University College of Southeast Norway
Craft and Design Exchange
- Drammen, Norway
- Porsgrunn, Norway
Course
DURATION
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: This semester programme in craft and design at The University of South-Eastern Norway gives hands-on, materials-based design training. You’ll plan and carry out a design process from idea to finished product, working with handicraft techniques, material exploration, product development, sustainable design. The course helps you develop awareness of your role and responsibilities when using practical craft and materials-based design to foster change and build a sustainable society.
Career Outcomes: You can pursue roles as a craftsperson, product designer, studio maker, educator or sustainability consultant in design organizations. Other paths include artisan entrepreneurship, cultural heritage, material research and community-based design.
This semester programme in craft and design offers you a handicraft- and materials-based approach to design. It offers experience in the planning and implementation of a design process from the first idea to the finished product. It gives you the opportunity to develop an awareness of your role and responsibilities when you apply practical handicrafts and materials-based design as a means of fostering change and the development of a sustainable society.
