These are the admission requirements for the Bachelor's in Product Design

You can enroll in the Bachelor's distance learning programme in Product Design at IU International University if you provide us with your A-levels (general higher education entrance qualification), your Fachabitur (higher education entrance qualification) or subject-specific higher education entrance qualification.

Alternatively, you can also enroll without A-levels. Studying without A-levels at IU is possible under the following conditions:

• You have successfully completed an advanced training course, such as a training course to become a certified business economist.
• Or you have completed a vocational training, such as training to become an office clerk. Following your training, you have worked in this profession full-time for at least 3 years. If your training is thematically not related to the distance learning programme in Product Design, you should first complete a trial study before being regularly enrolled.

For this degree programme, you must also successfully pass a design aptitude test in accordance with § 68 (2) ThürHG in order to be admitted. The design aptitude test will take the form of the Basic Portfolio examination. For this, you must complete a subject-specific practical task and document your approach with up to 10 images and a short text. Your motivation for the degree programme in 2-3 sentences concludes the examination performance for your aptitude test.

Study Contents & Modules: This is the Study Schedule in the Bachelor of Product Design

The bachelor's degree program at IU International University is structured in modules. A module typically comprises 5 credits (ECTS) and concludes with an examination performance, such as an exam or a written assignment. This way, you complete your bachelor's degree step by step - and even largely determine when you want to complete which module.

In full-time studies, you could structure your study plan as follows:

• 1st Semester: Design Analysis: Material, Form, Culture, Representation: Basics, Introduction to Material and Manufacturing Techniques, Design Fundamentals: Seeing and Understanding, Introduction to Academic Work, Design Project: Form and Material
• 2nd Semester: Design Techniques, Prototyping and Model Making, Design Processes and Methodologies, CAD and Generative Design, Design Theory, Design Project: Concept and Design Process
• 3rd Semester: Introduction to Sustainable Design, Intercultural and Ethical Competencies, Deepening in Material and Manufacturing Techniques, Collaborative Work, Seminar: Design and Society, Design Project: Eco-Social Design
• 4th Semester: Microelectronics for Product Designers, User Experience, Introduction to User Research, Human-Computer Interaction, Digital Skills, Design Project: Digital Processes and Networking
• 5th Semester: Design in Space, Typography: Applying Font, Project Management, Design Thinking, Elective Module A
• 6th Semester: Elective Module B, Elective Module C, Bachelor Thesis

What's special about IU distance learning: the many opportunities to deepen your studies in interesting elective modules. In the Product Design bachelor program, you choose a total of 3 specialization modules:

Your first specialization module is chosen from these topics: Design for the Digital Era: Generative Design, Design for the Digital Era: Internet of Things, Sustainable Design: Circular Economy, Product Management and Development, Spatial Design: Physical and Virtual Spaces.

Your second specialization module is chosen from these topics: Design for the Digital Era: Industry 4.0, Sustainable Design: Sustainable Design Strategies, Entrepreneurship, Spatial Design: Interior Architecture Context.

Your third specialization module is chosen from these topics: Agile Management, Design for the Digital Era: Generative Design, Design for the Digital Era: Internet of Things, Design for the Digital Era: Industry 4.0, Foreign Languages, Market Research and Consumer Behavior, Sustainable Technologies and Manufacturing Processes, Industry 4.0, Product Development 4.0 and Circular Economy, Product Management and Development, Spatial Design: Interior Architecture Context, Spatial Design: Physical and Virtual Spaces, General Studies, Sustainable Design: Circular Economy, Sustainable Design: Sustainable Design Strategies, Entrepreneurship.

Study Concept: How the Part-Time Study of Product Design at IU Works

The online study program in Product Design at IU International University can be flexibly adapted to your life and daily routine to suit you best. For example, you can choose one of 3 study models: In the full-time study, you need a total of 6 semesters, or 36 months, to complete your bachelor's degree. In part-time study I, you study for 8 semesters until completion. Or you opt for part-time study II and take up to 12 semesters to complete your bachelor's degree.

You will receive study materials from IU with each module enrollment as printed study booklets. All materials are also available to you digitally. The IU Interactive Books are innovative learning scripts enriched with video clips and quiz questions at the end of a lesson. Depending on the module, study materials are supplemented with podcasts, live tutorials, and video content in the form of so-called Shortcasts. You can access the IU Interactive Books via the practical IU Learn app.

In many modules, virtual lectures are also offered, allowing you to interact interactively with your fellow students and lecturers.

Particularly convenient and flexible is the option to take module exams in the form of online exams. You can take an online exam 24/7, 7 days a week - whenever you feel best prepared for the exam, for example in Building Construction. Additionally, we operate around 40 exam centres in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland where you can take your exams in the traditional way.