Branch Details

Visual Art - Design

Original title in Czech: DesignFaVUAbbreviation: VU-DAcad. year: 2020/2021Specialisation: Graphic Design Studio 1

Programme: Fine Arts

Length of Study: 2 years

Accredited from: 1.12.2015Accredited until: 31.12.2024

Profile

The Design field of study guarantees two studios specializing in graphic design (Studio of Graphic Design 1, Studio of Graphic Design 2) and a studio specializing in product design (Studio of Product Design). The importance of this field of study is essential nowadays. A designer enters the process of designing the output (whatever that may be – a book, a website, a motorcycle, or a sink) much earlier than in the past. The conception of the studies in the Design field of study corresponds to contemporary requirements on the designer to be equipped both with excellent knowledge of available tools (especially of software), to be ready for life-long education, and to be an outstanding personality with a wide knowledge of culture and humanities. Emphasis is put during the course of the studies on the following areas: 1) continuous development of functional literacy in technologies and software essential for practical output in the field. (The Design field of study uses the workshop and intensive course formats which are not embodied in the curriculum on a fixed basis but rather extend the studio course. 2) Development of knowledge in art history, visual culture, and design. 3) Development of skills vital in contemporary design practices, such as independent seeking of tasks and work opportunities, organizational and presentation skills.
The Design field of study emphasizes the link between the school assignments and professional practices. This goal is achieved by cooperation with external subjects (companies, not-for-profit subjects or NGOs), and by the workshops and presentations held by notable designers.

Key learning outcomes

The graduates of the MA program further deepen their competencies within their discipline, emphasizing the crossing of the “craft” aspect of their skills towards autonomous creative achievements characteristic for an original designer.

Occupational profiles of graduates with examples

The graduate of the Design field of study is ideally a strong personality equipped with the potential to succeed in the practices of graphic or product design. She is also competent to professionally succeed in similar disciplines, such as polygraphy, advertising, and media. The studio-based format of training with a high share of tutorials systematically completed with short-term intensive courses and workshops lead by practicing professionals develops the competency in the students to actively seek job opportunities, make independent decisions, and boldly present their projects and achievements.

Guarantor

prof. akad. soch. Jan Ambrůz

Course structure diagram with ECTS credits

1. year of study, winter semester
Abbreviation	Title	L.	Cr.	Com.	Compl.	Hr. range	Op.
ENAR	Entering the Art World	en	3	Compulsory	Cr	P - 13 / C1 - 13	yes
M1GD-Z	Studio Follow-up I - Graphic Design 1 - winter	cs	18	Compulsory	Cr,Ex	P - 39 / S - 195	yes
CPZZ-I	Master's State Examination Seminar 1	cs	2	Compulsory	Cr	S - 26	yes
2U2000-Z	Art after 2000	cs	4	Compulsory	Ex	P - 10 / S - 16	yes
ATGD	Graphic design topics of today	cs	2	Elective	Cr	P - 13 / P - 13 / S - 13 / S - 13	yes
ANUP	Analyzing the Art of Performance	cs	2	Elective	Cr	P - 26 / P - 26	yes
2AINV/M-Z	English Intermediate MA 1 - winter	en	3	Elective	Cr,Ex	S - 52 / S - 52	yes
2UPPV-M-Z	English Upper Intermediate Higher 3 - MA - Winter	en	3	Elective	Cr,Ex	S - 26 / S - 26	yes
2AU-L	The Antropology of Art	cs	3	Elective	Ex	P - 54 / P - 54	no
ACHE20	Architecture of the 20th century	cs	3	Elective	Ex	P - 26 / P - 26	yes
2A1956	Around 1956: the Culture of the Mid Fifties	en	4	Elective	Ex	P - 13 / P - 13 / S - 13 / S - 13	no
ACP-L	Art, Commerce, Power	en	4	Elective	Ex	P - 13 / P - 13 / S - 13 / S - 13	no
2ACT	Artists and Curators in Texts	en	4	Elective	Ex	P - 13 / P - 13 / S - 13 / S - 13	yes
CESTY1	Towards a post-artistic practice 1	cs	2	Elective	Cr	P - 12 / P - 12 / S - 4 / S - 4 / CPR - 4 / CPR - 4	yes
DEDE2-Z	History of Design 2 - winter	cs	3	Elective	Ex	P - 26 / P - 26	yes
FEMS1	Feminist Seminar 1	en	3	Elective	Cr	P - 5 / P - 5 / S - 8 / S - 8	yes
GPTSU	Gallery Management and Market With Contemporary Art	cs	2	Elective	Cr	P - 7 / P - 7 / S - 6 / S - 6	no
GEN	Game Engines	en	3	Elective	Cr	Cp - 24 / Cp - 24	no
2KNM-Z	The Canon Of New media Art. The best of new media art 1	cs	3	Elective	Ex	S - 26 / S - 26	yes
HITECH1	Hi Tech Painting 1	cs	2	Elective	Cr	P - 14 / P - 14 / EX - 6 / EX - 6 / C1 - 6 / C1 - 6	yes
2USIM-I	New Media Art 1	cs	3	Elective	Ex	P - 26 / P - 26	yes
KRIT1	Practical introduction to critical theory 1	cs	2	Elective	Cr	S - 26 / S - 26	no
2PSU	Art Psychology	cs	3	Elective	Cr,Ex	P - 26 / P - 26	yes
RAIM	Radical imagination	en	3	Elective	Cr	P - 13 / P - 13 / S - 13 / S - 13	no
1ZT-Z	Sound Art and Experimental Music	cs	2	Elective	Cr	P - 13 / P - 13 / ST - 13 / ST - 13	yes
VUBAI-Z	Fine Art in Brno Architecture (1948–1989) 1	cs	3	Elective	Ex	P - 13 / P - 13 / S - 13 / S - 13	yes
3DMDG	3D Modeling for Digital Games	en	3	Elective	Cr	Cp - 32 / Cp - 32	yes

