What is it about?
Object and spatial design is three-dimensional storytelling. It translates ideas and content into concrete design. Spaces are staged and dramatized through the use of various media in order to make seemingly abstract concepts comprehensible and understandable.
You will learn flexibility in dealing with different areas of responsibility, including the planning and implementation of projects. Do such tasks sound exciting to you? Then the Bachelor of Object and Interior Design could be the right course for you.
Profile of the study program
Object and room design deals with questions such as
- How can I stage a space in such a way that it becomes an experience?
- How can I use artistic design to change my environment?
- What social changes can I bring about with design?
- Which design ideas and concepts are forward-looking?
Creating three-dimensional events
The focus is on the design of three-dimensional spaces and objects in order to turn them into experiences and events for stores, trade fairs, interior designs, films, stages, museums, architecture and public spaces.
Communication spaces in the network
The seven-semester Bachelor's study program offers practical and career-oriented project studies as well as specializations in object design, spatial design, art in public spaces and scenography. You will learn how to plan and implement projects and deal flexibly with a wide range of challenges, as well as acquiring knowledge of materials, methods and media skills. Sculptural design, material science & model making, graphic design, lighting design, object realization and eco-design are among the modules on offer.
Walk-in communication rooms
Walk-in communication spaces are used in many areas of the creative industries. Using materials, colors, light and spatial structures and applying technical knowledge to create such spaces is one of the key skills taught during your studies. Project-related collaboration with specialists from the fields of architecture, engineering and production is also part of your training. This networking already gives you an insight into actual professional practice during your studies.
Bachelor of Arts for the design of a wide variety of rooms
After successfully completing the program, you will receive a Bachelor of Arts
(B.A.).
Specializations in the study program
Object and Interior Design offers specializations in the following areas:
- Object design
- Spatial design
- Art in public space
- scenography
Work by students
DER WEISSRAUM is an exhibition space for three-dimensional works from the Bachelor Object and Spatial Design and Master Scenography and Communication programs of the Faculty of Design in Dortmund. DER WEISSRAUM aims to offer a constantly updated exhibition space.
Special three-dimensional works are shown. The spectrum of the exhibition ranges from small and fine objects to large-scale spatial concepts in various application areas.
Students report on the study program
Course of study
This is a thematic overview of the course content. Detailed information on the exact names of the courses, information on ECTS or semester hours per week can be found in the examination regulations and in the module handbook.
| 1st semester | Fundamentals of design: Sculptural design, Fundamentals of spatial design |
3D representation techniques: Model making, CAD |
Stylistics | Drawing representation | |
| 2nd semester | Fundamentals of design: Sculptural design, Fundamentals of spatial design |
3D representation technique: Model making, CAD |
DTP | Science: Design, art, media |
Key competence: Presentation, rhetoric, study status interview |
| 3rd semester | Design project:' Object design |
Lighting design | Additional competence | Science: Contextualization |
Key competence: Scientific writing |
| 4th semester | Design project: Spatial design |
Digital space | Interdisciplinary project: Interdisciplinary project work |
Key competence: Economics, law |
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| 5th semester | Design project: Scenography |
Object realization | Interdisciplinary project: Set design, free projects |
Science: Reflection |
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| 6th semester | Design project: Artistic strategies |
Ecodesign | Additional competence: Free choice of graphics, film, sound, photography |
Science: Scientific discourse |
Key competence: Business start-up |
| 7th semester | Bachelor project supervision | Thesis & colloquium |
Why study at Fachhochschule Dortmund?
What makes Fachhochschule Dortmund special? What should you know about the city and the region? How is Fachhochschule Dortmund positioned in terms of internationality and what advice and support do we offer you? Find out more about Fachhochschule Dortmund.
Who is it for?
Desirable subject-specific and interdisciplinary knowledge
The Bachelor's study program in Object and Spatial Design may be the right one for you if you have a soft spot and skills for three-dimensional artistic design, both analog and digital. Is it important to you to change your environment through creative interventions? Do you enjoy exploring new fields of work? These are good prerequisites for the course. If you are prepared to tackle lengthy design and implementation processes alone and as part of a team, the course may suit you.
Prospects after graduation
Career prospects
Graduates work, for example, in
- Trade fair and expo design
- Production design for film
- stage design
- Exhibition design
- Virtual interior design
- Art in public spaces
- Interior and store design
Master programs
Information and advice on the transition from university to work
Stay abroad possible during your studies
What do I need?
1. qualification / certificates and degrees
The qualification for studying at universities of applied sciences is proven by the certificate of the university of applied sciences entrance qualification or a previous education recognized as equivalent.
Here you will find a detailed description of the various recognized qualifications.
2. aptitude test
Admission to the assessment procedure for the course-related artistic and design aptitude requires registration. This application must be made online on the website of the Faculty of Design. The corresponding dates and deadlines are communicated on the faculty's homepage.
Applicants will be invited to the assessment procedure in writing after the application deadline.
The examination board responsible for determining the artistic and creative aptitude for the degree program will review this "portfolio" in the absence of the applicant and decide unanimously on aptitude.
If the artistic and creative aptitude of the applicant for the study program can already be clearly determined after the first stage of the procedure, it will be awarded without participation in the second stage of the procedure.
Tip: Visit the faculty's portfolio advisory service! All questions about the degree program and the portfolio will be discussed individually. A portfolio consultation will definitely help you to find out whether you are a good fit for this study program.
The Faculty of Design will inform applicants in writing of the committee's decision on the results of the procedure. The results are communicated as pass or fail. They must be accompanied by information on legal remedies.
With the result "passed", applicants are awarded the course-related artistic and creative aptitude. If the artistic and creative aptitude for the study program has been finally determined, the aptitude is generally valid for the three enrollment dates following the determination.
Applicants whose artistic-creative aptitude has not been established may participate in the assessment procedure again at the earliest on the following year's date.
Students who have already achieved 30 credit points (CP) in a related design course at another university can be exempted from participating in the course-related artistic and creative aptitude assessment upon application.
The application must be submitted to the Chairperson of the Examination Board. Officially certified copies of the transcript of records must be submitted to the Chairperson of the Examination Board as proof of academic achievements.
3. relevant practical experience
Proof of twelve weeks of practical work is deemed to have been provided if the applicant has acquired the qualification for the degree program through the certificate of the university of applied sciences entrance qualification from a higher secondary school for design.
Applicants who have acquired the qualification for the degree course in another way must provide evidence of twelve weeks of practical work experience in a design sector related to object and spatial design. At least half of the internship must be proven at the time of enrollment. The missing time of the internship should be made up as soon as possible; the corresponding proof should be provided by the end of the third semester at the latest.
The internship is deemed to have been completed through a relevant apprenticeship or through a one-year guided internship in the artistic/design field or through a six-month relevant internship.
The following list provides information on the areas in which you can complete the relevant practical activity for object and interior design:
- Museum
- Film set
- Theater
- Architectural office
- Design agencies working in the fields of graphics, product design, trade fair and exhibition design or furniture design
- Craft businesses that work in the above-mentioned fields of activity
4. register now!
The study program starts annually in the winter semester and is admission-free.
However, enrolment for the study program is only possible after recognition of aptitude and fulfilment of the other admission requirements!
Who can help me?
We will be happy to answer any questions you may have about the study program and Fachhochschule Dortmund.
Central Student Advisory Services (ZSB)
Student advisory service
Contact with students
Admissions Office for Student Affairs
Registration office team
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