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Advanced Studies Programme (Master’s Degree) Admission Requirements and Rules

Re. A) Qualifying

Examinations

Re. B) The application

Re. B) Assessment

Criteria

Graduates from the Kolding School of Design’s Basic Studies Programme are automatically

accepted to the Advanced Studies Programme the year they graduate. The following rules

apply to other applicants seeking admission to the Advanced Studies Programme:

A. The applicant must have a degree from an accredited institution

B. The applicant must receive a positive evaluation on the application and the

admission interview

C. There must be unfilled capacity at the Advanced Studies Programme

D. Other admission criteria must be fulfilled

The following applicants qualify for admission:

Graduates from the Basic Studies Programme at the Kolding School of

Design (who did not continue on to the Advanced Studies Programme the

year they graduated)

Graduates from the Basic Programme at the Danish Design School

Graduates with a BA from the design institutes at the Danish schools of

architecture

Graduates from TEKO’s advanced programme –“Industrial Design”

Foreign applicants with a recognised BA or basic design degree at BA level

from accredited design universities/design schools

The application must include the application form (available on the web page or at the

Administration Office), portfolio, copy of diploma and, if applicable, proof of English language

test. The annual deadline for application is 15 May; classes start early September the year

the application was submitted. If the applicant has not passed the qualifying examination by

the admission application deadline, the diploma must be forwarded to the Kolding School of

Design as soon as it is received by the applicant.

If the application receives a positive initial assessment the applicant will be contacted for an

admission interview. The applicant will be informed if he or she has been accepted to the

Advanced Studies Programme shortly after the interview.

Portfolio

A panel of design professionals will assess the applicant on the following attributes:

o talent and personal development potential

o ability to apply the methods and tools of the design field at an advanced level

o ability to identify problems and challenges within the field of design

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Re. C) Unfilled capacity

on the Advanced

Studies.

Re D) Other rules of

admission

o ability to demonstrate one’s own potential and capabilities

The admission interview

The interview is based on the submitted portfolio. The design professionals assess the

applicant based on the following attributes:

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 goals

The number of admissions to the Advanced Studies Programme varies from year to year

depending on the number of internal students from the Basic Studies Programme who want

to continue directly on to the Advanced Studies Programme. Kolding School of Design

graduates are given first priority.

Foreign applicants whose qualifying examination has no Danish language component must

enroll in Danish classes at a language school during their studies.

Furthermore, foreign students who do not come from Scandinavia or an English-speaking

country must pass the IELTS test with a minimum score of 6.5 or the TOEFL test with a score

of 575 on the paper-based test and 230 on the computer-based test.

The education is free for applicants from the EU or EØS countries. For other applicants the

tuition fee amounts to € 10,700 per study year (2009 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 is unfilled

capacity.

The applicant may apply for exemption from the language requirement or the Master’s

Degree rule if special circumstances apply. The application must be in writing and well

reasoned; documentation, if applicable, must be attached. The Programme Administration will

process the application.

Deadline for submission of the exemption application is also 15 May. However, it is beneficial

for both the school and the applicant if exemption applications are received and processed

prior to the admission applications deadline.

The 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 1 June.

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If the applicant wishes to appeal against the Kolding School of Design regarding his or her

application for admission to the Advanced Studies Programme, they can file an appeal with

the school. The appeal must be well justified and must be addressed to the Vice

Chancellor. The school will consider the appeal and the appellant will receive a written

response.

In cases involving legal matters, the 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;

the school will respond, and the appellant appeal to the Ministry with the school’s response

and the appellant’s comments attached.

Deadline for Appeal The deadline for appeal is two weeks from the day the appellant receives the decision.

Appeal Option

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Application form

Date of birth: __________________________________________________________________

First name: __________________________________________________________________

Last name: __________________________________________________________________

Address: __________________________________________________________________

Postal code and city: __________________________________________________________________

Country: __________________________________________________________________

Email: __________________________________________________________________

Telephone number: __________________________________________________________________

Qualifying examination: __________________________________________________________________

(Please, enclose a copy)

Study Area: __________________________________________________________________

Signature and date: __________________________________________________________________