English (95%), German (5%, mainly for administrative processes)
Expanded Realities at Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences
Virtual Reality & Augmented Reality
Creative Technology & Design
The international Bachelor of Arts in Expanded Realities at Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences teaches you all about technology and design for virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR). In the course of seven semesters, you will learn in practical projects and under the guidance of a scientific and artistic curriculum all the skills necessary to work as a developer or designer in the disrupting field of XR (extended realities) – whether your future is in games, industry or science. Our team of experienced professors and lecturers with industry background as well as our high-end facilities at the interdisciplinary Mediencampus Dieburg will give you an excellent set-up to boost your career as an XR professional. The programme offers an innovative, interdisciplinary and praxis-oriented curriculum that integrates relevant artistic, technological, cultural and methodological dimensions of immersive media productions.
The name of the study programme is planned to change to "Augmented and Virtual Reality Design" for the winter semester 2024/2025.
Essential technical, creative and scientific basics are taught in the first two semesters. From the third semester onwards, the practical workshops take up a central role. In these workshops, students work in teams on increasingly complex practical projects with high-tech equipment, as they will be doing later in their professional lives. In the fourth semester, students spend the practical phase in a company, media agency or research institute. Furthermore, Expanded Realities workshops are followed by a research project and the Bachelor's thesis in the seventh semester.
The Expanded Realities programme is mainly carried out in the English language.
Mandatory 18-week industrial placement in the fourth semester
The semester contribution amounts to approx. 270 EUR per semester (including public transport-ticket). Up-to-date information can be found at https://h-da.de/en/semester-contribution.
These are estimates for monthly expenses:
In order to study Expanded Realities, you will need a valid university entrance certificate. If you plan to obtain your university entrance certificate only after the application deadline, you must submit a certification of enrolment from your school and your last two school reports. If you do not have a university entrance certificate at all and do not expect to obtain one in the year of your application, you may apply for admission based on outstanding artistic aptitude.
The application procedure for the Bachelor's programme in Expanded Realities at the University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt consists of a formal application and an artistic entrance examination, which you apply for separately.
The formal application includes documentation of your educational level. It must be submitted through uni-assist, the University Application Service for International Students.
As the Expanded Realities programme is mainly carried out in the English language, English language proficiency is mandatory. Proof of your proficiency in English must be shown with a B2 certificate or with an above-average grade in English on your school report.
For more information, see: Stellenwerk Darmstadt, Studierendenwerk and CampusOffice of AStA.
Accommodation is available through the Studierendenwerk Darmstadt http://studierendenwerkdarmstadt.de/en/accomodation-service/ or on the private market. For more information, see https://mediencampus.h-da.de/wohnen/. Private housing can also be found online, for example, at https://housinganywhere.com/ or https://www.wg-gesucht.de.
Career Centre: https://h-da.de/beratung/karrierestart (in German)
Graduate School Darmstadt (GSD) https://graduiertenschule.h-da.de/en/
European University of Technology EUt+ https://www.univ-tech.eu/the-eut-european-degrees
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