What is special about studying at the University of Europe for Applied Sciences (UE)

Study at the University of Europe for Applied Sciences (UE) in small study groups so that individual support is guaranteed. This gives you personal contact with the lecturers, who are successful professionals from the creative industry. Benefit from their network from the first semester onwards. A large, interdisciplinary selection of subjects allows you to determine and expand the content of the course yourself. A practice-oriented approach to the course at our university means, among other things, a creative atelier with professional equipment for analog & digital techniques. Internships and / or semesters abroad are also an integral part of the curriculum. We are a private and state-recognized university with multiple awards - just like our professors and students. The University of Europe for Applied Sciences (UE) enables NC-free applications because your personality counts for us.
 

Course contents - semesters abroad, internships and more

They study and deepen the art of drawing not only as a professional foundation but also as an elementary cultural technique for communication and idea generation. In a creative atmosphere, you will learn artistic and application-oriented, experimental and classical, analog and digital working methods of painting, drawing and printmaking and how to apply them professionally. As an illustration student you will tell stories, illustrate books or create entire films in comics and storyboards.

Your lecturers and professors are internationally working illustrators and artists who will share their experiences from their professional practice with you. Illustration is a young, growing course of studies, which with its lecturers from the practice, the integrated semester abroad or practical semester and a variety of elective modules as well as interdisciplinary seminars will give you the best possible start into the profession of an artist.

Study illustration and make a career

Illustrators see themselves as artistic partners of editorial offices, advertising agencies, design offices, publishing houses, museums, game and film productions. They are not only in demand as service providers, but also contribute their ideas, experience and creative attitude in an advisory capacity. They usually work as freelancers. The language of images is universal - that's why the world is open to illustrators.

Depending on specialization and inclination, the range of tasks ranges from children's book illustrations, from magazine pages to advertising campaigns, from infographics to scientific illustration, from packaging design to concept art for computer games. Especially in comix, graphic novels, animation films and other, artistically freer projects, illustrators appear as independent authors.

Students tell about their studies in the #uestories

"At the University of Europe for Applied Sciences (UE) I was able to try out a lot and discovered a lot of new things in me and found my own style.

Linh never thought he would discover a new side to his drawing style when he came to our university. You can read what this means to him in his #uestory interview.

Partner companies and institutions of UE

In line with our hands-on study concept, the UE is closely partnering with companies and institutions from various industries. Our students benefit from gaining practical experience during their studies via networking evenings, case studies, panel discussions, lectures and internships. After successfully studying at the UE, our students often find a job through these collaborations. You can find a selection of our partners here.

Tuition fees and financing

All costs are integrated into the monthly tuition fee. There are no additional costs such as matriculation fee, examination fees, bachelor thesis fee or similar, as long as the study program is completed within the standard period of study.

We would be happy to inform you about financing your studies and funding opportunities. Should you have any further questions, our study counseling service is at your disposal with extensive expertise.

You can find more information about financing your studies for Bachelor programs on our website about tuition fees and financing.

Apply to study illustration

You can apply to our university one year before the start of your studies. To do so, please fill out the online application form completely.

After we have reviewed your documents, we will invite you to the entrance examination. Here you can find all details about the application procedure.

Important: When you apply, you must decide directly on one of our degree programs. However, you can still change the course of study later.