Admissions

We are very pleased to announce the opening of our admissions process for the next generation of students.

After a very fulfilling two-year collaboration with The Danish Design School, CIID will be continuing the Interaction Design Programme independently. At this point in time we are still in the process of accrediting the programme and securing funding for the next academic year and therefore, there are still aspects of the programme to be confirmed.

In view of this, we are inviting applications and will conduct interviews for the academic year starting in October 2010.

What We Look For
As an education concerned with the broad potential of design and technology, the Interaction Design Programme is looking for a wide diversity of students. We welcome applicants from all over the world and from any background.

You should be curious and creative; enthusiastic about design and working in a cross-disciplinary environment. Whether you’re currently studying or working, you should be interested in the connections between education and interaction design practice. We plan to have a class of 25 students.

Requirements
To apply for the Interaction Design Programme, you must have a prior university or college undergraduate degree (or equivalent experience) and submit an application and other supporting documentation. Qualified applications will be invited for a phone interview, after which we will make our final selections. Detailed application requirements follow:

Degree
Applicants are expected to have a prior college degree (typically a Bachelors) or equivalent experience. Your degree should be noted on your transcript, or you should include a description of your commensurate experience.

Application
You will need to complete the online application form. It includes basic personal information as well as a personal essay and an upload form for your portfolio and CV / résumé.

Personal Essay
The online application form includes a longer essay (approximately 750 words) about your interest in the programme. Please discuss your previous experience and future plans in the context of the interaction design programme. What do you hope to get out of your time in the programme? What can you contribute? Why are you interested in this particular programme?

Portfolio
All applications must include a portfolio of work. This doesn’t necessarily need to consist of design projects, but should demonstrate your experience in your field, whatever form it takes (e.g. programming projects or written work). Be sure to indicate your specific role in the works described. Your portfolio may consist of digital or physical material. Please note: we are unable to return any physical items submitted.

CV / Résumé
Applications should include a CV / résumé. This needs to provide an overview of your educational and work experience, highlighting specific projects, accomplishments, interests, and experience of relevance to the programme.

Letters of Recommendation
Submit letters of recommendation from two people familiar with your academic or professional work. They should discuss your work, strengths, weaknesses, and overall ability. The letter should provide a candid assessment of character, creativity, motivation, capabilities, and suitability for the programme. These letters should be on headed paper and sent directly from the author to the interaction design programme (c/o Alie Rose). This information will be kept confidential.

Transcripts
Submit official transcripts (originals, not photocopies) from all colleges and universities attended. If these are not in English, you must send certified translations in addition to the originals. Transcripts should include documentation of any degrees awarded. If they do not, send a certified copy of your diploma. Do not send the original of your diploma. No documents will be returned.

If your studies are still in progress, any offer of admission will be contingent on their successful completion.

English Proficiency
Candidates should be proficient in written and spoken English. To this end, all application materials must be personally completed by the candidate. Some candidates may be requested to submit additional writing samples as evidence of their English proficiency. Your ability to communicate well will be carefully assessed if you are invited for a phone interview.

Interviews
We will conduct interviews (in English) of promising candidates. Because the programme will be small and in large measure shaped by the students, we feel it is important to get a more personal sense of the applicants than can be gleaned from static materials. All interviews will be conducted over the phone to avoid putting at a disadvantage those students unable to come to Copenhagen for an in-person interview. Following the interviews, offers of admission will be made to selected candidates.

Application Fee
No fees are required to apply for admission. However, a non-refundable deposit may be charged when an applicant accepts a place on the programme.

Tuition Fee and Financial Aid
Students will be required to pay a subsidised tuition fee of up to 12,000 Euro (approx. 90,000dkk). However, financial aid – covering tuition, not living expenses – may be available. Until the funding structure of the programme is confirmed we do not have any further information.

There will be a separate process for financial aid and we will keep all applicants informed with any updates on this matter (we will not have any information before May 2010).

As a policy we are seeking the highest quality applications and financial factors do not influence the admissions process. We will try to support the ideal candidates irrespective of their ability to pay the full tuition fee.

Application Procedure
We will only process completed applications; partial submissions will not be evaluated. Any physical aspects of your application should be sent to the address listed below. Please be sure all items are clearly identified with your name. You may use a delivery or normal postal service and we must have received all items by the deadline. No items will be returned.

Deliverables Checklist
* Completed online application
* Resume: Submit this using the relevant file upload field in the online application form. Ensure that this is in pdf format (Word and other formats not accepted).
* Letters of recommendation (two): These letters should be sent directly from the author to the admissions address below.
* Official transcripts of all college or university work
* Portfolio:
To submit a physical portfolio (print, prototypes, DVD, etc) use the admission address below.
To submit a digital portfolio: Create a zip archive of your digital portfolio file. Make sure the archive is no bigger then 7MB. Please use standard formats (pdf, swf, ppt, jpg) that do not require the use of any specific software packages. Submit this using the relevant file upload field in the online application.
Alternatively, you may submit a URL for your online portfolio using the relevant field of the online application form.

Admissions email:
info@ciid.dk

Admissions address:
Interaction Design Programme
C/O Alie Rose
The Danish Design School / CIID
Strandboulevarden 47b
DK-2100 Copenhagen
DENMARK

Schedule
Application Deadline
Monday, May 3rd, 2010

Interviews
Interviews will probably take place throughout May. We will contact qualified candidates individually to schedule these phone interviews.

Acceptance
We will notify individual students of their acceptance into the programme throughout the interview process. Final decisions will be made by the end of June 2010. The programme is scheduled to start on October 4th, 2010.

Waiting List
We may decide that there are more qualified applicants than places available. In that case, some applicants may be placed on a waiting list. If accepted applicants do not enroll, applicants from the waiting list will be offered a place.