Educational objectives and professional fields

Educational objectives

The focus of the Major in “Transdisciplinary Studies in the Arts” is on transdisciplinarity itself. It enables graduates to develop the profile of their work in an interdisciplinary environment whose medial, discursive and/or social configuration is not already defined. They realize artistic and social events and link theoretical positions with innovative forms of practice in a range of artistic, scientific and/or social contexts. The professional qualification allows them both to generate questions that must be tackled in a transdisciplinary manner and gives them the ability to work on new and unforeseen tasks.

Degree title:
Master of Arts ZHdK in Transdisciplinary Studies in the Arts with a Major in Transdisciplinary Studies in the Arts

Potential areas of employment

The focus of the Major in “Transdisciplinary Studies in the Arts” is on transdisciplinarity itself. It enables graduates to develop the profile of their work in an interdisciplinary environment whose medial, discursive and/or social configuration is not already defined. They realize artistic and social events and link theoretical positions with innovative forms of practice in a range of artistic, scientific and/or social contexts. The professional qualification allows them both to generate questions that must be tackled in a transdisciplinary manner and gives them the ability to work on new and unforeseen tasks.  

ALUMN* Portraits #1

The Master's programme in “Transdisciplinary Studies in the Arts” attracts a diverse range of students, each with their own unique answer to the question, “What do you do?”. The programm has published a brochure entitled ‘ALUMN*Portraits #1’, in which twelve graduates talk about their disciplines of origin, their studies and their professional development. As we read, we immerse ourselves in the fields of design, social work, fine arts, biology, interaction design, theater, music, sound engineering, midwifery, scenography, architecture, and social sciences.

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