Design and Business 

About the Design and Business exchange programme

• Structure and content

  Language:

  The programme is taught in English 

  Curriculum: 

  See the latest curriculum

  As an exchange student, you will enrol in one of our full degree programmes taught in English. You will be joining a class consisting of both international and Danish students. 
  
  You choose an area of specialisation within either design or business. As a result, you get to study the subject area you are most interested in. You will join the first semester (Autumn) or second semester (Spring) on one of the below specialisations. Be aware that we have limited seats and a nomination is no guarantee for admission.

  Branding and Marketing Management

  You learn to develop, plan, implement and evaluate marketing initiatives in a broad sense, both nationally and internationally. In this context, you can identify, analyse and present data, trends and currents in areas related to marketing and branding. 

  Courses autumn semester:

  • Specialty course - Brand theory, strategy and innovation – 5 ECTS
  • Specialty course - Corporate branding – 5 ECTS
  • Specialty course - Consumer behaviour – 5 ECTS

  • Common module 1 - Design and Business Project – 15 ECTS

  Courses spring semester:

  • Common module 2 - Explore the Industry – Conscious Innovation - 15 ECTS
  • Common module - Design and Business project, Sustainable lifestyle business 2030 - 15 ECTS

  Download course descriptions here.

  Read more about the specialty

  Fashion Design 

  Get a profound knowledge of fashion design, collection building and construction/fitting, trends, sociology, idea generation and theory of science that enables you to work with the design process in an experimenting and creative manner. To become admitted into Fashion Design, it is a requisite that you have very good sewing and design skills. 

  Courses autumn semester:

  • Specialty course - Body in motion - 5 ECTS
  • Specialty course - Womens wear 1 - 5 ECTS
  • Specialty course - Womens wear 2 - 5 ECTS
  • Common module 1 - Design and Business Project – 15 ECTS

  Courses spring semester:

  • Common module 2 - Explore the Industry – Conscious Innovation - 15 ECTS
  • Common module - Design and Business project, Sustainable lifestyle business 2030 - 15 ECTS

  Download course descriptions here.

  Read more about the specialty 

  Entrepreneurship & Innovation

  Qualify to work professionally with generating business ideas, projects, and concepts whether you want to establish your own company or work with development in an existing company.

  Courses autumn semester:

  • Specialty course - Calibrate your compass, Egoentrepreneurship - 5 ECTS
  • Specialty course - Ideation and conceptualisation - 5 ECTS
  • Specialty course - Design for change - 5 ECTS
  • Common module 1 - Design and Business Project – 15 ECTS

  Courses spring semester:

  • Common module 2 - Explore the Industry – Conscious Innovation - 15 ECTS
  • Common module - Design and Business project, Sustainable lifestyle business 2030 - 15 ECTS

  Download course descriptions here.

  Read more about the specialty

  Evaluation and exams 

  There will be projects during the semester that you will have to complete, as well as continuous evaluations. 

  Read more about our programmes taught in English

• Enrolment

  VIA Design and Business expects international students who apply to take part of their degree course with us to have completed at least one year of study at their home university.

  When your home university has nominated you for exchange at VIA Design and Business, we will send you further information and a link to our online application system.

  If you are applying for Fashion Design, please be ready to send a portfolio to us showing your previous work when requested by e-mail to do so. Please be aware that seats are very limited for this specialty. The course requires that you have have a certain skillset within sewing, and your portfolio needs to show your own designs and sewn projects.

  If your university does not have a bilateral agreement with our school and you wish to become an exchange student with us, please contact the international coordinators at your home institution and ask them to contact:

  International Coordinator
  Rikke Schmidt
  E: riks@via.dk

  Language requirements

  If English is not your first language, you will need to provide documentation of your English language level. VIA University College requires that you have an English level of B2 or higher (certificate is required), as you must be able to understand spoken English when following courses and be able to write assignments and reports in English.

  As documentation, we accept confirmation of a B2 level from your home institution or one of the following internationally recognised language tests: TOEFL, IELTS or the Cambridge ESOL test.

  For more information see English proficiency requirements

• How to apply

  You must apply through our application system.

  Your home institution must have an inter-institutional agreement with the Department of Storytelling, Design and Business at VIA University College within the department in question in order for you to be able to apply for this exchange programme at VIA.

  If an agreement exists, you will be able to fill in the application form. Please be aware that VIA must receive a nomination from your home institution as well. 

  Go to the application portal to apply now

• Fees and tuition

  Exchange students do not pay tuition fees.

  Per definition, exchange stays are an exchange of one or more students between partner universities and therefore, exchange students do not pay tuition fees.

  If you do not know, if your institution is a partner of VIA, please contact the international office at your home institution. If your institution is not a partner of VIA and you would like us to discuss the possibility of establishing an exchange agreement with your home institution, please contact us at partnerships@via.dk

• Contact

  Contact our Incoming team at incoming@via.dk if you have questions about the exchange programme or how to apply.

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  VIA University College
  Birk Centerpark 5
  DK-7400 Herning 

  T: 87 55 05 00
  E: herning@via.dk 

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