Media Education at the Bauhaus-University Weimar

The rapid evolution of Media through the introduction of digital technologies, the multimedialization of computer hardware and the development of new network technologies have generated the need for new profession profiles responding to the rapid changes in this fast evolving branch. In the new Media, arts and humanities are tied to rapid technological development to create new markets and new products. This paper describes the study courses taught at the Department of Media of the Bauhaus-University in Weimar, where future Media Designers, Media Critics and Media Scientists are forged. All courses are taught in a project based way, so as to teach flexibility for a rapidly evolving sector. The new study courses represent a first attempt of definition of an education at the leading edge of technology which is entirely based on graphics, multimedia and network-based paradigms.