Our Bachelor in Audiovisual Design programme covers a diverse range of forms, techniques, styles, and applications of audiovisual media.
Our students create films, videos, podcasts, installations, interactive and immersive works, as well as performances. They explore various genres, from documentary and essay to fiction and everything in between. The common thread in all these works is a focus on meaningful and engaging storytelling, conveyed through images and sound.
At the core of this course lies the creative process. We teach our students how creative processes unfold and how they can develop their own. Research, experimentation, and reflection are essential components, pursued both independently and collaboratively with fellow students. This approach enables students to grow and evolve as creators, supporting each other throughout the learning journey.
Given the broad and dynamic nature of the field, we expect our students to demonstrate independence and an enterprising spirit. Alongside the structured curriculum, students have the opportunity to tailor their studies according to their personal interests and aspirations.
We educate makers who are at the heart of society and who want to contribute or change, using their own voice and skills: enterprising, critical and committed.
Cover project: MA'MAQUEEN by Esmée van Loon.
Open Days & Recruitment activities
Want to know more about life at the Willem de Kooning Academy? Check out our extended programme, full of (online) activities and interaction with student ambassadors and tutors via this link.
Knowledge & skills
- Concept development
- Independent attitude
- Critical and curious thinking
- Exploring your own imagery
- Sound and camera techniques
- Production methods
- Working with a crew
- Communicating with clients/crew/audience
- Software techniques
- ...and more
Career opportunities
- All-round audiovisual designer
- Interactive audiovisual producer
- Director
- Motion graphics designer
- Sound designer
- Editor
- Interactive designer
- (Audio)visual artist
- ...and more
Stations
Most study activities take place at the Stations (Workspaces). All students, regardless of their bachelor programme or year, are welcome to work at the Stations. These are places where students can test their ideas and figure out how to turn them into fully functioning creations. They can experiment with tools, techniques, materials, and equipment, and receive support and inspiration by working with fellow students, tutors, and instructors.
For more detailed information about our Stations, please visit this webpage
Dual Degree programme
Are you artistically talented, and at the same time thirsty for academic knowledge? The Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) and the Willem de Kooning Academy (WdKA) offer you the possibility to combine theory and practice within a five-year Dual Degree programme. Students completing the RASL programme obtain two bachelor degrees: one from the EUR (Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science) and one from WdKA (Bachelor of Arts).