1. year of study, summer semester
Abbreviation	Title	L.	Cr.	Com.	Compl.	Hr. range	Op.
M1GD-L	Studio Follow-up I - Graphic Design 1 - summer	cs	18	Compulsory	Cr,Ex	P - 39 / S - 195	yes
CPZZ-II	Master's State Examination seminar 2	cs	2	Compulsory	Cr	S - 26	yes
TU-L	Theory and Art in the 20th Century 1 - summer	cs	3	Compulsory	Ex	P - 26	yes
2AINV/M-L	English Intermediate MA 2 - Summer	en	3	Elective	Cr,Ex	S - 52 / S - 52	yes
2UPPV-M-L	English Upper Intermediate Higher 4 - MA - Summer	en	3	Elective	Cr,Ex	S - 26 / S - 26	yes
ATP3	Applied Technology of Painting 3	en	3	Elective	Cr	P - 8 / P - 8 / L - 18 / L - 18	yes
1ZT-L	Audio Workshop	cs	2	Elective	Cr	CPR - 26 / CPR - 26	yes
CESTY2	Towards a post-artistic practice 2	cs	2	Elective	Cr	P - 12 / P - 12 / S - 4 / S - 4 / CPR - 4 / CPR - 4	yes
DEDE2-L	History of Design 2 - summer	cs	3	Elective	Ex	P - 26 / P - 26	yes
DKPR	Design as a Critical Practice	cs	4	Elective	Cr,Ex	P - 6 / P - 6 / K - 12 / K - 12 / S - 6 / S - 6 / VT - 15 / VT - 15	yes
FEMS2	Feminist Seminar 2	en	3	Elective	Cr	P - 5 / P - 5 / S - 8 / S - 8	yes
INFZD-L	Information Resources for BUT Students	cs	1	Elective	Cr	CPP - 13 / CPP - 13	yes
2KNM-L	The Canon Of New media Art. The best of new media art 2	cs	3	Elective	Ex	S - 26 / S - 26	yes
KLAGRAF	Classical Printmaking: Technology - History - Practice	cs	2	Elective	Cr	P - 16 / P - 16 / C1 - 10 / C1 - 10	no
HITECH2	Hi Tech Painting 2	cs	2	Elective	Cr	K - 6 / K - 6 / C1 - 20 / C1 - 20	yes
MTGI	Mind, Body, Gesture and Idea: Forms of Czechoslovak Art from 1960s to Early 1990s	cs	2	Elective	Cr	P - 13 / P - 13 / S - 13 / S - 13	yes
2USIM-II	New Media Art 2	cs	3	Elective	Ex	P - 26 / P - 26	yes
OK-L	On Curating. Theory and Practice.	cs	2	Elective	Cr	P - 13 / P - 13 / S - 13 / S - 13	no
KRIT2	Practical introduction to critical theory 2	cs	2	Elective	Cr	S - 26 / S - 26	no
PROPR	Nature after nature	cs	2	Elective	Cr	P - 13 / P - 13 / S - 13 / S - 13	yes
SODM	Sound Design and Mastering	en	3	Elective	Cr	K - 13 / K - 13 / CPR - 13 / CPR - 13	yes
STUP	Performance Studies	cs	2	Elective	Cr	P - 26 / P - 26	yes
2SACA-L	Subversive Art, Collusive Art	en	4	Elective	Ex	P - 13 / P - 13 / S - 13 / S - 13	no
TAIF2	The Art of Interpreting Film 2	en	4	Elective	Ex	P - 13 / P - 13 / S - 26 / S - 26	yes
TPTCHP	Traditional printmaking techniques: context – history – praxis	en	3	Elective	Cr	P - 8 / P - 8 / CPR - 10 / CPR - 10 / EX - 8 / EX - 8	yes
UA-L	Art – architecture	cs	3	Elective	Ex	P - 26 / P - 26	yes
2U2000-L	Art after 2000 (seminar)	cs	2	Elective	Cr	S - 13 / S - 13	no
2USP	The Art of Collaboration	cs	3	Elective	Ex	P - 26 / P - 26	no
UMFP	Art in Public Space. The Investor, the Function, Perception	cs	2	Elective	Cr	P - 26 / P - 26	yes
VAMM	Visual Anthropology and Contemporary Art	cs	3	Elective	Ex	P - 13 / P - 13 / S - 13 / S - 13	yes
VUBAII-L	Fine Art in Brno Architecture (1948–1989) 2	cs	3	Elective	Ex	P - 13 / P - 13 / S - 13 / S - 13	yes

