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M.A. Design: Products and Interactions

HTW Dresden-University of Applied Sciences Dresden

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About the programme

Design: Products and Interactions at HTW Dresden is a three-semester Master of Arts worth 90 ECTS, taught in German, full time and starting in the summer semester. It focuses on designing hybrid interactive products in which material and media aspects are thought through and developed together from the very start. Technical and craft skills with current design tools matter as much as planning skills, aesthetic sensitivity and abstract imagination. The first semester covers applied knowledge of design, artistic strategies and the basics of starting a business. The second brings a cooperation project, deeper design methods and insight into design in research. The third is for your Master's thesis. The programme also trains cultural and aesthetic sensitivity, concept skills and critical reflection. It suits design students who want to deepen their specialisation and follow their own design research interests, for example in product, interaction or UI/UX design.

Fields of study

Design(Architecture & Design)
Mechanical Engineering(Engineering)

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Requirements

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English language

IELTS Overall
6.5/ 9.0

German language

German for application
C1
German for enrollment
C1

Academic requirements

Completed Bachelor's degree
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Tests and documents

Statement of Purpose (SOP)
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Curriculum Vitae (CV)
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Letters of Recommendation
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Prerequisites

Degree programme

Design: Products and Interactions

Design: Products and Interactions

Faculty

Design

Conclusion

Master

First enrolment

2022

Status

Accredited until 31.08.2029 by HTW Dresden (instowed accreditation on 14.12.2021)

Standard study period

3 semesters

Required credits

90

Study mode

In full time studatable

Study requirements First professional university degree in the field of design or in another design/artistic-oriented field with a strong technical focus. In the latter case, the suitability must be recognized by the examination board of the Faculty of Design. Successful participation in an artistic/design aptitude test (note the registration deadline!), all information on this can be found on the Faculty of Design website. Application and application period From December 1st to January 15th, starting in the summer semester

Study requirements First professional university degree in the field of design or in another design/artistic-oriented field with a strong technical focus. In the latter case, the suitability must be recognized by the examination board of the Faculty of Design Successful participation in an artistic/design aptitude test (note the registration deadline!), all information on this can be found on the Application for the Master's degree website and on the pages of the Faculty of Design This course is only offered in German. In addition to the technical requirements, the knowledge of the German language required for the course of study must generally be proven by: "German language test for university entrance", DSH (level 2 or 3), "Test German as a foreign language" certificate, TestDaF (at least level 4), "German language diploma" of the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder in the Federal Republic of Germany, DSD2 (level 2), "Central Upper Secondary Examination" (ZOP) of the Goethe Institute, Large or Small German Language Diploma of the Goethe Institute, "Goethe Certificate C1", Certificate of passing the "telc German C1 Hochschule" examination, Certificate of passing the German C1 examination of the "Common European Framework of Reference for Languages" (GER), Certificate of the examination to determine the suitability of foreign applicants for taking up a course of study at universities in the Federal Republic of Germany ("assessment test") Applicants who have a German university entrance qualification or a university degree from a German-language course of study are exempt from providing proof exempt from the linguistic ability to study. Application and application period until November 30th via uni-assist for the summer semester

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Programme-specific documents

APPLICATION DOCUMENTS FOR UPLOAD

1 passport copy

the original higher education entrance qualification with overview of the modules and the grades and its sworn translation (German/English)

German Language certificate / for English courses of study: English Language certificate

for previous university studies: Bachelor certificate with overview of the modules and the grades and its sworn translation (German/English)

applicants from India, PR China and Vietnam: Confirmation of Academic Evaluation Body (APS)

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APS

Required for Application

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Application fee

75 EUR

Complexity

Medium
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Costs

Tuition

FREE

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Semester contribution

300 EUR

per semester

Application fee

75 EUR

per application

Estimated year-1 total cost

12,504 EUR

Includes tuition, semester contribution, and estimated living costs.

Additional fee information

300 euros per semester

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