University of Applied Sciences Dortmund - Department of Design

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At the Department of Design of the University of Applied Sciences in Dortmund about 1,200 students studying in the courses of study object and interior design , film & sound, communication design and photography . It is located at Max-Ophüls-Platz 2 in Dortmund's Kreuzviertel .

history

From the municipal, state-supported crafts school founded in 1904, the crafts and arts and crafts school developed in 1910. In the crafts and arts and crafts school, subjects such as interior design, painting, graphics, sculpture, textile art and blacksmithing were studied.

In 1938 the school was renamed the “Master School of German Crafts, Dortmund”. The crafts and arts and crafts school, built in 1908 by the town planning officer Friedrich Kullrich , was destroyed by bombing during World War II. From 1946 to 1955 the school was housed in Buddenburg Castle in Lünen-Lippholthausen .

Then in 1956 the school moved into the existing school building of the former Hoesch training workshop (Ottostraße 9). With the move in 1956, the Werkkunstschule was founded , which was initially only a training location for artists and craftsmen, but later also became a training location for designers and architects. In 1963 the Werkkunstschule Dortmund became a municipal higher technical school for design.

On August 1, 1971, the Werkkunstschule was integrated into the Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and merged into the architecture and design departments. The departments of architecture and design split in 1976 when they moved to the buildings on August-Schmidt-Straße (department of architecture) and Max-Ophüls-Platz 2 (department of design).

building

The building for the design department was built in 1929 and was used as a pedagogical academy . The building was designed by the government building officer Paul Fehmer. After a short construction period of just over a year, the academy was opened in October 1930. The building with the L-shaped floor plan and the spacious inner courtyard is located in the middle of the Rhineland dam.

Monument protection

The building of today's design department is a listed building.

concept

The design course at the Dortmund University of Applied Sciences is a project course. The projects range from experimental design with the computer, brush, camera, microphone, to professional cooperation with partners from culture, business and science. Practical work by the students results from the close networking of design, technology, science and key skills.

Partner universities in the design department

The design department is internationally oriented. International cooperation and student mobility are promoted through an active exchange with partner universities in Australia, Denmark, France, Great Britain, Holland, India, Israel, Italy, Cuba, Czech Republic, Norway, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland , Spain, Hungary and the USA.

Location

The design department is located in Dortmund's Kreuzviertel at Max-Ophüls-Platz 2.

courses

The following courses are offered in the design department of the Dortmund University of Applied Sciences:

  1. Communication design course - Bachelor of Arts
  2. Degree in object and room design - Bachelor of Arts
  3. Degree Film & Sound - Bachelor of Arts
  4. Degree in Photography - Bachelor of Arts
  5. Degree in Editorial Design - Master of Arts
  6. Degree in Photography - Photographic Studies - Master of Arts (3 and 4 semesters)
  7. Degree scenography and communication - Master of Arts
  8. Film course - Master of Arts
  9. Degree in Sound - Master of Arts

Study requirements

In order to study design at the Dortmund University of Applied Sciences, an aptitude test must be taken. This consists of a portfolio check, for which you have to register in time. Another requirement is a relevant twelve-week internship. Proof of half of the internship must be provided when you enroll. The remaining internship must be completed at the earliest possible point in time or by the end of the third semester. The internship is deemed to have been completed if you can provide evidence of an already completed training or a one-year guided or six-month internship in the relevant area.

Equipment

Library of the design department

The public library of the design department has a collection of approximately 23,000 volumes. The library has up to ten reading places, six computer workstations, a USB book scanner and a multifunctional device.

Workshops and laboratories

The department's workshops and laboratories are available to all courses. Use of the workshops and laboratories sometimes requires instruction and access authorizations.

Computer pools

There are several different computer rooms available to students in the design department. The rooms are networked with each other and have internet access.

Printing workshop

In the printing workshops of the design department, printing processes such as copperplate printing and gravure printing can be learned and practiced independently. The workshops are run as service workshops and are available to students.

  • Screen printing workshop
    • Risograph
  • Paper / color workshop

Film workshop

The film workshop offers students a loan option. Students are permitted to use the film studios, sound studios and cinemas at any time.

Photo workshop

The largest technical facility in the department is the photo workshop. The equipment of the photo workshop can be divided into two departments - the equipment for the production of photographic recordings and the equipment for image processing, image reproduction and presentation.

additional

  • Model workshops
    • Wood
    • Metal, plastic
    • CAD / CNC pool
  • Sceno-Pro-Atelier
  • Media office
  • Production office for film & sound

literature

  • Special publication of the RuhrNachrichten from November 17, 2011
  • 50 years of Werkkunstschule Dortmund, Dortmund University of Applied Sciences library

Web links

Commons : University of Applied Sciences Dortmund, Design department  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ number of students. Retrieved February 5, 2020 .
  2. ^ Campus Max-Ophüls-Platz. Retrieved February 5, 2020 .
  3. ↑ a b c Dortmund University of Applied Sciences (ed.): Fh-presse . Sonnenstrasse 96 Dortmund September 2004, p. 3 .
  4. ^ Museum Ostwall Dortmund (ed.): Architecture for education, further building at the Fritz Henßler vocational college in Dortmund . Dortmund 2015, p. 4 .
  5. ↑ special publication of the Ruhr Nachrichten . November 2011.
  6. ^ Pedagogical Academy (today Dortmund University of Applied Sciences). Retrieved February 5, 2020 .
  7. ↑ Scientific Bibl. Sabine Becker MA Dr. David Gropp: Monument Preservation in Westphalia-Lippe Buildings from the 1920s to 1950s . Ed .: Ardey-Verlag Münster.
  8. ↑ Dortmund University of Applied Sciences - Design Department - Profile. Retrieved February 5, 2020 .
  9. ↑ Dortmund University of Applied Sciences - Design Department - Profile. Retrieved February 5, 2020 .
  10. ↑ BA and MA courses. Retrieved February 5, 2020 .
  11. ^ FH Dortmund - Department of Design - Library. Retrieved February 8, 2020 .