2. year of study, winter semester
Abbreviation	Title	L.	Cr.	Com.	Compl.	Hr. range	Op.
M2GD-Z	Studio Follow-up II - Graphic Design 1 - winter	cs	15	Compulsory	Cr	S - 195	yes
SSZZ	Master's State Examination Seminar 3	cs	5	Compulsory	Cr	K - 9 / S - 4	yes
TU-Z	Theory and Art in the 20th Century 2 - winter	cs	3	Compulsory	Ex	P - 26	yes
ATGD	Graphic design topics of today	cs	2	Elective	Cr	P - 13 / P - 13 / S - 13 / S - 13	yes
ANUP	Analyzing the Art of Performance	cs	2	Elective	Cr	P - 26 / P - 26	yes
2AINV/M-Z	English Intermediate MA 1 - winter	en	3	Elective	Cr,Ex	S - 52 / S - 52	yes
2UPPV-M-Z	English Upper Intermediate Higher 3 - MA - Winter	en	3	Elective	Cr,Ex	S - 26 / S - 26	yes
2AU-L	The Antropology of Art	cs	3	Elective	Ex	P - 54 / P - 54	no
ACHE20	Architecture of the 20th century	cs	3	Elective	Ex	P - 26 / P - 26	yes
2A1956	Around 1956: the Culture of the Mid Fifties	en	4	Elective	Ex	P - 13 / P - 13 / S - 13 / S - 13	no
ACP-L	Art, Commerce, Power	en	4	Elective	Ex	P - 13 / P - 13 / S - 13 / S - 13	no
2ACT	Artists and Curators in Texts	en	4	Elective	Ex	P - 13 / P - 13 / S - 13 / S - 13	yes
CESTY1	Towards a post-artistic practice 1	cs	2	Elective	Cr	P - 12 / P - 12 / S - 4 / S - 4 / CPR - 4 / CPR - 4	yes
DEDE2-Z	History of Design 2 - winter	cs	3	Elective	Ex	P - 26 / P - 26	yes
FEMS1	Feminist Seminar 1	en	3	Elective	Cr	P - 5 / P - 5 / S - 8 / S - 8	yes
GPTSU	Gallery Management and Market With Contemporary Art	cs	2	Elective	Cr	P - 7 / P - 7 / S - 6 / S - 6	no
GEN	Game Engines	en	3	Elective	Cr	Cp - 24 / Cp - 24	no
2KNM-Z	The Canon Of New media Art. The best of new media art 1	cs	3	Elective	Ex	S - 26 / S - 26	yes
HITECH1	Hi Tech Painting 1	cs	2	Elective	Cr	P - 14 / P - 14 / EX - 6 / EX - 6 / C1 - 6 / C1 - 6	yes
2USIM-I	New Media Art 1	cs	3	Elective	Ex	P - 26 / P - 26	yes
KRIT1	Practical introduction to critical theory 1	cs	2	Elective	Cr	S - 26 / S - 26	no
2PSU	Art Psychology	cs	3	Elective	Cr,Ex	P - 26 / P - 26	yes
RAIM	Radical imagination	en	3	Elective	Cr	P - 13 / P - 13 / S - 13 / S - 13	no
1ZT-Z	Sound Art and Experimental Music	cs	2	Elective	Cr	P - 13 / P - 13 / ST - 13 / ST - 13	yes
VUBAI-Z	Fine Art in Brno Architecture (1948–1989) 1	cs	3	Elective	Ex	P - 13 / P - 13 / S - 13 / S - 13	yes
3DMDG	3D Modeling for Digital Games	en	3	Elective	Cr	Cp - 32 / Cp - 32	yes

