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Course of StudiesIn all subject areas, the duration of teachingand learning content at Ruhrakademiespans four years. This time isdivided into semesters. Semesters havecertain periods when teaching takesplace, and periods without officialcontact time. In the periods withoutofficial contact hours, students areexpected to make progress with workin their practical subjects, in whichstudents deepen their theoreticalknowledge and prove this knowledgein an examination or through a presentation.It is of general note that thefirst four semesters are very structured.In the later semesters, students becomeincreasingly responsible for their ownlearning, within the existing framework,and plan their studies in accordancewith their chosen major.For more details concerning the courseof studies in individual subjects, pleasefeel free to contact us directly. We continuouslyadapt the teaching materialin order to match current professionalrequirements, which means that changesmay occur.OrientationAt the start, if you do not knowexactly which subject is right for you,you can try out certain subjectcombinations during the first twosemesters at Ruhrakademie. Right atthe beginning it’s sometimes difficultto say which precise subject areas youwant to develop your own creativeability in.TutorsThe teaching staff at Ruhrakademie(currently over 40 tutors) consists ofself-employed communication designers(agency owners), art directors,film-makers, digital artists, universitylecturers, photo designers, journalistsand freelance artists. Professor JürgenStörr is Director of the Ruhrakademieand also a Professor of Drawing atFolkwang University in Essen.According to the principle of coincidence,Jan Hagemann combined associationsthat are connected to Hamburg in wordand image for his diploma project.This principle was used not only onposters, announcements, brochures andpostcards, but also for the design ofcorporate stationery.Jan Hagemann is now working as ArtDirector at the Japanese advertisingagency HAKUHODO in Hamburg.You can find an overview and moreinformation about our tutors on ourWebsite.