BA Product Design at Folkwang University of the Arts

Programme overview

Artistically oriented bachelor that goes well beyond shaping consumer goods and understands design as open, research-based practice between art, design, technology and society. It centres on the relationship of people, objects and space, and on responsibility towards ecological, technological and social challenges.

Faculty: Design | Duration: 8 semesters (4 years), 240 ECTS | Study mode: full-time (part-time possible); German-taught | Intake: Winter semester (October) | Location: Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

What you will study

Project-oriented eight-semester structure with room for individual, non-linear development; experimental and open-ended processes are encouraged.

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Application information

Entry requirements

General higher education entrance qualification (Abitur or recognised equivalent; waivable for exceptional artistic talent if at least the Mittlerer Schulabschluss is held, per the framework aptitude-test regulations). Pass the Folkwang aptitude test (Eignungsprüfung). Applicants without a German school qualification must show German at level B2 (CEFR) at enrolment. Application deadline 15 March for the following winter semester; EUR 50 application fee.

Intake: Winter semester (October)

Duration: 8 semesters (4 years), 240 ECTS

Apply through the official page: https://www.folkwang-uni.de/home/gestaltung/studiengaenge/product-design-ba/basisinfos-bewerbung

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