Wilhelm Büchner Hochschule · Fachbereich Design

Animation Design (B.A.), distance study

BABachelor of Arts (B. A.)Funding not verified

Overview

Six-semester distance-study Bachelor of Arts in Animation Design (180 credit points) at the Wilhelm Büchner Hochschule with a choice of specialisation (2D or 3D character creation, XR, entrepreneurship). Study can start at any time and requires no application portfolio.

Official program name: Animation Design (B.A.), distance study
Local-language title: Animation Design (B.A.)
Awarded degree: Bachelor of Arts (B. A.)Bachelor's · Bachelor of Arts
Source: wb-fernstudium.de · verified October 14, 2026
Qualification classification: Academic degreeTitled Bachelor of Arts (B. A.), 180 credit points.Titled as a bachelor's, master's or doctoral degree in its own national system.
Source: wb-fernstudium.de · verified October 14, 2026
Degree-awarding body: The institution itself unless stated otherwise on its official page.
Country: Germany
Teaching language: Not verified
Application route: Direct to the institution
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School: Wilhelm Büchner Hochschule — Fachbereich Design
Source: wb-fernstudium.de · verified October 14, 2026
Location: Darmstadt, Hessen, GermanyThe administering school's location. Coursework is online; this is not a residence requirement.
Delivery: Online
Source: wb-fernstudium.de · verified October 14, 2026
Required attendance: Attendance not verifiedWe could not confirm the attendance requirement from official pages.
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Study intensity: Not published
Duration: 36 months, extendable free of charge by 18 months
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Credits and credit system: 180 CPCredits (system as published) — not directly interchangeable with other countries' systems.
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Start: Start jederzeit – an 365 Tagen im Jahr
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Entry routes: Not verified

Specializations

Specialization	Classification	Evidence
General Animation	Dedicated degreeThe degree itself is in this field.	Source: wb-fernstudium.de · verified October 14, 2026

Why this degree is listed

Dedicated Bachelor of Arts titled Animation Design; the study content is oriented to the practice of animated film.

Source: wb-fernstudium.de · verified October 14, 2026

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

Online study and attendance

Coursework delivery, required attendance, workshops, studio sessions and campus assessments are recorded separately. Online coursework does not by itself mean no attendance is required, and online students do not automatically have campus studio access.

Campus assessments: A substantial part of the examinations can be taken online or at home; the page does not say whether any examinations require on-site attendance.
Source: wb-fernstudium.de · verified October 14, 2026
Live sessions: Study starts with an online introduction event.
Source: wb-fernstudium.de · verified October 14, 2026

Where students can enroll from

Enrolment requires a German or Hessen-recognised higher education entrance qualification, or a passed university entrance examination after 2 semesters.

Source: wb-fernstudium.de · verified October 14, 2026

Curriculum, pathways and faculty

Official concentrations and pathways

Character Creation 2D
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Character Creation 3D
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Virtuelle und gemischte Realitäten (XR)
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Graduation film, thesis or capstone

ThesisBachelor thesis and colloquium (12 cp) in the sixth semester.

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Internships

A practical professional phase (BPP, 18 cp) is completed alongside the studies.
Source: wb-fernstudium.de · verified October 14, 2026

Studio projects

Project modules Animation Design (technical I and II, narrative) run through semesters 2 to 4.
Source: wb-fernstudium.de · verified October 14, 2026

Published areas of study

Curriculum includes storyboarding and narration, animation cinematic language, motion design and software for animation design (2D/3D).
Source: wb-fernstudium.de · 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

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Published equipment and software costs

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Admissions

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Portfolio and submission materials

Material	Status	Instructions as published
Portfolio	Explicitly not required	Study can begin without an application portfolio or artistic entrance examination.Source: wb-fernstudium.de · verified October 14, 2026

Other requirements

Prior qualification: RequiredAbitur, subject-restricted university entrance qualification or Fachhochschulreife, or a qualification recognised as equivalent by the Hessian ministry, or a passed university entrance examination.
Source: wb-fernstudium.de · verified October 14, 2026

Tests

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Deadlines

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Tuition and fees

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Category	Amount	Basis and year
All students — from, per monthPublished for online study	EUR 369.97	(basis not stated by the school)The school labels this figure as an estimate: Printed as a starting amount (ab) per month; the full fee schedule is in a login-gated download area.Source: wb-fernstudium.de · verified October 14, 2026

Funding

We have not verified an official funding policy for this program. That does not mean funding is unavailable. “Fully funded” never means every personal or production expense is covered. How we classify funding

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.

wb-fernstudium.de/kursseite/bachelor-studiengang-animation-design-ba.html — Official program page, verified October 14, 2026

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