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Class Schedule and the Weimar Model

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.
For exchange students applies: 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
  • 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. 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 Art: Prof. Maximilian Marcoll
  • Experimental Radio (Prof. Nathalie Singer)
  • Media Environments (Prof. Ursula Damm)
  • Interface Design: substituted by Jason Reizner
  • Media Events (Prof. Wolfgang Kissel)

Product Design:

  • Design and Management: Prof. Gerrit Babtist
  • Emerging Technologies and Design: Jun.-Prof. Dr. Thomas Pearce
  • Material and Evironment: Prof. Martin Kuban
  • Industrial Design: Prof. Andreas Mühlenberend
  • Interaction Design: Prof. Wolfgang Sattler

Visual Communication:

  • Photography: Prof. Dr. Birgit Wudtke
  • Graphic Design: Prof. Markus Weisbeck
  • Image-Text-Concept: Prof. Burkhart von Scheven
  • Typography: Associate Professor Charlotte Rohde
  • Moving Image: Prof. Jörn Hintzer And Prof. Jakob Hüfner

The Project Auction (Projektbörse)

At the beginning of every semester a (digital) »Project Auction« (Projektbörse) takes place at the Faculty of Art and Design. This auction determines which projects and specialized courses the students will be able to attend. The Project Auction (Projektbörse) encompasses three sequential events: project presentations (accessible online via our course catalogue in Bison), professor consultations and the ultimate project and practical course selection process.

Project Presentations

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

Professor Consultations

In the consultations and plenary sessions, students have the opportunity to speak to the teachers individually. This gives the students a chance to gather more detailed information about the teacher’s projects and to present their own portfolio. The professors can be contacted on a binding basis and addressed individually.

Course Selection Process for Projects, academic modules and and Practical courses (Fachkurse)

Following the project presentations and consultations, the project and course selection takes place online via Bison.

Notification about admittance in the project, practical and academic modules

The day after the project and course selection takes place, students will be informed exclusively by using the Weimar univeristy e-mail address about the courses they are admitted to.
If students encounter problems in choosing a course, they should contact the following contact persons in this order:

  1. Lecturer of the desired course
  2. Academic advisor
  3. Programme spokesperson

Project modules, practical modules and academic modules

Each student can attend a total of three courses:

  • 1 Project module
  • 1 Practical module (Fachmodul oder Werkmodul)
  • 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!

Credits/European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS)

After the successful completion of a semester at the Faculty of Art and Design, students generally receive a total of 30 credit points/ECTS. This number of credits is obtained by attending the following combination of courses:

1 Project module → 18 ECTS
1 Practical module (Fachkurs/Werkmodul) → 6 ECTS
1 Academic module → 6 ECTS

 → 30 ECTS

Language

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.

Workshops

For safety reasons and insurance purposes, you must first attend an introductory course before you may use any of the workshops at the Faculty of Art and Design.

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