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Design

state exam

Specification of deadlines for submission and defense of diploma projects

The final state examination consists of state exams from subject blocks and defense of the diploma project.

Detailed information can be found in the Dean's Directive under Study Regulations

DIPLOMA PROJECT

The diploma project is the design of industrial or consumer products, design of furniture for interiors or furniture for outdoor spaces, design of construction products or elements of small architecture, design of vehicles or machinery and equipment, design of interior space, exhibition or scene.

TERMS & CONDITIONS

Only a student who has successfully passed the state exams Architecture and Urbanism and Building Economics and Management and has earned at least 92 credits can enroll in the diploma project. The condition for starting a diploma project is registration (application to the studio via the web interface) by the deadline specified in the academic year schedule.

dp assigment

The diploma project assignment is created electronically by the DP supervisor in the KOS system, signed electronically by the head of the department and the dean, and then accepted by the student in KOS. The DP assignment process takes place according to the academic year schedule. The assignment document is available to the student in KOS for the entire duration of the DP. The assignment also includes the scope of the work. For theoretical projects, the basic thesis and the method and scope of its scientific processing are specified. The topic of the diploma project may be assigned to the student one year before the planned start within the framework of the diploma seminar.

CONDITIONS FOR THE DEFENSE OF DIPLOMA PROJECT

  • successful completion of all state exams from all subject blocks 
  • elaboration of the diploma project within the deadlines set by the academic year schedule
  • diploma project assessment by the diploma leader and one opponent (practitioner) that is proposed by the diploma leader 
  • completion of the required 120 credits of the study program

STATE EXAM FROM SUBJECT BLOCKS

SUBJECT BLOCKS

  • design (guarant: department 15150)
  • design practice and management (guarant: department 15124)

IT IS NECESSARY TO FINISH FOLLOWING COURSES SUCCESSFULLY TO APPLY FOR THE STATE EXAM

  • design – Theory of Design, Teachings of Design III, Interior II - History of Interior, Design Process Methodology

  • design practice and management – Economics and Management I, Economics and Management II, Law, Materials and Technology V

REGISTRATION FOR THE STATE EXAM

By the deadline set by the academic year schedule, the student submits a written application to the study department with regard to the announced terms, which are listed in the KOS for the given semester. In the third week of the selected semester, these terms will be opened in the KOS component for enrollment.

The student can opt out of the term for which he / she applied only for serious reasons. Only a single State Exam can be passed per day.

If a student fails to attend the exam  in the term in whih he / she has enrolled without a proper excuse, he / she is graded "F" (insufficient).

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