Hochschule für Gestaltung Offenbach am Main campus

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Master of Arts (MA) Design at Hochschule für Gestaltung Offenbach am Main

Hochschule für Gestaltung Offenbach am Main, Germany

Programme overview

The MA Design deepens design, theoretical, technological and technical foundations and lets students build an individual profile within a broad range of topics. Projects are often done with national and international partners from research and industry.

Faculty: Department of Design (Fachbereich Design)  |  Study mode: Full-time; German-taught (German C1 required, or B2 German plus C1 English for the Master's)  |  Intake: Wintersemester  |  Location: Offenbach am Main, Hessen, Germany

What you will study

Modules comprise elective projects (50 CP), an elective area (40 CP), and the master thesis in design (20 CP) and theory (10 CP).

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Application information

Entry requirements

A domestic or foreign university degree (Bachelor or Diplom) or equivalent, generally at least 210 CP, plus portfolio (at least 20 pages), a PDF exposé with a motivation letter and planned MA topic (250-500 words), degree certificate or transcript, and CV. German C1 required (DSH-2, TestDaF 4, telc Deutsch C1 Hochschule or Goethe-Zertifikat C1 by 15 September); with German B2 only, English C1 is needed. Application period 1-15 April for the winter semester.

Intake: Wintersemester

Apply through the official page: https://hfg-jetzt.de/en/design/

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