and faculty

Official concentrations and pathways

Graduation film, thesis or capstone

Culminating requirement: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

Internships

  • Practical semester with an internship; projects with professors, fellow students and cooperation partners.
    Source: macromedia-university.com · verified October 14, 2026

Faculty listed by the program

Faculty list: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

Software, equipment and costs

Software and equipment are shown only as the school publishes them: required, taught, provided or bought by the student. Tuition does not include hardware, software or materials unless the school says so, and online students do not automatically share campus facilities.

Software

Software list: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

Equipment, computers and facility access

Equipment and facility access: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

Published equipment and software costs

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Admissions

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Portfolio and submission materials

Portfolio requirements: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

Other requirements

Prior qualification
RequiredAdmission with Abitur or Fachabitur or an equivalent recognised qualification.
Source: macromedia-university.com · verified October 14, 2026

Tests

Test policy: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

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Deadlines

Dates are shown with the year and intake the school printed. A past date is marked passed and is never carried into a new cycle.

  • Application deadline

    01. März (Sommersemester, start 01.04.) · for Sommersemester

    The school does not print a year with this date.

    Source: macromedia-university.com · verified October 14, 2026
    Year not printed

  • Application deadline

    15. August (Wintersemester, start 01.10.) · for Wintersemester

    The school does not print a year with this date.

    Source: macromedia-university.com · verified October 14, 2026
    Year not printed

Tuition and fees

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Tuition: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

Funding

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Funding not verified

Funding policy: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last verified October 14, 2026.
  1. macromedia-university.com/studiengaenge/animation-illustration — Official program page, verified October 14, 2026

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