2. Departments

In their main course of study,
students can specialize in 1 of these 9 departments:

• Product Design
• Textile and Surface Design
• Fashion Design
• Visual Communication
• Painting
• Sculpture
• Stage and Costume Design
• Art Therapy
• Spatial Strategies

Practical work in arts or design
is very important in all 9 departments.
The staff teach the necessary knowledge.
The school offers many support activities.
This way the students are well-prepared
to start their profession.

You can study for different degrees:

• Bachelor, BA for short
• Master, MA for short
• Diploma

It takes 2 to 5 years to finish a degree.
Each school year consists of 2 semesters.
One semester lasts 6 months
and has about 15 teaching weeks.
You can use the remaining time,
for example for internships.

If you finish your master's degree or diploma program
with the grade “very good”,
you can apply to continue your studies as a Meister-Schüler_in.
The program for Meister-Schüler_innen lasts 1 year
and is possible in all 9 departments.

Product design (BA/MA)

This is about the design of products,
for example furniture, toys, or machines.
The students look at what people need
when using a particular product.
The students then develop ideas,
build and test models
and plan the series production of the product.

Textile and surface design (BA/MA)

This is about the design of surfaces,
for example product surfaces and surfaces
in rooms or on buildings.
Students study the properties and processing
of different materials.

Fashion design (BA/MA)

The focus here is on the design of clothing,
shoes and accessories such as handbags.
Students work on their own projects.
For example, they learn how to draw designs,
make samples and present fashion.

Visual communication (BA/MA)

Visual means: you can see it with your eyes.

This is about the design and communication
of information, ideas, or stories.
Students learn the basics about
type, printing, photography, drawing,
web and spatial design.
They work with different kinds of media
such as posters, websites, and exhibitions.

Painting (Diploma)

Painting is a fine art.

Painting is about turning your own thoughts
and feelings into pictures.
The students work in workshops
to find their own artistic style.
The teachers support them
to become independent artists.

Sculpture (Diploma)

Sculpture is a fine art.

Sculpture involves making figures and shapes
from stone, wood, metal, and other materials.
The students work a lot on their own in the workshops
and try out different methods of sculpture.
In this way, they develop their own way of working.
They also regularly share ideas
with other students and with the teachers.

Stage and costume design (Diploma)

This is about the artistic design of
stages, backgrounds, and costumes,
for example in the theater or in films.
Students learn how to show their ideas
and how to realize them.

Art therapy (MA)

Art therapy combines psychotherapy
with fine arts, for example with painting.
Patients learn about art and create art themselves.
This helps them to better understand
and express their own feelings, thoughts, and experiences.

Art therapy students learn how to work
with people who have illnesses, disorders, or disabilities.
This is a part-time study program,
which means students can do it alongside a job.

Spatial strategies (MA)

A strategy is a plan to achieve a certain goal.
The word “spatial” comes from the word “space”.
Here, spatial mainly means the city.
A city consists of different spaces
such as living and shopping areas, streets, and parks.

This main course is about the connection between art and space.
The space can be a city, for example.
The students work on these questions:
How do artists and art influence the city and society?
And how do the city and society
influence artists and art?
One thing to think about is:
How can people participate and be included?