Digital Design

The skills profiles of graduates of the “Digital Design” course are increasingly in demand in an increasingly digitalized economy. Companies, regardless of their size or industry, are recognizing the value of an outstanding user experience and compelling visual communication. Designers play a crucial role in optimizing products and services to meet the needs and expectations of users and communicate them consistently and effectively.

Depending on the profile, one of the possible professional fields of activity is the conception, design and implementation of media products and strategies, e.g. in communication, marketing and advertising, video production or graphic design. Another, partly overlapping area is the conception, design and implementation of interactive products and applications, e.g. in web/app development and the development of attractive user interfaces and products. These activities usually take place as responsible employees in corresponding company departments or development teams, as well as in the context of an independent, freelance service.

Graduates of the Digital Design degree program work in e.g:

• Media and video production companies and publishers
• Development and communications departments in industrial companies or SMEs
• Marketing and advertising agencies
• the games industry and start-ups 

By flexibly selecting the appropriate profiling modules, the Digital Design degree program allows you to specialize in the areas of “Content Creation”, with a focus on communication, moving images or print, for example, as well as “UX/UI/Interaction”, with a focus on web/app/games, user interfaces or product development, for example.

Admission requirements

Would you like to apply for the Digital Design course?

To be admitted to the course, you need a general higher education entrance qualification, a subject-specific higher education entrance qualification or an entrance qualification for universities of applied sciences. Admission is also possible via the vocational university entrance qualification.

You will also need to pass an aptitude test. The aptitude test is divided into two parts or stages:

1. The pre-selection: For this purpose, students must submit their own work samples on a given topic, which enable the assessment of their artistic talent and aptitude (digital portfolio). Based on this, a decision will be made on admission to the practical examination with interview. The tasks and exact modalities for submitting the pre-selection will be announced on this page in good time before the respective application period.
2. The practical examination with examination interview: The practical examination consists of practical/artistic examination tasks that test manual skills, idea generation and range of variation, concept development and the visual implementation of the tasks set. The approx. 15-minute examination interview consists of an individual discussion in which basic artistic/design knowledge, communication and argumentation skills and general interest are tested. 

The aptitude test is passed if at least sufficient performance is achieved in the practical examination with examination interview.

Application process

The regular application period for the Digital Design degree program begins on May 1, 2025 and ends on June 15, 2025. Your online application must be submitted via the OTH Amberg-Weiden application portal by June 15, 11:59 p.m. at the latest. 

Parallel to the online application, the work samples for the pre-selection (digital portfolio, see above) must be submitted by the deadline, also by June 15, 2025. (The task and submission details will be announced here in good time). 

In the event of a positive assessment of the work samples (pre-selection), you will be invited to the one-day practical examination with an on-site interview at the Amberg location on July 14 or 15, 2025.