Design and Technology
The programme contains subjects such as the design process, aesthetics, trade and communications. You can choose one of three study profiles: design, trade and production.
You learn how to use IT in connection with design and construction, and you gain insight into the production phases of design.
Name: Design and Technology
Type: Academy Profession Programme
Duration: 2 years
European transfer credits: 120 ECTS
Language: English
In the programme, you gain insight into the design process from the point when an idea is conceived to when it ends as a finished product in stores.
The programme is divided into a common curriculum, which lasts 1 year, as well as a profile part and a specialisation part, each lasting 6 months.
In the first two semesters, you are instructed in eight compulsory subjects: the Design Process, Value Philosophy, The Enterprise, Aesthetics, Technology, Man and the Environment, Trade and Communications.
In the third semester, you will choose one of the programme's three profile areas:
- Design, where you learn to assess design in broad contexts, and use of IT in the design and construction processes
- Trade, where you learn to evaluate an enterprise's purchasing and marketing activities in broad business-related contexts - with or without the use of IT
- Production, where you learn to assess the control of logistics, production, work environment and quality as well as using IT in problem solving
In the fourth semester, you choose a specialisation.
Teaching varies between lectures and classroom instruction. In addition, there is often project work with other students. Students are encouraged to participate in class discussions.
Design and Technology is an Academy Profession (AP) Programme rated at 120 ECTS. The qualification is called an AP Degree - an Academy Profession Degree.
Educational Institutions
You can study Design and Technology at KEA Design/business in Copenhagen, EUC Syd in Sønderborg, Nordjyllands Erhvervsakademi (NOEA) in Aalborg and at TEKO design + business in Herning.
Entry Requirements
General admission requirements for international students include one of the following international certificates:
- The Danish/French Baccalauréat (DFB), the European Baccalaureate (EB), the International Baccalaureate (IB), the Option Internationale du Baccalauréat (OIB) or another foreign qualifying examination certificate that can be equated with a Danish upper secondary school leaving certificate
- A business programme within fashion or another relevant academic programme
In addition, there can be prerequisites for English and mathematics proficiencies at predefined levels.
Contact the educational institution you wish to apply to for detailed information on entry requirements and required English proficiency levels.
To find out how you can get your foreign certificate assessed for recognition here in Denmark, see the Danish Agency for International Education.
Admission
The application deadline is March 15 for a course start in September. Admission is handled through The Danish Coordinated Application System. You can apply via optagelse.dk.
A few educational institutions offer a course start in February. Applications are sent to the institution. For more information on application deadlines, contact the institution.
Exchange students should contact their own educational institution for information on application procedures and deadlines.
Tuition
All students are required to pay a tuition fee, except those coming from a Nordic and EU country, or from Liechtenstein.
Tuition is free for students in an exchange programme.
Contact the educational institution for specific information.
Semester Start
An academic year is made up of two semesters, which begin around September 1 and February 1.
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