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Faculty Ladislav Sutnar Faculty of Design and Art (FDU)
Study programme Design and Applied Arts (N0212A310010)
Branch of study / Specialization Product Design (N0212A310010S04/4 - 1)
Level of acquired qualification Postgraduate Master
Form of study Full-time
Standard length of study 2 years
Number of ECTS credits 120
Qualification awarded Master of Arts (6)
Access to further studies Doctoral study programme  
Type of completion State Final Exam
Study and Examination Code URL
Faculty coordinator for international students
Sloupová Andrea, PhDr. Mgr. Ph.D.
Email: lsintern@fdu.zcu.cz
Phone: +420 377 636 716
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Key learning outcomes The aim of the study is to develop graduate competencies in the following areas: (a) authorial and custom artwork in the field of product design, resilient and sustainable design and also in the transport of design, overlapping with integrated design, b) reflection of own style framework and its comparison with other authors, c) independent and conscious choice of expressive means of art and applied art for their work with an emphasis on mastering the future development of new technologies, d) flexible management of multidisciplinary projects and language education, increasing the graduate's competitiveness in the labor market.
Specific admission requirements Passing a talent-based entrance examination
Specific provisions for recognition of prior learning Recognition of subjects completed in previous studies at another university in the Czech Republic or abroad is governed by Articles 26 to 33 of the Study and Examination Regulations of the UWB.
Qualification requirements and regulations Graduation, state final examination, presentation and defense of the qualification work.
Profile of the programme academic
Persistence requirements Podmínky pokračování studia se řídí ustanoveními uvedenými v aktuální a platné verzi Studijního a zkušebního řádu Západočeské univerzity v Plzni, nebo aktuálními a platnými vnitřními normami fakulty, které tuto oblast upravují. Obecně lze konstatovat, že v navazujícím magisterském studijním programu se standardní dobou studia 2 roky, je nutno získat minimálně 120 kreditů v předepsané skladbě. Pro absolvování studia a získání titulu MgA., je nutné vypracovat a obhájit diplomovou práci a úspěšně složit státní závěrečnou zkoušku.
Occupational profiles of graduates with examples A graduate of Product Design specialty is able to participate in management of design teams in companies and design studios, design or design offices specializing primarily in a wide range of complex design projects in automotive, design transport, urban design or generally integrated design. He/she is able to solve individual orders by elaborating research, technical drawing, visualization and 3D model and is able to participate in prototype production. Knows the entire product design process and is able to work as a freelance designer. Uses his/her work as an experimental tool to widen and deepen the limits of human knowledge. In the area of communicative competence, he / she is prepared for research, writing technical and technological documentation and exploring the style of his / her own creation, communicating with the client to clarify the problem, and presenting the proposed solutions to the professional and wide public with support in a broader context.
Branch of study / Specialization guarantor Veverka Zdeněk, Doc. MgA. , Korabečný Jan, Mgr. art.
1. year 2. year Undetermined year
Winter Summer Winter Summer Winter Summer
KGI/KPZ9 (6)
KDU/AD9 (11)
Sum of ECTS credits
for compulsory courses 17
Student chooses optional courses so that the number of ECTS credits for optional courses totals: 13.
KDU/AD10 (11)
KGI/KPZ10 (6)
Sum of ECTS credits
for compulsory courses 17
Student chooses optional courses so that the number of ECTS credits for optional courses totals: 13
KTD/VKDUM (4)
KDU/AD11 (17)
Sum of ECTS credits
for compulsory courses 21
From the following group of courses and from the list of optional courses student has to register for sufficient number of courses so that the sum of their ECTS credits is 9
KDU/MGED3 (11)
KAU/MGMD3 (11)
KVU/MGMA3 (11)
KVU/MGSO3 (11)
KDU/MGID3 (11)
KAU/MGFO3 (11)
KVU/MGKR3 (11)
KGI/MGGD3 (11)
KDU/MGFD3 (11)
KAU/MGFT3 (11)
KVU/MGIM3 (11)
KAU/MGMI3 (11)
KGI/MGIL3 (11)
KAU/MGHD3 (11)
KDU/MGDP3 (11)
KVU/MGKS3 (11)
KVU/MGGR3 (11)
KGI/MGKO3 (11)
KGI/MGAP3 (11)
KDU/MGKD3 (11)
KGI/MSZZP (0)
KDU/ADDP (18)
KTD/MSZZO (0)
KTD/MSZZD (0)
UJP/AU6 (5)
Sum of ECTS credits
for compulsory courses 23
Student chooses optional courses so that the number of ECTS credits for optional courses totals: 7
Sum of ECTS credits
for compulsory courses 0
From the following group of courses and from the list of optional courses student has to register for sufficient number of courses so that the sum of their ECTS credits is 30
KTD/BVUIK (4)
KTD/BAVD (4)
KGI/PRX (3)
KTD/APODZ (5)
KTD/BEHOC (3)
KAU/BFOP (4)
KFI/ETU1 (2)
UJP/AU5 (5)
Sum of ECTS credits
for compulsory courses 0
From offered courses student has to register for sufficient number of courses so that the sum of their ECTS credits is 30 , recommended are:
KFI/ETU2 (3)
Total 60 credits Total 60 credits Total 60 credits
Total 120 credits