Interaction Design 2
Department of Media & Design

Interaction Design

Major of Communication, Media, Sound and Interaction Design

 

The course focuses on designing new interfaces between people and their environment. We teach the methods of interaction design, creative skills and technical media expertise within a team-oriented and international environment. Special emphasis is placed on aesthetic design as well as effective, comprehensive and emotional design.

What you will learn:

Interaction Design Projekts

Web, App, Mobile Design

Game Design

User Experience and User Interface Design

Responsive Environment Design

VR/AR Design

Did you know, …

… that the interaction between people and media technologies has become a central design task for designers?

Did you know, …

… that our education covers the entire range of interaction design?

We provide our students with a broad cross-section of the professional field. At the same time, they also have the opportunity to specialise.

Did you know, …

… that we collaborate with partners from the industry and cultural institutions – festivals or media centres?

This offers our students the chance to establish valuable contacts for their subsequent professional career.

Did you know, …

… that projects form a key component of the curriculum?

You will implement and publicly present design solutions based on practical tasks, from design to prototype application.

Did you know, …

… that projects are often implemented in interdisciplinary settings in collaboration with the Communication Design, Media Design and Sound Design programmes?

Did you know, …

… that students can combine their studies with a job if they are sufficiently well organised?

One day a week is lesson-free. The average attendance required during the first three semesters is 19 hours per week. During the fourth semester, students complete a master’s thesis. The average attendance during this time is three hours per week.

Find out more about the degree programme

Admissions

Before you start your degree programme you have to apply and go through the admissions procedure. Here you can read up on this and find the most important dates and deadlines.

My Studies

Here you can find everything you need to know about the course: course content, student and research projects, the semester and internship abroad, and the teaching staff.

After Graduation

Many different occupational fields and career opportunities are open to you as a graduate of our degree programme. Find out here what you can do.
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Lunch & Lecture by Michela Pelusio featuring...

Media artist Michela Pelusio visited the Institute Design & Communication for a Lunch & Lecture event, presented by musikprotokoll in the steirischer...
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Springfestival Graz 2019 | Mobile Mapper...

As part of the springfestival Graz 2019, a festival for Electronic Art & Music, the Mobile Mapper tour took place for the fifth time this year.

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Languages of the World – World of Languages |...

Julia Baldauf won the European Design Awards 2019 for her master thesis.
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The Game Dev Days Graz 2019 – A Teacup Full Of...

Maximilian Tauß and Stefan Tscheppe, research assistants at the Institute of Design & Communication, visited the Game Dev Days Graz 2019 – a short...
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“The Messy Shape of Problems” at the Ars...

From 5th to 9th of September 2019, the Academic Network Austria Campus-Exhibition “The Messy Shape of Problems” took place at the Ars Electronica Festival...
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What design can do

"What Design can do" is an international festival focussing on topics like humanizing immigrants, the resilient city, creating cultural identity and design...
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Graduate Lectures Days

On 11th and 12th of June, graduates of the Institute of Design and Communication were invited to share some of their impressions with our current students. In...
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“Gib mir Raum”

“Gib mir Raum” (“Give me Room”) was the title of the final presentation of the Communication, Media, Sound and Interaction Design students of 2017....
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Design Month Lectures “COMMON! Design for...

International lecturer spoke at this years design month lectures “COMMON! Design for Society“, about current issues in media and technology in the context...
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Gamifying Sustainability | Intercultural and...

“Gamifying Sustainability: Intercultural and Interdisciplinary Solutions” was the title of the symposium that took place at the Institute of Design and...
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All Master’s degree programmes offering an...

NEW opportunity to start your studies at FH JOANNEUM in autumn 2019: We offer a range of Master's degree programmes for which you can still apply until 20...
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General, Guide

All Master’s degree programmes offering an...

NEW opportunity to start your studies at FH JOANNEUM in autumn 2019: We offer 22 Master's degree programmes for which you can still apply until 27 May 2019.
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Open House 2020: FH JOANNEUM Graz

Find out what it is like to study at FH JOANNEUM in Graz by attending our Open House event on 14 March 2020. We look forward to welcoming you!

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Augmented Zither
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The essence of sound
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Dogdays magazine | The rebel issue
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There is nothing like a Sound System
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The designed sonic world of the city
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Photogrammetry | And its application in motion...
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Animation film characters | Without facial...
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