Master of Arts - Design Leadership
- 2 years
- Duration
- 10,938 EUR/year
- Price
- Rolling admission
- Start
- Rolling admission
- Deadline
- Master
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- Hamburg / Germany
- Location
Program description
Design and creativity are essential in the creation of meaningful and sustainable products in our fast-paced environment. Assuming accountability and articulating a vision for the group, users, and other participants in the creative process are hallmarks of a Design Leader. An enthusiastic atmosphere that promotes innovation, involvement, and co-creation is guaranteed by good design leadership.
The University of Europe for Applied Sciences (UE)'s brand-new MA in Design Leadership program will provide you the cutting-edge know-how and abilities to inspire and manage innovative teams as they strive to create better goods, services, and experiences. Get the abilities you need to manage and lead creative teams to advance your solid background in design.
This is where your leadership journey starts.
Start Dates: March and September
Program structure
Semester 1
- Design Narratives: Generative AI
- Design Operations
- Visual Identities
- Entrepreneurial Thinking & Digital Models
- Design Research Methodologies
Semester 2
- Design Narratives: UX / UI / WEB / APP
- Design Project Management
- Design Strategies / Management Case
- Dialogical Communication: Influencer, Social & Co
- Interdisciplinary Elective
Semester 3
- Cultural Studies
- Design Narratives: AR / VR / XR
- Capstone Project
- Thesis Development
- Ethics in Design and Management
Semester 4
- Thesis & Colloquium
Price
Fee for two semesters (1 year) is 10938,00 euro for international students
The tuition fee includes:
- Advanced teaching by faculty with real-world experience
- Personal career planning support from our Career Center colleagues
- Enrollment fee, examination fee, bachelor's or master's thesis fee
- State-of-the-art equipment in the teaching rooms and the technology lending facility (Arsenal)
- Free German or English language courses for enrolled students
- The possibility to individually choose modules from other programs as part of your curriculum
- Access to the Job Teaser online platform, through which UE connects you with practice partners and regional companies
- Use of the UE campus including library, cafeteria, WLAN and other services
Also once you are accepted as a student, you will be asked to pay a reservation fee of € 3,000. The reservation fee is a one-time payment that will sercure your spot and that will be deducted from the total cost of the programme, before you are invoiced for tuition.
For example: If your total programme costs 30,000 € and the reservation fee is paid (3,000 €), you would only be invoiced for the remaining 27,000 € in tuition once you start studying.
Requirements for applicants
Admission to a Master's Degree program in Design Leadership
The following requirements apply for the start of a Master's degree:
- High school/ bachelor diploma and transcript undergraduate degree (Bachelor, MBA or Master) officially translated to English or German;
- Motivation letter (min. 500 words)
Please note: Non-native speakers need a German language diploma with at least level 2 (C1).
English Proficiency requirements are:
- IELTS 5.5 overall
- TOEFL iBT72
- TOEFL ITP (paper based) 543
- Pearson Test of English (Academic) 59
- Pearson Test of English (General) Level 1
- Cambridge English Advanced and Proficiency 160 overall
- Cambridge Exam First (FCE)
- TOEIC Listening/Reading 785, Speaking 160, Writing 150
- PASSWORD 5.5 (no less than 5.0 in each component)
- EF SET (50-minute Test) 51 (only for students applying with an MOI letter)
- Duolingo 90
About the university
The University of Europe for Applied Sciences (UE) located in Germany. There are five campuses - in Iserlohn, Berlin, Hamburg, Potsdam and Hanover.
The University of Europe offers over 60 programs in 6 fields of study.
The UE teaches the future designers and decision-makers in the disciplines of business, sports, media and events, and art and design at our campuses.
In accordance with current practice and the highest international standards, our university encourages the development of skills that are future-focused and interdisciplinary teaching styles.
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