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The program is organized in four semesters. The first three semesters of the Master’s degree program each focus on a semester theme addressing current social, economic and scientific processes. This semester theme is approached through three key theme seminars taking place over the first three semesters. During the fourth semester, students develop and realize their master’s thesis, applying the acquired interdisciplinary skills to develop and solve, theoretically and methodically, a chosen thesis reflecting current scientific research.
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Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU)
3. Semester
Module 7
Intercultural &
Interdisciplinary Competence
You will examine the differences between disciplines and cultures and reflect on intercultural experience from historical and theoretical perspectives. _
Module 6
Laboratory Projects
You will be given problems to solve within interdisciplinary groups in order to acquire project development and management skills. _
Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA)
1. Semester
2. Semester
Module 8 or 9
Elective I or
Language course IElective I
You may have the opportunity to gain insight into the perspectives and research methods of other disciplines.
Language course I
You will acquire language skills in Spanish, and/or German..
Module 10 or 11
Elective II or
Language course IIElective II
You may have the opportunity to study and gain insight into the perspectives and research methods of other disciplines.
Language course II
You will acquire language skills in Spanish, and/or German.
Module 2
Laboratory Elements
This is the area where you will research collectively. Based on the foundation elements of Gestaltung and research processes (draft, concept, model, etc.), you will gain interdisciplinary project skills and extensive experience of software programs. _
Module 4
Laboratory Experiments
Based on the foundation elements of experimentation and the structure of experimental systems, you will acquire extensive user experience in media technology, design strategy and the methods, structure and evaluation of experiments. _
Key Themes III - Design Strategies
You will acquire expertise in diverse design strategies within the different analyzing them as comparative processes of Gestaltung. _
Key Themes II - Media Technologies
You will acquire expertise in the history and theory of media technologies, including the transfer, processing and conservation of data and objects in order to apply this knowledge in design processes. _
Key Themes I - Spatial Structures
You will acquire expertise in historical description and application of spatial structures within different sciences, synthesizing this knowledge into new spatial structures in different disciplines. _
Module 1
Elements
In this module you will interpret spatial structures, in their historical, theoretical, and material properties, as basic elements of Gestaltung and reflect on their importance as interdisciplinary distributors of knowledge. _
Module 3
Experiments
You will acquire basic knowledge of experimentation and the development of scientific and humanistic experimental systems in the distinct disciplines. _
HU
UBA
4. Semester
Master Thesis 12
The development and realization of your master’s thesis will give you the opportunity to prove, theoretically and practically, your ability to research independently and scientifically a given interdisciplinary theme. _
Module 5
Projects
You will analyze specific interdisciplinary design processes and apply design strategies for the development of innovative projects, bringing together the various elements of Gestaltung and empirical methods. _
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KEY THEMES
Key Theme I: Spatial Structures
You will acquire expertise in historical and theoretical description and application of spatial structures within different sciences, thus synthesizing this knowledge into new spatial structures in different disciplines such as physics and architecture, materials research and design.
Key Theme II: Media Technologies
You will acquire expertise in the history and theory of media technologies, including the transfer, processing and conservation of data and objects and will be able to apply this knowledge in processes of Gestaltung
Key Theme III: Design Strategies
You will acquire expertise in diverse design strategies within the different disciplines and are encouraged to analyze these as comparative processes of Gestaltung. Furthermore, you will realize concrete projects in a special nexus of Gestaltung and interdisciplinary knowledge.
1st SEMESTER
Elements
In this module you will interpret spatial structures, in their historical, theoretical, and material properties, as basic elements of Gestaltung and reflect on their importance as interdisciplinary distributors of knowledge.
Laboratory Elements
The Laboratory is the area where you will research and do project work collectively; focused on a semester theme, you will be able to apply the knowledge acquired in module Elements.
Elective I
You may have the opportunity to study and gain insight into the perspectives and research methods of other disciplines.
Language course I
You will acquire language skills in Spanish, and/or German, taking into account that you will spend the third semester of the program in Berlin.
2nd SEMESTER
Experiments
You will acquire basic knowledge of experimentation and the development of scientific and humanistic experimental systems in the distinct disciplines.
Laboratory Experiments
The Laboratory is the area where you will research and do project work collectively; focused on a semester theme, you will be able to apply the knowledge acquired in the module Experiments
Elective I
You may have the opportunity to study and gain insight into the perspectives and research methods of other disciplines.
Language course I
You will acquire language skills in Spanish, and/or German, taking into account that you will spend the third semester of the program in Berlin.
3rd SEMESTER
Projects
You will analyze specific interdisciplinary design processes and apply design strategies for the development of innovative projects, bringing together the various elements of Gestaltung and empirical methods.
Laboratory Projects
The Laboratory is the area where you will research and do project work collectively; focused on a semester theme, you will be able to apply the knowledge acquired in the module Projects.
Intercultural and Interdisciplinary Competence
You will examine the differences between disciplines and cultures and reflect on intercultural experience from historical and theoretical perspectives. Through the exchange program between Argentina and Germany, you will acquire an understanding of local knowledge as productive inter-culturality.
4th SEMESTER
Master Thesis
The development and realization of your master's thesis will give you the opportunity to prove, theoretically and practically, your ability to research independently and scientifically a given interdisciplinary theme, under the current scientific requirements.
