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Graduates from Kolding School of Design’s Bachelor Programme are automatically accepted to the Master’s Degree Programme. Other applicants seeking admission to the Master’s Degree Programme are only admitted if there are vacant student places and the applicants meet the following entry requirements: A. B. C.
The application
The applicant must have a degree from an accredited institution The applicant must pass the home assignment The applicant must receive a positive evaluation on the application and the admission interview
The application must include the application form (available on the web or at the Administration Office), copy of diploma and, if applicable, proof of English language test. The annual deadline for application is 15 April; classes start early September the year the application is submitted. If the applicant has not passed the qualifying examination by the admission application deadline, the diploma must be forwarded to Kolding School of Design as soon as it is received by the applicant. The home assignment is available on the web page at a certain date. The date will be evident from a letter that will be sent to all applicants meeting the entry requirements. The applicant has about two weeks to answer the assignment, which will subsequently be assessed by a design professional panel. Applicant names will be replaced by participant numbers ensuring impartial and anonymous assessment of assignments.
Assessment criteria
For the home assignment a design professional panel will assess and evaluate the applicant on the following attributes:
Talent and personal development potential Ability to investigate and record at an advanced level Ability to apply the methods and tools of the design field at an advanced level Ability to identify problems and challenges within the field of design Ability to demonstrate one’s own potential
The applicant must forward a portfolio when submitting the home assignment. The admission interview
Upon positive evaluation of the application the applicant will be invited to attend an admission interview. Shortly after, the applicant will be informed whether or not the applicant is admitted to the Master’s Degree Programme. The admission interview lasts approx 30 minutes and is based on the applicant’s home assignment and portfolio. The interview takes place at Kolding School of Design. The design professionals assess the applicant based on the following attributes:
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Qualifying exams
Results
Ability to combine theory and practice Ability to analyse and apply practical and theoretical perspectives to one’s own design solutions Ability to perform an objective evaluation of theory and method Ability to set individual and professional objectives
Applicants with the following exams will be considered: Graduates from Kolding School of Design’s Bachelor Programme (who did not continue directly on to the Master’s Degree Programme) Graduates from The Danish Design School’s Bachelor Programme Graduates with a bachelor from the design departments of the architectural schools Graduates from the Advanced Programme at TEKO – “Industrial Design” Foreign applicants with courses that award bachelor credit or basic design programme credit from design universities/schools
All applicants will receive a letter informing them of the result of their admission test. Eventually, the student places will be awarded to the most qualified applicants among those applicants who have passed the admission test. Passing the admission test is not a guarantee that the applicant is admitted to the Master’s Degree Programme. The number of admissions to the Master’s Degree Programme varies from year to year depending on the number of internal students from the Bachelor Programme who want to continue directly on to the Master’s Degree Programme. Kolding School of Design graduates are given first priority.
Foreign applicants
Foreign applicants who do not have Danish or another Nordic language as part of their qualifying exam are encouraged to sign up for Danish language classes at a language school during their studies. Furthermore, foreign students who do not come from the Nordic countries or an English speaking country must pass the IELTS test with a minimum score of 6.5 or the TOEFL test with a minimum score of 575 on the paper-based test or 88 on the internet-based test. The Master’s Degree Programme is free for applicants from the EU or EEA countries. For other applicants, the tuition fee amounts to € 10,700 per study year (2010 figure). All admitted applicants must expect to pay for their materials. Applicants who already have a Master’s degree will only be accepted if there are vacant student places. If special considerations must be taken into account, the applicant may apply for exemption from the qualifying exam and Master’s degree rule. The application must be in writing and be substantiated and any relevant documentation must be enclosed. The Student Administration will process the application.
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Additional rules of admission Deadline for submission of the exemption application is also 15 April. However, it is beneficial for both the school and the applicant if the exemption application is received and processed prior to the admission application deadline. Kolding School of Design will make special considerations for certain types of disabilities. Applications for special considerations must be attached to the admission application along with all necessary documentation. This application must be received no later than 15 April. Appeal option If the applicant wishes to appeal Kolding School of Design’s decision regarding the applicant’s application for admission to the Master’s Degree Programme, the applicant can file an appeal with the school. The appeal must be well justified and must be addressed to the rector. The school will consider the appeal, and the appellant will receive a written response. In cases involving legal matters, Kolding School of Design’s admission decision can be brought before the Danish Ministry of Culture. Decisions involving academic considerations cannot be appealed to a higher jurisdiction. The appeal must be submitted to the school, and the school will write a statement, which the appellant will be given at least one week to respond to. The school will forward the appeal to the Ministry enclosing the school’s response and any comments by the appellant. Deadline for appeal
The deadline for appeal is two weeks from the day the appellant receives the decision.