FutureDesign – Innovation.Entrepreneurship.Design.
At a glance
Faculty
Academic degree
Master of Arts (M.A.)
Form of study
part-time (NO tuition fees)
Standard period of study
5 semesters, 90 ECTS
Place of study
Language of instruction
German
Start of studies
Summer semester: March 15 Winter semester: October 1
Admission requirements
First university degree (Bachelor, Magister, Diplom),
professional experience desirable
Accreditation
accredited by the Accreditation Council
External homepage of the study program
Registration
from 02.05.
until 30.09. (for the winter semester) from 15.11.
until 14.03.
(for the summer semester)
Profile of the Master's program
The project-based Master’s program ZukunftsDesign – Innovation.Unternehmertum.Gestaltung. at Coburg University of Applied Sciences brings together students from different professions, levels of knowledge and backgrounds. Diverse perspectives come together – the conscious confrontation with opposing positions and contradictions provides impulses for new ideas.
OPEN.
INNOVATIVE.
MAKE.
The aim of the course is to develop individual skills. This involves a combination of theoretical teaching input and practical transfer in the form of project work. As learning guides for the project groups, coaches promote reflection on the course content, provide needs-oriented input and thus ensure a dynamic learning atmosphere.
Change is unforeseen, sometimes rapid and constantly upends our lives. Shaping change and the future means questioning the tried and tested and overcoming boundaries. We open up the space for joint reflection by promoting a culture of listening, mutual respect and self-organization.
Failure and failure are necessary in order to overcome obstacles.
The focus is on the experience gained.
You can’t learn experiences, you have to make them.
The Master’s program is aimed at university graduates from all disciplines. The decisive factor is not the profession, but intrinsic motivation and attitude. It is aimed at people who are prepared to change their perspective and constantly question the status quo. The course is aimed at doers with curiosity and the drive to set innovation processes in motion, develop business ideas and generate social benefits. Students work in creative teams to develop solutions for the future. The Master’s program was developed in cooperation with the Innovations-Zentrum Region Kronach e.V.
What we value
Shaping the future
The history of mankind is a history of progress. But progress requires boldness and ideas. Every innovative approach, however far-fetched it may sound at first, has the potential to change the world as we know it forever. However, novel ideas are often met with rejection or disdain. Small and medium-sized companies often lack the time in their day-to-day business to deal with strategic issues. As a result, they run the risk of being overwhelmed by major changes. Today, technological, social and organizational achievements are mostly affordable and often available in real time. Networking determines everyday life and our intellectual development. How can we deal systematically with change, uncertainty and complexity? Innovation research provides some clues. It shows that new possibilities lie at the interfaces of scientific disciplines and can only be developed through collaborative cooperation.
Networking and practice partners
Networking is just as important as learning itself. As a ZukunftsDesigner, you become a member of a dynamic community of passionate people who are enthusiastic about learning new things from each other, exchanging ideas and supporting each other in the semester projects. To support this effectively, we mix semester 1 with semester 4 and semester 2 with semester 3 in the project work, allowing you to continue building your network.
You are always welcome to join us as an alumni, our doors at the Lucas Cranach Campus are always open to you! You can find our students’ official LinkedIn group here. If you are looking for direct contact with our students, contact our program ambassador Tobias Leisgang. The Master’s programme is supported by a broad organizational and corporate network that aims to establish Upper Franconia as a strong innovation region.
Practical partners include (selection):
- Innovation Center Region Kronach e.V. (IZK)
- County of Kronach
- County of Coburg
- Technology Alliance Upper Franconia (TAO)
- Coburger Designforum Oberfranken e.V.
- Bayern Innovativ GmbH
- Kronach Creativ e.V.
- IHK Coburg
- IHK for Upper Franconia Bayreuth
Unique degree program in Germany
The Master’s degree program ZukunftsDesign – Innovation.Unternehmertum.Gestaltung. starts right here. In a unique inter- and transdisciplinary setting, students from different subject areas work on their own ideas and project topics from regional companies and institutions.
The aim is to open students’ minds to new ideas, to transfer what they have learned to their professional environment and to promote regional development. The content of the course is correspondingly diverse. They range from innovation techniques and ethical issues to aspects of the dynamics of project groups and their communication structures.
Course content and schedule
The course takes a holistic approach and initially combines the subject areas of innovation, entrepreneurship and design. In order to develop skills in the field of dynamic developments, we focus primarily on aspects of individual attitude, basic assumptions and awareness-raising as well as decision-making processes of individuals and organizations.
Compulsory elective subjects are aimed at an individualized and needs-oriented expansion of existing professional expertise. The program concludes with the Master’s thesis.
The study plan provides an overview of the structure of the degree program. The module handbook provides information on the content of the individual modules. Further information on the legal basis can be found in the study and examination regulations.
Study organization
The Master’s program is designed as a part-time course. The semester comprises three multi-day block courses (Kickoff, Triple and Final), which take place on campus from Thursday to Saturday. In addition, there are 12 further time slots that take place online every Friday afternoon during the semester. The P in the diagram stands for online project work, the O for online lecture. Students therefore work on their projects throughout the semester and largely organize themselves. The students primarily meet at the Lucas-Cranach-Campus in Kronach for the attendance phases, but also at the project partner’s institutions and companies on site if required.
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Voices from the field
Annemarie Treuner
“ZD has put much of my current everyday life (new challenges, finding solutions, crisis management, leadership tasks, etc.) into a protected framework in advance and allowed me to try things out.”
Annemarie Treuner is the successor generation of Werner Heinz Feinmechanik-Kunststoffe GmbH & Co. KG & ZD graduate
Hans-Peter Langsch
“The interdisciplinary approach of the course helps you to expand your own thought patterns and find creative solutions, the methods taught are comprehensive and practice-oriented.”
Hans-Peter Langsch is Managing Director of PM Kapital GmbH & Co KG Group Bad Staffelstein & ZD graduate
Dr. Larissa Hofmann
“At first I was skeptical as to whether working with ZD would actually benefit us as a company. But I was convinced and can recommend the open concept to all entrepreneurs who want to think outside the box.”
Dr. Larissa Hofmann is Managing Partner at Hilmar Gundermann GmbH & Co. KG and project partner
Jürgen Gäbelein
“The collaboration with the students in our ZD project group is impressively effective and the results of the project work have absolutely exceeded our expectations!”
Jürgen Gäbelein is the first mayor of the municipality of Redwitz a. d. Rodach
Study Ambassador
My name is Tobias Leisgang and I am a course ambassador for the Master’s degree program FutureDesign – Innovation.Entrepreneurship.Design. at the Coburg University of Applied Sciences. As an active student, I can answer all your questions directly! So if you want to know what the Master’s program ZukunftsDesign Innovation. Entrepreneurship.
Design, or how the part-time degree program works, just send me an email to: tobias.leisgang@stud.hs-coburg.de
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