COOP Design Research MSc Programme at Anhalt University of Applied Sciences

About

The programme is set out along transdisciplinary lines and draws on the following disciplines: architecture, design, cultural studies, visual studies, materials science, and the history and theory of design and architecture. The new Master's programme unites the Bauhaus Dessau Foundation with its historic collection and its education and communication formats with the combined outstanding academic expertise of Humboldt UniversitÃ¤t and the Anhalt University of Applied Sciences. Moreover, engaging with the historic artefacts, materials and buildings found in the Bauhaus City Dessau means that contemporary issues in design may be explored through materials-based research and their currency tested in exhibition and communication formats. The one-year MSc programme is conceived as a preparatory step towards doctoral studies. Upon successful completion, Humboldt-UniversitÃ¤t zu Berlin facilitates the admission of qualified graduates to doctoral studies at its faculties in accordance with regulations. The core of the Master's programme relies on three thematic building blocks, which are communicated using different teaching methods and with the participation of the three aforementioned partner institutions: design as research - analysis of synthesising practices, design as projection - anticipation and intervention strategies, design in the world - impact and application. Students apply to the programme with a letter of intent, in which they refer to one of the three thematic building blocks. The modules combine theory and practice, and research- and project-oriented studies: the teaching formats combine and give equal weight to the formulation of analysis and experimentation, text and image, material and object. Course Objectives In the Master's programme, students will receive a comprehensive education in the field of Design Research that will enable them to operate in a scientific and responsible manner in their future professions. In particular, students will acquire well-founded knowledge of the methods of scientific work, elaborating individual research projects in the fields of Design and Architecture. Students will learn about processes in scientific work, development, operation monitoring, selection of facility and equipment, and processes for writing scientific proposals. Graduates will possess a sound background in the basic knowledge and range of techniques in these areas of competence. With this qualification, students will have gained knowledge in the subject and will have acquired the necessary communication skills in order to: 1. apply their knowledge of scientific methods to design research and integrate their ideas and problem-solving skills 2. compile, assess, and interpret relevant information 3. make sound decisions when discoveries are made that concern social, commercial, scientific, and ethical issues 4. sustain the momentum of independent learning processes 5. formulate and argue professional opinions/criteria 6. be able to interact on a professional level with professionals and non-professionals 7. work at an interdisciplinary level and assume responsibility in a team

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree with 240 ECTS/four years' duration in the fields of Architecture, Design, Cultural Sciences, or the equivalent. An application on the basis of a Bachelor's degree requires one year of professional practice. An application with a Bachelor's degree of less than four years' duration requires one or two semesters of preparatory studies in order to obtain the required 240 ECTS. The application should include a portfolio of 10-12 pages including CV, copies of diploma certificates and own work. http://www.coopdesignresearch.de.