Bachelor in Graphic Storytelling

Graphic Storytelling at VIA University College in Viborg is a four-year bachelor's programme taught in English. It trains you to tell stories with pictures, for comics and graphic novels, illustration, storyboarding and preproduction for animation and games.

What you study

The first semester covers the fundamentals of creating narrative images: digital and traditional tools, design, drawing from life and perspective. In the second semester you learn to tell stories with sequential drawings, with a focus on clarity and expression. You write and draw short narratives and finish with a collaborative comic book project.

The third semester is about colour: harmonious palettes, rendering and mood. You then apply these skills to illustration for books, magazines and newspapers. The fourth semester starts with workshops on world building and design, then moves into long-form storytelling. It ends with a graphic novel pitch: 10 sample pages and a synopsis.

In the fifth semester you apply visual storytelling to preproduction for animation, games and film, and you look closer at possible career paths. The sixth semester centres on communication. You work with outside clients on an applied comics project, conveying messages to specific target audiences through comics or illustration, and you build your portfolio for internship applications.

The seventh semester is dedicated to your final production, an original comic, picture book or art-of book. In the eighth semester you do an internship in the industry of at least ten weeks. The programme ends with a bachelor report analysing your career plans based on your final production and internship.

Admission, language and next steps

The programme is taught in English and carries 240 ECTS. It starts on 23 August 2027, and the application deadline is 15 March 2027. Undergraduate applications go through optagelse.dk. Students from the EU/EEA and Switzerland study free of charge; other students pay a fee set by the institution. For the specific admission requirements, check the programme website.

Undergraduate applications are made through optagelse.dk, with deadlines on 15 March and 5 July (12:00 CET). Which one applies depends on your qualification. The register shows 15 March 2027 as the next deadline for this programme. Intake, as the register states it: Starts 23 August 2027 (apply by 15 March 2027). Entry requirements and language tests are set by the institution, so start from the official programme page. Our guides cover tuition fees, residence permits and housing.