2. year of study, summer semester
Abbreviation	Title	L.	Cr.	Com.	Compl.	Hr. range	Op.
DIPLMGR	Dimploma seminar for graduate students	cs	5	Compulsory	Cr	K - 10 / S - 6	yes
M2GD-L	Studio Follow-up II - Graphic Design 1 - summer	cs	15	Compulsory	Cr	S - 195	yes
SZK-P	Practical Diploma Project (magisterial cycle)	cs, en	0	Compulsory	Cr	- 13	yes
2AINV/M-L	English Intermediate MA 2 - Summer	en	3	Elective	Cr,Ex	S - 52 / S - 52	yes
2UPPV-M-L	English Upper Intermediate Higher 4 - MA - Summer	en	3	Elective	Cr,Ex	S - 26 / S - 26	yes
ATP3	Applied Technology of Painting 3	en	3	Elective	Cr	P - 8 / P - 8 / L - 18 / L - 18	yes
1ZT-L	Audio Workshop	cs	2	Elective	Cr	CPR - 26 / CPR - 26	yes
CESTY2	Towards a post-artistic practice 2	cs	2	Elective	Cr	P - 12 / P - 12 / S - 4 / S - 4 / CPR - 4 / CPR - 4	yes
DEDE2-L	History of Design 2 - summer	cs	3	Elective	Ex	P - 26 / P - 26	yes
DKPR	Design as a Critical Practice	cs	4	Elective	Cr,Ex	P - 6 / P - 6 / K - 12 / K - 12 / S - 6 / S - 6 / VT - 15 / VT - 15	yes
FEMS2	Feminist Seminar 2	en	3	Elective	Cr	P - 5 / P - 5 / S - 8 / S - 8	yes
INFZD-L	Information Resources for BUT Students	cs	1	Elective	Cr	CPP - 13 / CPP - 13	yes
2KNM-L	The Canon Of New media Art. The best of new media art 2	cs	3	Elective	Ex	S - 26 / S - 26	yes
KLAGRAF	Classical Printmaking: Technology - History - Practice	cs	2	Elective	Cr	P - 16 / P - 16 / C1 - 10 / C1 - 10	no
HITECH2	Hi Tech Painting 2	cs	2	Elective	Cr	K - 6 / K - 6 / C1 - 20 / C1 - 20	yes
MTGI	Mind, Body, Gesture and Idea: Forms of Czechoslovak Art from 1960s to Early 1990s	cs	2	Elective	Cr	P - 13 / P - 13 / S - 13 / S - 13	yes
2USIM-II	New Media Art 2	cs	3	Elective	Ex	P - 26 / P - 26	yes
OK-L	On Curating. Theory and Practice.	cs	2	Elective	Cr	P - 13 / P - 13 / S - 13 / S - 13	no
KRIT2	Practical introduction to critical theory 2	cs	2	Elective	Cr	S - 26 / S - 26	no
PROPR	Nature after nature	cs	2	Elective	Cr	P - 13 / P - 13 / S - 13 / S - 13	yes
SODM	Sound Design and Mastering	en	3	Elective	Cr	K - 13 / K - 13 / CPR - 13 / CPR - 13	yes
STUP	Performance Studies	cs	2	Elective	Cr	P - 26 / P - 26	yes
2SACA-L	Subversive Art, Collusive Art	en	4	Elective	Ex	P - 13 / P - 13 / S - 13 / S - 13	no
TAIF2	The Art of Interpreting Film 2	en	4	Elective	Ex	P - 13 / P - 13 / S - 26 / S - 26	yes
TPTCHP	Traditional printmaking techniques: context – history – praxis	en	3	Elective	Cr	P - 8 / P - 8 / CPR - 10 / CPR - 10 / EX - 8 / EX - 8	yes
UA-L	Art – architecture	cs	3	Elective	Ex	P - 26 / P - 26	yes
2U2000-L	Art after 2000 (seminar)	cs	2	Elective	Cr	S - 13 / S - 13	no
2USP	The Art of Collaboration	cs	3	Elective	Ex	P - 26 / P - 26	no
UMFP	Art in Public Space. The Investor, the Function, Perception	cs	2	Elective	Cr	P - 26 / P - 26	yes
VAMM	Visual Anthropology and Contemporary Art	cs	3	Elective	Ex	P - 13 / P - 13 / S - 13 / S - 13	yes
VUBAII-L	Fine Art in Brno Architecture (1948–1989) 2	cs	3	Elective	Ex	P - 13 / P - 13 / S - 13 / S - 13	yes