Course General Description

Over the past decades, design has taken on a significant function in all areas of private and public life. This significance will continue to grow since objects are given an identity through design, design allows interrelations to be identified, thereby providing people with a sense of orientation. Design takes advantage of state-of-the-art communication media as well as planning methods, thereby meeting social and private requirements in increasingly shorter periods of time. Design is particularly interdisciplinary in nature, it thrives on the exchange of ideas and suggestions between art, science and practical application, from communication between the designers as well as with users and consumers.

School General Description

The Hochschule Wismar, University of Applied Sciences: Technology, Business and Design (or short: University of Wismar), is the third-biggest and third-oldest public university in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The university is situated at the Baltic coast in the very north of Germany with its campus being only 500 metres (550 yards) away from the harbor. The university was founded in 1908 as an engineering academy and has become an important part in the city's cultural life. Since 2007 the university has been restructured and has now 3 faculties reflecting the three subjects in its name: technology, business and design: Faculty of Engineering (Mechanical, Process and Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electronics and Multimedia Engineering, Maritime Studies) Faculty of Business (Business Administration, Business Law, Business Informatics) also called Wismar Business School Faculty of Design (Design, Architecture, Interior Architecture, Communication Design) The university offers more than 50 courses, including distance learning courses via its subsidiary WINGS-university. Some courses in Maritime Studies are offered in cooperation with the European Cruise Academy. Most courses lead to a bachelor's degree after 3-3.5 years or a master's degree after another 1.5-2 years. Students with a master's degree (5 years of study) qualify for pursuing a PhD.