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Exhibition Design Studies & Prototyping
During your studies, you will learn the historical and theoretical foundations of exhibition design. You will deepen your knowledge of contemporary scenography as well as spatial design and communication methods. Material and visualisation skills as well as ecological, social and economic approaches form the basis for responsible and sustainable design.
Experience & Multimedia
You will conceive and design interactive, immersive and user-centred exhibition experiences. In doing so, you will develop creative and technical skills to impressively stage content in spaces using images, moving images, sound and light.
Cultural & Commercial Spaces
You will learn to design public and cultural spaces – such as museums or community spaces – in an inclusive and participatory manner, while complying with conservation and legal standards. Commercial spaces such as trade fairs, showrooms or branded spaces are designed taking into account brand-specific and target group-oriented requirements.
Concept & Realisation
Practical projects in cooperation with international and local institutions are a central component of the programme. From the initial idea to experimental approaches and spatial interventions to the realisation of entire exhibitions – interdisciplinary, collaborative and future-oriented.
What specialisations are available?
Interdisciplinary. Individual. International.
The study track Exhibition Design offers you the opportunity to deepen your design expertise and collaborate on interdisciplinary projects with students from Communication and Exhibition Design as well as Interaction, Media and Sound Design. This results in creative and research-oriented projects that combine visual communication, spatial design and digital media in innovative ways.
In the 4th semester, you will complete your Master’s thesis, including your own design piece – flexibly, independently of location and with a practical focus. This allows you to develop an individual portfolio project that showcases your personal creative signature and strengthens your career opportunities.
Graduates work as exhibition, trade fair or shop designers, design strategists or researchers in design and architecture firms, museums, cultural institutions and public institutions, or at universities and research institutions.
Study mode, self-study and attendance
Study mode
The Exhibition Design course is organised in a work-friendly manner which means that lessons take place from Wednesday to Saturday. The classes have a strong workshop character.
During the semester, classes take place from Wednesday to Saturday between 8:15 and 18:00. You can therefore combine the course with a part-time job.
There are no plans for e-learning modules at present.
Attendance
Essentially, FH JOANNEUM requires attendance during all classes. You may be excused if you present a doctor’s certificate to show that you were ill. Students require a minimum 80% attendance level. Absence due to professional reasons can be discussed on an individual basis and approved, where required. Ultimately, it is the head of degree programme who decides on the consequences of any absences or exceptions to the compulsory attendance requirement.
