Design & Future Making

The MADFM curriculum offers a diverse environment that promotes research, analysis of complex situations, and development of personal positions. Practice-based exploration at the intersection of low-tech analogue craft processes and high-tech intelligent and interactive technologies leads to a new understanding of "craftsmanship" and is the core of the programme.

Academic requirements

Proof of Bachelor's / "Diplom" degree qualifying for Master's studies (design studies with at least 180 ECTS), if applicable with German or English translation; Letter of motivation; Portfolio with work samples; An expert opinion / recommendation letter; Proposal of a possible research project; Interview

Minimum GPA

No fixed minimum GPA is published on the current official programme page.

English requirements

Good English skills are also strongly recommended!

German requirements

German language certificate is mandatory for all non-native speakers: DSH exam (DSH 2), TestDaF (> 16), telc Deutsch C1 Hochschule, or Goethe Zertifikat C2

Accepted bachelor fields

design studies

APS Certificate

Yes

Tuition fee

Varied

Semester contribution

approx. 160 EUR per semester

ECTS credits

90

Funding info

Tuition: Varied Semester contribution: approx. 160 EUR per semester

• 1

  Integrated Design (Bachelor of Arts)

  Technische Hochschule Köln (University of Applied Sciences)

  Köln · Bachelor of Arts · German, English

• 2

  Design Thinking Unleashed: Ignite Creativity, Solve Problems

  Bauhaus-Universität Weimar

  Weimar · Certificate · English

• 3

  Integrated Design

  Technische Hochschule Köln (University of Applied Sciences)

  Köln · Master of Arts · English

• 4

  Hessen: ISU Inside Arts – Contemporary Arts and Curatorship – From documenta to Biennale

  University of Kassel

  Kassel · Certificate · English

• 5

  MA Animation and Game

  Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

  Dieburg · Master of Arts · English