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Bachelor’s · Design

Information and Communication Design B.A.

Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences · Kamp-Lintfort · Official programme page

18 facts from 7 official pages · last checked 14 November 2026

Reviewed by Dennis Maaß, admission and immigration expert
Published 8 November 2026 · Last reviewed 8 November 2026

Key facts

Length, deadlines and costs

Language
English
Source
“Language of instruction English”

www.hochschule-rhein-waal.de/en/information-and-communication-design-ba · checked 14 November 2026

Study mode
On campus
Source
“All courses are offered at the designated campus.”

www.hochschule-rhein-waal.de/en/information-and-communication-design-ba · checked 14 November 2026

The page names one physical campus and offers no online or distance variant; HSRW publishes no online-only degree programme.

Attendance
Full-time
Source
“Study mode Full-time”

www.hochschule-rhein-waal.de/en/information-and-communication-design-ba · checked 14 November 2026

Length
7 semesters
Source
“Standard study duration 7 semesters”

www.hochschule-rhein-waal.de/en/information-and-communication-design-ba · checked 14 November 2026

Credits
210 ECTS
Source
“Den Modulen eines Bachelorstudienganges sind nach Maßgabe des § 6 Absatz 5 in der Summe 210 Kreditpunkte zugeordnet.”

www.hochschule-rhein-waal.de/fileadmin/upload_redaktion/Dezernate/Rechtl_Akadem_Angelegenheiten/Regelungen_der_zentralen_Ebene/NGF_RPO_idF_d._4.%C3%84S_v._02.04.2024.pdf · checked 7 November 2026

Institution-wide figure from the General Examination Regulations (RPO); the programme pages give only the standard study duration of seven semesters and no credit total.

Intakes
Winter
Source
“Start of studies 1 September”

www.hochschule-rhein-waal.de/en/information-and-communication-design-ba · checked 14 November 2026

Non-EU deadline
15 Jul 2027 (winter 2027)
Source
“Winter semester: 15 July”

www.hochschule-rhein-waal.de/en/information-and-communication-design-ba · checked 14 November 2026

HSRW publishes one deadline for all nationalities; there is no separate non-EU deadline. The selection and admission statutes make 15 July (winter) and 15 January (summer) binding cut-off dates, with documents submitted late still considered until 20 July and 20 January respectively. The portfolio assessment has its own registration dates, published separately.

Non-EU tuition
None
Source
“For the 2026/27 winter term, the termly fee is €365.10. The termly fee comprises several components: Social contribution: €120.00 Student Union fee: €15.30 Deutschlandticket: €226.80”

www.hochschule-rhein-waal.de/en/study/all-about-university-life/costs-and-funding/tuition-fees · checked 14 November 2026

None of the components of the termly fee is a tuition fee, and HSRW's fee statute (Hochschulabgabensatzung) sets no tuition and no surcharge for non-EU students. The DAAD International Programmes entry for every Rhine-Waal programme states "No tuition fees". North Rhine-Westphalia charges no tuition for first degrees.

Application fee
€75 one-off uni-assist handling fee for the first chosen course of study, per semester€30 one-off uni-assist handling fee for each additional chosen course of study in the same semester
Source
“Cost for the first chosen course of study: EUR 75.00 For each additional chosen course of study: EUR 30.00”

www.uni-assist.de/en/how-to-apply/apply-online/pay-submit/ · checked 14 November 2026

HSRW charges no application fee of its own: its fee statute lists none, and applicants with a German qualification apply free of charge through the university portal. The fee is uni-assist's, which is the compulsory route for everyone whose university entrance qualification was obtained outside Germany; it is charged again for a new semester. Marked appliesTo "non-eu" because the uni-assist route follows from a foreign qualification, not from nationality.

Places
Selection procedure
Source
“Entry requirements Unrestricted admission (no Numerus Clausus) … Important: You can only be admitted to the degree programme if you pass the portfolio asessment and also apply via the application portal.”

www.hochschule-rhein-waal.de/en/information-and-communication-design-ba · checked 14 November 2026

No cap on places, but admission depends on passing the portfolio assessment of artistic and creative aptitude, not only on meeting the formal requirements. The typo "asessment" is HSRW's.

Admission

What you need to apply

School certificate
A German university entrance qualification (Abitur, Fachabitur or Fachhochschulreife), a qualification recognised as equivalent, or a foreign school-leaving certificate whose eligibility uni-assist assesses. HSRW publishes no rule specific to India, Nigeria or Pakistan; applicants with a certificate that does not qualify them directly can be prepared for the Feststellungsprüfung by or with HSRW.
Source
“Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences works with uni-assist to ensure that international applications can be assessed. … Whether you meet the requirements for studying in Germany depends on: the country in which you obtained your school-leaving qualification what qualifications or study experience you already have You can also find an initial assessment of your qualification on the uni-assist website.”

www.hochschule-rhein-waal.de/en/study/before-starting-university/application-process/guide-for-international-applicants · checked 14 November 2026

The eligibility decision is uni-assist's (and, for the final admission, HSRW's); no HSRW page lists country-by-country rules.

