Our institute
Academy of Design and Crafts Münster,
department of the Vocational Education and Training Centre HBZ, associated to the Chamber of Crafts and Skilled Trades (Handwerkskammer) in Münster, North-Rhine Westphalia, Germany

What we do mainly
We offer a general design study as a specialist vocational qualification based on the craftsmanship of our students.

Prerequisite – qualification before entering our design study
All of our students have already worked and learned for at least 2 or 3 years and got an apprenticeship / occupational certificate for example as a joiner, a metal worker, a stonemason, a goldsmith, a dressmaker / tailor, an interior decorator etc.

Our level of education
It is a Design study respectively vocational training leading to certified further profession qualifications. The duration is 3 or 6 semesters. The two qualifications are called Designer and Project Designer in Crafts and Skilled Trades/SMEs ("Gestalter im Handwerk" [3 semesters] and "Projektgestalter" [6 semesters]).

In the German education system the design study for craftsmen is situated besides polytechnical or appliued science design studies. The competences/modules are usually acknowledged for higher education, if our graduates decide to apply for polytechnics or universities. We have been working on establishing a suitable co-operational definition of modules and credits to be realised in the medium term on a national and European level between several design schools.

Fields of work of our graduates
Usually our graduates work in SMEs in different sectors, especially in the Crafts and Skilled Trades sector ("Handwerk"), as freelance or employed designers, interior designers, project managers or specialized craftsmen.

Age of our students
Between 19 and about 27

Fields and subjects of the study
DESIGN – product and graphic design, design & technology, design & communication, design & marketing, design management for SMEs

Context of the Academy
The Academy of Design and Crafts is part of the huge Vocational Training Centre of the Chamber of Crafts and Skilled Trades in Münster called HBZ – "Handwerkskammer Bildungszentrum Münster".

Other activities of the Academy
Besides the educational work we also offer advice/consulting services in the field of design for SMEs.
We have been running research & development and partner projects within nearly all European programmes.

Contact

Director
Constanze Unger e-mail

Projects and Design Transfer
Manfred Heilemann e-mail 

Design Services and Events
Jan Eisermann e-mail

Secretary
Hannah Luetkehermoeller e-mail

Tel.: 0(049)251 705 1452
Fax: 0(049)251 705 1442

 
Hint for e-mail via webmailing
The e-mail addresses work like
forename.surname@hwk-muenster.de