Information for Incoming International Students

At the Faculty of Art and Design, students study according to the Weimar Model, meaning that this is a project-based course of study. According to this model, projects represent the central unit of instruction. Students work intensively on one topic or one problem solution for the duration of the semester. A project auction (Projektbörse) takes place at the beginning of every semester just before classes begin. The results of this auction determine what classes the students will attend. This auction system thus makes it impossible to provide a list of concrete courses to the home university prior to this auction. Courses in the following disciplines are offered every semester:

Fine Art:

• Experimental Painting and Drawing
• Photography as a Medium of the Fine Arts
• Object/Sculpture/Installation
• Video, Media Art, New Media Installations
• Performance
• Art and Social Terrain
• Concept Art
• Contextual Works in Public Space
• New Artistic Strategies

The degree programme is taught by Prof. Liz Bachhuber, Prof. Björn Dahlem (Sculpture, Object, Installation), Prof. Jana Gunstheimer (Experimental Painting and Drawing) and Prof. Christine Hill (Art and Social Terrain).

Media Art and Design:

• Electroacoustic Composition and Sound Design (Prof. Robin Minard)
• Experimental Radio (Prof. Nathalie Singer)
• Experimental Television (Jun.-Prof. Jörn Hintzer and Jun.-Prof. Jakob Hüfner)
• Media Environments (Prof. Ursula Damm)
• Interface Design (Prof. Jens Geelhaar)
• Media Events (Prof. Wolfgang Kissel)
• Multimedia Narration (Prof. Walter Bauer-Wabnegg)

Product Design:

• Design and Management: Prof. Gerrit Babtist
• Material and Evironment: Prof. Martin Kuban
• Industrial Design: Prof. Andreas Mühlenberend
• Interaction Design: Prof. Wolfgang Sattler

Visual Communication:

• Photography: Prof. Hermann Stamm
• Graphic Design: Prof. Markus Weisbeck
• Image-Text-Concept: Prof. Burkhart von Scheven
• Typography (n.n.)
• Video (n.n.)

During the project presentations, professors introduce their current courses in a series of short lectures and presentations. These presentations give the students an overview of the courses to be offered in the upcoming semester.

Following the project presentations and professor consultations the project, practical course (Fachkurs) and  academic course selection process begins. In order to select their desired project and courses, students will need to fill out one yellow paper, one blue and one green paper. The yellow paper has a list of all of the available projects, the blue has a list of all of the practical and the green of al the academic courses offered.
Each student has the opportunity to define their first, second and third choice by marking their choices with an »X« in the designated column.
The papers are then counted behind closed doors and the students are assigned to the respective courses.

Important: Marking only one project (i.e. your absolute favorite project) will NOT increase your chances of being able to work on this project!

Each student can attend a total of three courses:

• 1 Project module
• 1 Practical module (Fachkurs)
• 1 Academic module

Due to the limited faculty capacities and the required teacher to student ratios, it is NOT possible to attend multiple projects or practical courses during one semester. Strict adherence to this rule is expected!

All courses, unless otherwise specified, are taught in German. Academic staff may decide individually to what extent the lesson is conducted in English if and when international students participate in the project.

The Learning Agreement should be obtained from your home university. It includes a list of courses, which the Erasmus student should attend at the host university. It represents an agreement between the student, the home university and the host university. As an exchange student, you will be advised by YOUR academic advisor from your home university about the courses offered at the Faculty of Art and Design.

As stated above, the courses offered at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar for the upcoming semester will not be published until just a few weeks before the semester begins. Furthermore, due to the unique system used for project assignment (i.e. the project auction) it is not possible to define the exact courses which a student will attend and therefore the Learning Agreement can only be filled out on the basis of the general disciplines offered in Weimar. The signature required from the Faculty of Art and Design for the learning agreement will be performed by Dr. Christa Billing.

The Transcript of Records documents a student’s performance by providing a list of the courses taken, the obtained ECTS credit points as well as the grades received at the host university and the equivalent ECTS grades. Transcripts are issued to all students by the respective faculty where they completed their study abroad.
At the Faculty of Art and Design Christina Dobritz is the person responsible for issuing the transcripts. Please contact Ms. Dobritz in a timely manner PRIOR to your departure in order to provide her with an overview of the courses you attended, as well as the address where the transcript of records should be sent, i.e. to your home university or to your private address.

Important: Transcripts can be issued only after the teachers have given notification of the results/grades for their respective courses.