Subject requirements
No compulsory school subjects; the page asks for an interest in design, music and art.
Source
“Interest in design, music and art”

www.hochschule-rhein-waal.de/en/information-and-communication-design-ba · checked 14 November 2026

English
Level B2. IELTS 5.5 · TOEFL iBT 72 · PTE 59. Cambridge: Preliminary English Test (PET) with Distinction, or First Certificate in English (FCE) grade B or C. B2 column of the institution-wide table: IELTS Academic 5.5, TOEFL iBT 72 (or 4 as of 21.01.2026), PTE Academic 59-75, TOEIC Listening and Reading 785-944 (Speaking 160-179, Writing 150-179), telc B2-Zertifikat, UNIcert II, Cambridge PET with Distinction or FCE grade B/C, BEC Vantage, ILEC, ICFE, Cambridge IGCSE 1st or 2nd Language with a B2 average. A secondary school diploma or a completed degree from the U.S., Canada, Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland or a few Caribbean states is also accepted. Duolingo and TOEFL Home Edition are not listed in the table.. Exemption: Two exemptions apply automatically, without a request (RPO Section 4 (5a)): a bachelor's programme already completed in English before enrolment, and B2 English reached while earning a German university entrance qualification (allgemeine or fachgebundene Hochschulreife, or Fachhochschulreife) - which means at least seven years of school English AND a final mark of at least "sufficient". The institution-wide "Accepted English Language Proofs" table also accepts, in place of a test: a German university entrance qualification with English on the final diploma and at least the grade "ausreichend", or confirming B2 or B2/C1 skills; an IB Diploma including the subject "English" with at least 5 points; a secondary school diploma or a completed degree from the U.S., Canada, Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland or a few Caribbean states; and, subject to approval, a completed degree in the subject "English Language". None of this follows from an Indian, Nigerian or Pakistani school certificate or degree by itself.
Source
“Category: B2 C1 … IELTS IETLS Academic IETLS Academic (minimum score: 5.5) (minimum score: 7.0) … TOEFL iBT (minimum score: 72 or 4 as … PTE Academic (score 59 - 75)”

www.hochschule-rhein-waal.de/fileadmin/upload_redaktion/Dezernate/Studierendenangelegenheiten/Studierendenservice/Accepted_English_Language_Proofs__15_.pdf · checked 14 November 2026

Scores come from HSRW's institution-wide "Accepted English Language Proofs" table, which has one B2 and one C1 column. The table does not mention Duolingo or the TOEFL Home Edition, and no HSRW page says whether either is accepted, so neither is recorded as accepted or rejected. The requirement itself is institution-wide: "You need an English language certificate at B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages." (Guide for international applicants) and RPO Section 4 (5a). The typo "IETLS" is HSRW's. The programme page words the requirement as "English language skills (certificate at level B2 according to the Common European Framework (CEF))".

German
Not needed when applying
Source
“Proof of German language proficiency is not required for English-taught degree programmes.”

www.hochschule-rhein-waal.de/en/study/before-starting-university/application-process/guide-for-international-applicants · checked 14 November 2026

HSRW sets no German level for its English-taught programmes at application, during the degree or at graduation; German courses are optional and offered by the Centre for Internationalisation and Languages.

Other required tests
Portfolio assessment (artistic and creative aptitude test)
Source
“Passing an aptitude test (portfolio assessment)”

www.hochschule-rhein-waal.de/en/information-and-communication-design-ba · checked 14 November 2026

Admission requires both passing the portfolio assessment and applying through the application portal; the artistic aptitude test regulations (2023-05-17) govern the procedure.

Selection
Open admission (no Numerus Clausus), but a portfolio assessment of artistic and creative aptitude must be passed in addition to the entrance qualification; registration for it is separate from the application.
Source
“Entry requirements Unrestricted admission (no Numerus Clausus) … Important: You can only be admitted to the degree programme if you pass the portfolio asessment and also apply via the application portal.”

www.hochschule-rhein-waal.de/en/information-and-communication-design-ba · checked 14 November 2026

The typo "asessment" is HSRW's.

India, Pakistan, Nigeria

Rules for applicants from India, Pakistan and Nigeria

English test waiver
Possible for applicants from India, Nigeria, Pakistan, with a previous degree taught in English
Source
“Von der Notwendigkeit der Vorlage des Zertifikats wird abgesehen, wenn die Studienbewerberin oder der Studienbewerber bereits vor Einschreibung einen Ba- chelorstudiengang in englischer Sprache abgeschlossen hat.”

www.hochschule-rhein-waal.de/fileadmin/upload_redaktion/Dezernate/Rechtl_Akadem_Angelegenheiten/Regelungen_der_zentralen_Ebene/NGF_RPO_idF_d._4.%C3%84S_v._02.04.2024.pdf · checked 14 November 2026

German quote (the RPO is published in German only); the hyphen in "Ba- chelorstudiengang" is the PDF's line break. The exemption names no nationality, so applicants from India, Nigeria and Pakistan can use it, but it needs a bachelor's degree taught in English and completed before enrolment, which few school leavers hold. The only country-based exemptions in the institution-wide "Accepted English Language Proofs" table are a secondary school diploma or a completed degree from the U.S., Canada, Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland or a few Caribbean states, so an Indian, Nigerian or Pakistani school certificate or degree does not exempt by itself; everyone else needs a B2 certificate.

Rules that name these countries
None named on the pages checked

The rules for your country across all universities, and the visa rules on English tests, are on the India, Pakistan and Nigeria pages.

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Every value was read on an official page and is stored with a verbatim quote; open “Source” to see it. “Not stated by the university” means none of the pages we checked says, and lists those pages. Rules change: confirm with the university before you apply or pay.