Augmented and Virtual Reality Design (BA) Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

English (95%), German (5%, mainly for administrative processes)

Augmented and Virtual Reality Design at Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

The international Bachelor of Arts in Augmented and Virtual Reality Design 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.

https://avrd.mediencampus.h-da.de/international-applicants/

The Augmented and Virtual Reality Design programme was previously known under the name Expanded Realities.

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 fifth semester, students spend the practical phase in a company, media agency or research institute. Furthermore, the workshops are followed by a research project and the Bachelor's thesis in the seventh semester.

Mandatory 18-week industrial placement in the fifth semester

No tuition fees

The semester contribution amounts to approx. 337 EUR per semester (including a public transport ticket for Germany). Up-to-date information can be found at https://h-da.de/en/semester-contribution.

These are estimates for monthly expenses:

• Rent (average): 450 EUR
• German health insurance (if required): approx. 90 EUR
• Materials for your studies: 50 EUR
• Food, clothing, etc.: 300 EUR
• Broadcasting fee (compulsory): 10 EUR
• Leisure activities: 100 EUR
• Total: 1,000 EUR

In order to study Augmented and Virtual Reality Design, 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 Augmented and Virtual Reality Design 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 Augmented and Virtual Reality Design 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.

https://avrd.mediencampus.h-da.de/international-applicants/

No

• Zeitraum Café (run by students)
• Equipment rental (in the media department)
• Cafés in Darmstadt such as the Irish Pub
• Job opportunities in the media industry: The Jobportal der h_da offers jobs for students.
• Students in higher semesters often work as working students in companies in the field of Augmented and Virtual Reality Design.

For more information, see: Stellenwerk Darmstadt or Studierendenwerk.

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)
Research, Development and Transfer https://h-da.de/en/research/research-at-the-h-da

International Office https://international.h-da.de/
Graduate School Darmstadt (GSD) https://graduiertenschule.h-da.de/en/
European University of Technology EUt+ https://www.univ-tech.eu/the-eut-european-degrees