M.A. Social Design and Sustainable Innovation
Berlin, Germany
DURATION
4 Semesters
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Aug 2024
TUITION FEES
EUR 790 / per month *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* for citizenship | EU/EEA (incl. Western Balkans, Switzerland, and Ukraine): EUR 790 / month | citizenship | Non-EU/EEA: EUR 5700 / Semester
Introduction
Do you want to create what the world really needs? With the Master in Social Design, you can become a designer for eco-social change and learn to develop innovative design ideas for the social challenges of our time.
The Master's degree in Social Design & Sustainable Innovation challenges the current system and thinks design from the perspective of the social and planetary state of emergency. The goal: the education of a new, radical, revolutionary generation of designers.
You will work with practices such as artistic research, cooperation, co-creation, and other methods of qualitative research. The overall goals are fairness, transparency, and sustainability.
Social design, social campaigning, corporate design in a social context, socially engaged art, digital innovation, social design theory and design practice in the context of visual communication, editorial design, photography, film and web development, and design thinking form the cornerstones of the program. Within these key themes, you will work with collaborative partners from the (creative) industries and other organizations on social innovations, campaigns, and design solutions for a sustainable future. In projects with real-world partners, you will design effective solutions and concrete visions for a better world.
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Admissions
Curriculum
1. Semester
30 ECTS
- Social Design Science + Practices A
- Design Research
- Social Campaigning
- Art, Society + Change
- Marketing and Branding
- Profession and Best Practice I
2. Semester
30 ECTS
- Social Design Science + Practices B
- Sustainable Innovation I
- Sustainable Innovation II
- Social Design Internship
- Sociology and Branding
- Profession and Best Practice II
3. Semester
30 ECTS
- Design Thinking / Research
- Design Thinking / Synthesis and Creation
- Design Thinking / Realisation and Prototyping
- Social Design Manifesto + Portfolio
- Design Practices
- Profession and Best Practice III
4. Semester
30 ECTS
- Master's Thesis + Colloquium
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Think and design socially and innovatively
Social Design & Sustainable Innovation can mean a significant difference in cultural and business organization, leading to more real and digital innovation. The professional skills are derived from mastering the respective design disciplines paired with methodologies of social change that are combined.
Graduates open up traditional and new design professions with an extended and scientifically sound design, thinking, and action approach. They work as art directors, designers, consultants, project managers, web developers, change managers, curators for companies and institutions. The Master of Arts degree prepares students for a doctoral or Ph.D. degree program, which opens the way in particular to academic careers in teaching and research.