Produktdesign (Diplom) at Staatliche Hochschule für Gestaltung Karlsruhe (HfG)

Programme overview

Diplom programme in product design oriented to design for private households, public space and the world of work, with emphasis on conceptual and critical work on industrial culture alongside the design of serially produced goods. The department shows its own edition collection at the Milan furniture fair.

Faculty: Fachgruppe 2: Design | Duration: 9 semesters (4.5 years) standard period of study; intermediate examination (Vordiplom) by the 6th semester | Study mode: full-time; German-taught; Diplom | Intake: Wintersemester (October) | Location: Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

What you will study

Interdisciplinary, project-based study from the start, combining factual foundations with an intuitive and emotional approach to design tasks. Every degree programme combines a major subject with two minor subjects, always one theory subject and one practice subject, and is organised as project-based study from the first semester.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Allgemeine oder fachgebundene Hochschulreife or equivalent (Fachhochschulreife is not sufficient). Entrance examination: preselection by motivation letter (1-2 pages) and a portfolio of up to 20 work samples, followed by a selection interview; a practical task may be set. Applications online 1 March to 30 April for the winter semester. International applicants must prove German language ability at enrolment (for example DSH-1, TestDaF TDN 3 in all parts, Goethe C2 GDS, telc Deutsch C1 Hochschule). English skills are desirable. Applicants with a suitable Bachelor's degree may be admitted to a higher semester depending on aptitude.

Intake: Wintersemester (October)

Duration: 9 semesters (4.5 years) standard period of study; intermediate examination (Vordiplom) by the 6th se

Apply through the official page: https://h1.hfg-karlsruhe.de

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