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<div><font size="+3"><b>Cross-Disciplinary Strategies. Applied Studies
in Art, Science, Philosophy, and Global Challenges</b></font><br>
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<div><b>University of Applied Arts Vienna</b><br>
Oskar-Kokoschka-Platz<br>
1010 Vienna<br>
Austria<br>
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<div>The bachelor degree programme Cross-Disciplinary Strategies.
Applied Studies in Art, Science, Philosophy, and Global Challenges
conveys a broad spectrum of artistic and scientific skills, strategies
and principles of artistic and scientific praxis, linked with the
aspiration to promote a critical approach, cooperation skills and
goal-oriented learning not just in individual areas of knowledge, but
also beyond the arts.<br>
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<div>The educational system's approach for this programme represents
an answer to transformation processes that our globalized societies
face today. To be able to deal with complex and global dynamics as
well as differing realities, courses designed to give an overview
offer interdisciplinary knowledge and provide insights into strategies
and methods from a number of areas of knowledge. Basic principles of
art, philosophy, natural sciences, engineering and the humanities are
an integral part of the curriculum in order to familiarize students
with various perspectives and epistemologies. In addition, basic
knowledge regarding the challenges of an increasing fusion of man and
machine will be imparted, with particular focus on the growing
automation that is due to the refinement of artificial intelligence
and progress in the area of genome editing.<br>
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<div>The interdisciplinary approach of the programme aims at
developing future-oriented work methods and the conveyance of new
strategies designed to reach far beyond ordinary educational concepts,
thus opposing the growing specialization and fragmentation of
knowledge. This approach represents a contribution to shaping the
future of our societies: Fragile social fabrics in a quickly changing
world that are confronted with global challenges to an unprecedented
extent are to be addressed: demographic change, migration, the
protection of human rights, social injustices and poverty, climate
change, or redefining human work in the era of robotics and
digitalization.<br>
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<div>Systematic and interdisciplinary courses provide students with
insights into current strategies of relevant technological
developments, into new economies and finances, as well as into
political discourses of contemporary societies. The programme is
supplemented by reflections accompanying the course of studies.
Artistic strategies and practical knowledge are both significant
learning objectives and basic work methods. These goals are conveyed
in modular study units and enhanced through forms of complementary and
collaborative teaching; they include artistic strategies like
abstraction, ambiguity, alienation, destruction or performativity. The
architecture of the study programme offers a new and innovative
learning environment which combines theory and practice. It is
supplemented by practical experience in various studios where students
become familiar with a broad spectrum of media and materials.<br>
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<div>In order to educate professionals who are able to navigate in a
globalized and interconnected world and who possess the necessary
qualifications to handle complex and global dynamics, the study
programme offers new teaching and learning methods and action
strategies. These promote collaboration and teamwork and enable the
planning, creation, implementation, analysis and inspired leading of
dynamic projects-an important contribution to providing critical and
well thought out foundations for meaningful and sustainable decision
processes.<br>
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