{"id":23232,"date":"2023-06-26T10:35:52","date_gmt":"2023-06-26T08:35:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/?page_id=23232"},"modified":"2026-03-17T23:28:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T21:28:21","slug":"home-visual-journalism-and-documentary-photography-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"Home Visual Journalism and Documentary Photography"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Studying photography: How to find the right university.<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t

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Practice-oriented. Innovative. Profound. <\/strong>The bachelor\u2019s programme Visual Journalism and Documentary Photography will open the door to editorial desks, publishing houses and media companies.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n

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The programme teaches multidisciplinary visual skills<\/strong> based on the media of photography and video. We focus on journalistic and documentary narratives.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\n Start of studies<\/span>\n Winter semester (September 1)<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\n Application deadline<\/span>\n March 15<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\n Teaching languages<\/span>\n German or English<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\n Duration of studies<\/span>\n 8 semesters<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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What is the goal of the study?<\/h5>\n <\/span>\n <\/div>\n\n
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Our students qualify as reflective image experts and visual journalists.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n \n\n

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Our graduates work in very different fields: Some work as freelance photographers, video journalists or cameramen. They finance their independent documentary projects with the help of grants and funding. Others decide to take up a permanent position after graduation, e.g. as a picture or video editor at a newspaper, as a curator at a gallery or as a multimedia producer at an NGO.<\/p>\n

A steadily growing number of job offers, which we send at regular intervals via our alumni mailing list, testify to the high demand for visually trained experts. In addition, more and more graduates are founding their own start-ups and benefiting from the international network of our degree program.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n \n\n

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How is the Visual Journalism and Documentary Photography bachelor’s degree different from other programs? <\/h5>\n <\/span>\n <\/div>\n\n
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We differ from classic journalism courses in that we clearly focus on the visual (e.g. photography, video, data visualization). Unlike most photography majors, we focus on journalistic and documentary storytelling. Together with our international orientation and innovative teaching concepts, such as the \u201cEducational Newsroom\u201d, this results in a globally unique offering.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n

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