The MediaArchitecture study programme offers in the first instance a well-grounded further education qualification for contemporary media- and architecture-related vocations. At the same time it provides a place of experimentation, a kind of laboratory or meeting place for areas of joint research and new fields of work whose forms of expression transcend disciplinary boundaries. The core element of the study programme is the project module which, through intensive ongoing supervision and experimental exploration, provides an opportunity to develop exemplary responses to issues that are currently unresolved. As the student, you can determine the relative degree of theoretical or practical work in your project work according to your individual requirements. Coursework is conducted jointly in interdisciplinary project groups, giving you the chance to learn outside of disciplinary boundaries and to train your ability to work in an interdisciplinary team. The study course is open to new professions arising in the broad spectrum between architecture and new media.
The main subject areas of the MediaArchitecture master’s study course include the following:
_ Digital planning, presentation techniques, computer graphics and
architectural visualisation
_ Architecture and media
_ Architecture and image theory
_ Cultural techniques in architecture
_ Scenography
_ Computer-aided interdisciplinary work
_ Interface design
The integrated double degree master IMAMS programme was established in the fall of 2012/13 in cooperation with the State University of New York at Buffalo and offers a unique, international approach towards studies in the field of MediaArchitecture. Throughout the course of studies, held jointly in Weimar and Buffalo, students are engaged in an interfaculty, research- and/or design-based learning experience
Fall 2014/15 the integrated double degree IDE master programme started as a cooperation between the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar and Tongji Universität, Shanghai (College of Design and Innovation). Focusing on new approaches within the framework of digital environments, the programme of study deals with contemporary ideas and challenges with interaction and interface design in environments. We would like to inform that according to present knowledge the study program IDE will probably not be offered due to organizational reasons in the winter semester of 2018/19.
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Examination regulations (translated from the valid German document as orientation for non-German speaking students)
Study regulations (translated from the valid German document as orientation for non-German speaking students)
Study Requirements
Only those with study-related degree or equivalent certificate and/or those able to demonstrate adequate professional experience, as well as pass the aptitude test ban be admitted.
A study-related degree is a degree from a German university (“diplom”) or equivalent certificate from a foreign university in the following majors or fields: Architecture and media studies, as well as related disciplines with academical and/ or artistic-design emphasises (Bachelors, Masters or “Diplom”).
The study programme is bilingual; proof of very good English and German language skills is necessary.
Aptitude Test
Selection of the candidates made based on an aptitude test. In order to participate in the aptitude test registration is necessary in the form of an informal letter of interest addressed to:
Dekanat der Fakultät Architektur und Urbanistik
Bauhaus-Universität Weimar
Master MediaArchitecture
D-99421 Weimar
Geschwister-Scholl-Str. 8
Registration deadline for the master´s course MediaArchitecture is Juli 15th, as well as for the study programs "International MediaArchitecture Master Studies" (IMAMS) and "Interactions and Interfaces for Digital Environments" (IDE). Studies start the beginning of October of that year. The aptitude test proceeds as follows:
- Aptitude assessment based on the documentation of previous work
- Interview (after assessment by the commission; not obligatory)
- Decision and announcement of the results.
Form of Application
The following should be included in the application:
1.Tabular curriculum vitae with educational, practical and international experience
2.Notarised copy of the school graduate certificate (university acceptance) or a certificate from the appropriate authorities as an accepted equivalent,
3.Notarised copy of the university degree (Bachelors, “Diplom” or Masters) or an accepted equivalent, such as “Diploma supplement”
4.Letter of motivation, which thoroughly explains the reasons behind the study and career plans, approximately one page long (A4 or 8 1/2 x 11).
5.Documentation of previous work, which demonstrate the ability for interdisciplinary work, as well as special skills in theory and/ or practice, maximum 25 sheets A3 (or videos, CD's etc.).
6.Written declaration concerning the authorship of the submitted work,
7. Language certificate as proof of very good language skills. For the bilingual course of study very good German language skills ( B2-CEFR: DSH1-examination or TestDaF 4xTDN3) or very good English (B2-CEFR) and good German (B1-CEFR) language skills are required.
For the study programs IMAMS and IDE a proof of proficiency in English is compulsory (e.g. TOEFL (PBT 550, CBT 213, IBT 79-80), IELTS) required.
Applicants, whose mother tongue is neither English or German, are required to provide proof of these skills. Exceptions are possible if proof of a university degree from an English and/ or German-speaking country can be provided.
8. Completed and signed online application form
The integrative nature of the MediaArchitecture course offers graduates perspectives in many different professional fields. Concrete areas of application include traditional architecture as well as trade fair, event and film architecture, the design of exhibitions, staging, media and wayfinding systems as well as in the fields of knowledge production and image representation and urban design and engineering disciplines.
