Industrial Design MA at Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design
The Industrial Design MA course at Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design explores several elements of the design process in programme with a heavy emphasis on experimentation.
School: Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design
Course: Industrial Design MA
Location: Halle, Germany
Course dates: 4 semesters starting in October
Application deadline: 15 May 2025
The Industrial Design course at BURG addresses a wide scope – ranging from the development of concrete products to the design of interactions and the interconnection of both. The degree programme offers a practice-oriented education with state-of-the-art workshops with the following five key areas:
Strategic product and concept development: focus on extended fields in design processes for shaping transformation and change – from product development and constructive design tasks to interaction-related design strategies in real social contexts.
Product and system design: analysis of systems and their significance in the design process. Discussion of the meaning and limits of systems in a social, technical and cultural context and design.
Narrative and sensual design: focus on the narrative, sensual and poetic design expressions. Development of awareness for the multi-layered experience, ‘language of things’ and their environmental qualities and atmospheres.
Designing in digital contexts: designing with digital tools. Experimentation in cultural, technological, social and economic contexts. Artistic and planning methods. Learning and testing new, contemporary design technologies.
Material/technology/sustainability: sustainable and regenerative futures require a fundamental rethink and interdisciplinary dialogue. A focus lies on the experimentation with (bio)materials, hypotheses and scenarios. Linked to the BioLab and the SustainLab of the BurgLabs.
Applications to this course have now closed.
Top image by Ina Turinsky and Andreas Wagner.
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