The main focus in the first semester is on the formulation and further development of the Master's project, on design research questions and the independent acquisition of corresponding skills. Based on the exposé from the entrance examination, the portfolio and the BA thesis, the individual approaches, methods and instruments for the further design process are presented, reflected upon and discussed in the plenary sessions. After the first six weeks at the latest, students decide on at least one, usually two, lecturers who will supervise their Master's project during their studies. Individual meetings are arranged directly with the supervisors for dialogue and feedback. Compared to the Bachelor's programme, the Master's programme involves a much higher proportion of independent study. In the workshops, students deepen their technical skills and abilities in consultation with the workshop leaders and lecturers, experiment with their designs and acquire the skills and soft skills required for their Master's project and profile development. Teaching takes place in the form of plenary sessions and individual discussions or ideally also in the form of teamwork or intensive exchange with fellow students at the HfK.

The focus of the sub-module is on deepening and further elaborating the individual research project on the Master's topic. The aim of the course is to independently question, analyse, reflect on, further develop and independently interpret the instruments and methods of design processes. Collaboration, co-operation and exchange with fellow students in the Masterpool ID are encouraged. The individual design and research approaches, methods and instruments for the further design process are presented and discussed in the plenary sessions. All students decide on at least one, usually two teachers (from practice or theory) who will supervise their Master's project during their studies and meet them regularly for a feedback discussion. In the workshops, students deepen their technical skills and abilities in consultation with the workshop leaders and teachers, experiment with their designs and acquire the skills and soft skills required for their Master's project and profile development.

The focus of the module is on deepening and further elaborating the individual research project on the Master's topic. The aim of the course is to independently question, analyse, reflect on, further develop and independently interpret the instruments and methods of design processes. Collaboration, co-operation and exchange with fellow students in the Masterpool ID are encouraged. The individual design and research approaches, methods and instruments for the further design process are presented and discussed in the plenary sessions. All students decide on at least one, usually two teachers (from practice or theory) who will supervise their Master's project during their studies and meet them regularly for a feedback discussion. In the workshops, students deepen their technical skills and abilities in consultation with the workshop leaders and teachers, experiment with their designs and acquire the skills and soft skills required for their Master's project and profile development.

Der Fokus des Teilmoduls liegt auf der Vertiefung und weiteren Ausarbeitung des individuellen Forschungsvorhabens zum Masterthema. Ziel der Lehrveranstaltung ist es, eigenständig die Instrumente und Methoden von Gestaltungsprozessen zu hinterfragen, zu analysieren, zu reflektieren, weiterzuentwickeln und selbständig zu interpretieren. Zusammenarbeit, Kooperationen und Austausch mit den Kommilitoninnen im Masterpool ID sind dabei erwünscht. In den Plena werden die individuellen Gestaltungs- und Forschungsansätze, Methoden und Instrumente für den weiteren Gestaltungsprozess vorgestellt und diskutiert. Alle Studierenden entscheiden sich für mindestens einen, in der Regel zwei Lehrende (aus Praxis oder Theorie), die ihr Mastervorhaben studienbegleitend betreuen und sie regelmäßig für ein Feed-Back Gespräch treffen. In den Werkstätten vertiefen die Studierenden in Rücksprache mit den Werkstattleiter:innen und Lehrenden ihre handwerklichen Fähigkeiten und Fertigkeiten, experimentieren zu ihren Entwürfen und eignen sich in Hinblick auf ihr Mastervorhaben und ihre Profilbildung benötigte Skills und Softskills an. Ziel der Lehrveranstaltung ist es, eigenständig die Instrumente und Methoden von Gestaltungsprozessen kritisch zu hinterfragen, zu analysieren, zu reflektieren, weiterzuentwickeln und selbständig zu interpretieren.

The Republic of Moldova is a country that has known better times, and its culture and people bear witness to this. It is a unique region of Europe, where a distinct geopolitical history is both a bridge between the European Union and Russia and a cause of social disunity. And it is a country and a society on the periphery of the European continent that is still a blind spot in the collective consciousness of Western Europe. Our destination for a fortnight in June (probably week 22+23 or 23+24) is the capital of the Republic of Moldova, Chisinau.  You will research and prepare individual project ideas relating to the location in advance. You will take photos on site and get feedback in the evening plenary sessions. In addition to these daily image discussions, there will be meetings with local visual designers, artists and students from the local academy. The trip offers the opportunity to get to know a foreign cultural, linguistic and social area that is still unknown in the West together with fellow students, to make international contacts and to experience studying in an informal way. There will be a small travel allowance, details of which will be provided at the beginning of the semester. Back in Bremen, the results are finalised and, if possible, prepared for a collective exhibition. The preparation of a written exposé and the independent organisation of the research and project planning are part of the semester project.

In this seminar, you will learn the basics of the photographic process and how to work with images. You will practise seeing, using different cameras, lenses, light and their influence on the composition of an image as well as editing images and reading, categorising and contextualising them adequately. There will be weekly exercises and homework.

Der Mentor unterstützt die Studierenden individuell in ihrem Studienverlauf bei Fragen der Organisation und Struktur und gibt Tipps zu Lerntechniken. Bedürfnisse, Erfahrungen, Fähigkeiten, aktuelle und zukünftige Herausforderungen, Wünsche und Probleme der Studierenden in Bezug auf das Studium stehen im Vordergrund. In den Treffen wird u.a. die Modulwahl besprochen, der Umgang mit der Selbstlernzeit, Probleme mit CPs, Prüfungen, Ideen für Tätigkeiten nach dem Studium und ggf. an professionelle Anlaufstellen weitergeleitet. Unter Berücksichtigung der Regelstudienzeit sollen die Studierenden das Bestmögliche aus ihrem Studium machen. Auch die frühzeitige Planung, Durchführung und Nachbereitung ihres Auslands- oder Praxissemesters betreuen die Mentoren. Außerdem bietet das Mentoring Programm Unterstützung bei der Selbstorganisation, sowie Orientierung bei der zunehmenden Digitalisierung des Studiums an.