Careers

Nowadays, working with photos does not automatically mean you are an independent photographer. With a bachelor’s degree in Photography, a whole world of various application areas is open to you: Image Editor, Art Buyer, Retoucher, or Curator. But, of course, you can also work as a photographer within the advertising industry and for publications, corporate communications and events, or as an artist. In most cases, you will work as a freelancer. Since the technical aspects of photography are becoming less and less important, being able to turn your ideas and feelings into visual concepts, to learn soft skills, self-marketing, and organizational talent, is required more today than ever before.

The BTK program

The program is designed to enable you as a student to discover all areas of photography. After learning the basics in photography and design, you will dive into portrait, fashion, documentary, and still-life photography, as well as experimental, editorial, and studio photography on a semester basis. The courses are accompanied by seminars in photography, art, design and film history, media theory, and philosophy. What’s more, you have the option to attend courses within the programs for Communication Design (English), Motion and Interaction Design, and Illustration.

The tasks are based on the requirements of the working world. BTK’s philosophy and mission is to support you in letting your talents and preferences unfold – regardless of whether you would like to work in an abstract, artistic way or with real-life applications. The development of your own visual trademark, as well as teaching you the skills you need to think of concepts out of the box, form the essential foundation for your career success. Thus, they are encouraged and supported.

To give you a more precise picture of what to expect in your future career, or to coach soft skills, you will complete a mandatory, 21-week internship or semester abroad, for instance at a partner university within the Laureate Network. The 6th semester serves to intensify your own design interests and to fine-tune them for your profession.

During the entire program, joint photo excursions will be organized on a voluntary basis – such as to Italy, India, Vietnam, Russia, Romania, Israel, Finland, and the USA.

In the 7th semester of your bachelor’s degree studies, you will leverage the knowledge you’ve gained and your skills to create your own concept for a challenging project and realize it.

BTK gives you access to software laboratories, studios, analog and digital cameras, as well as a comprehensive assortment of studio equipment, enabling you to execute your photo productions at a high, professional level. 

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Maren, alumna in Photography, graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in 2015

Why Maren gave up on business administration, her personal motto and some tipps for students: Read it here!

What’s special about us

Creativity, practical knowledge, team and entrepreneurial spirit at an international level meet at BTK. 
Practical and personal with huge international possibilities, thanks to the membership of the world's largest university network Laureate and to a large partner network distributed over all continents.

Lay the foundations for an exciting career in motion graphics, art, and design at BTK.
How? With a forward-looking accredited Bachelor's and Master's degree at BTK, in an environment that does not restrict the fulfillment of your potential by setting personal or geographical boundaries.

Boundless international prospects

• Membership in the world’s largest network of universities, Laureate International
• Integrated semester abroad at one of our partner universities worldwide
• Transnational internship projects
• Intercultural exchange with students and faculty

Boundless practical orientation​

• Integrated internships and traineeships
• Lectures and events led by successful personalities and partners from the real world

Boundless individual development​

• Small study groups
• Individual monitoring and close collaboration with professors from the real world
• Individual support from the International Office for the semester abroad​

Last but not least – each individual on our campus 

Students, faculty, and staff: all of them make BTK special with their own wonderful stories.

Tuition fees and funding

As a private university, we are funded not by the state, but by tuition fees. For this reason, studying at BTK costs more than at a public university. But it’s worth it: BTK graduates meet essential requirements of design, and this sets them apart from the graduates of many public universities. Your employment and earnings prospects are greatly improved.

Tuition fees for applicants from the EU: 665€ / month
Tuition fees for non-EU applicants: 865€ / month

All costs are included in the monthly tuition fee.
No additional costs will be incurred, such as a matriculation fee, exam fees, bachelor thesis fee or similar, as long as the course is completed within the standard study period.
The costs for the semester abroad are not included in these fees as there are substantial differences depending on country and university.

We are happy to provide you with information on funding your studies and on any available scholarships. If you have any further questions, our Student Guidance Office can provide you with detailed information. Find out useful information on Bachelors funding on this website.

Apply today to BTK

You can apply a year in advance for your desired starting semester. The application deadline for the winter semester is August 25th of every year.The application deadline for the summer semester is March 20th of every year.

How to apply:

1. Please complete our online application form in its entirety.
2. Upload a certified copy and the certified translation in German or English of your high school diploma or equivalent.
3. In case you have already studied in the area of design, please also submit the copy and the certified translation of your transcript.

Once we have gone through your application and work examples, we can then evaluate whether you are suitable for studying at BTK. If yes, we will invite you to an interview.

Important: In the application phase, you must have already decided on which of the six degree programs (Communications Design (English), Photography (English), Illustration, Motion Design, Game Design, and Interaction Design/New Media) you would like to study. However, please note that you may change programs at a later time if desired. 

Find out more about the entire application process.