Lighting design methodology, methods and processes – design thinking

At USN we offer short courses at master's level in Architectural Lighting Design. These individual courses, are also offered as Continuing Professional Development (CPD) with certified participation. These professional level architectural lighting courses can be taken without being admitted to a full master's programme. The digital exam for each course offers 5 ECTS credits.

Closing dates: Expired

Study facts

Campus: Kongsberg
Study level: Further education
Progression of study: Part time
Start up: Autumn 2023
Teaching model: Session-based
Credits: 5
Charge: 10.000,-
Closing dates: Expired
Semesters: 1
Teaching Language: English

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Why lighting design methodology?

Are you updated as a designer? Are you efficient, creative and able to communicate well your aesthetic, functional and sustainable light solutions for future stakeholders?

Course content

The course addresses design and design processes as a prerequisite to innovation in lighting design.

The students learn how proper design will meet and manage future challenges. They will be able to handle the uncomfortableness of ambiguity whilst seeking insight. They will learn how to trust the process to generate appropriate ideas and the stamina and courage to test and choose solutions that are new.

Completing the course, the students can navigate through the landscape of design theory, and choose, use, and apply the right perspective, models, approaches, and methods to handle future lightrelated challenges and capture and exploit potential in and outside the core area of lighting design.

Compulsory activity and compulsory attendance

Lectures, demonstrations, practical activities, and project work may have compulsory attendance, and this is stated in the semester plan.

In the case of compulsory attendance, attendance of at least 80% is a condition for being able to sit for the examination, cf. Regulations on studies and examinations at USN § 7-3. If the requirement is not met, this means that the student automatically loses the right to sit for the examination, cf. § 7-1.

Assessments

The compulsory hand-in is graded passed/not passed and must be passed prior to the final exam.

The exam is an oral examination with presentation on screen. The final exam is graded A-E (F).

Schedule for fall 2023

WEEK 1: 24.-25. of August 09:00-16:00 @KRONA

DAY 1: Lectures, seminar/workshop + articles, theories, models
DAY 2: Lectures, seminar/workshop + articles, theories, models + hand out compulsory assignment

WEEK 2: Self-study compulsory

WEEK 3: Self-study compulsory

WEEK 4: 15th of September, 09:00-16:00 @KRONA

Presentation compulsory + hand out exam

WEEK 5: 22nd of September, 09:00-16:00 @Teams

Feedback compulsory + exam

WEEK 6: Exam

WEEK 7: 6th of October, 09:00-16:00 @KRONA

Presentation exam - exam is an oral examination with presentation on screen

Admission requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent education, with an average grade of C or better. In addition, 2 years of relevant professional experience in the field of architecture, design, engineering or similar is required.