The Master in Arts & Design Management in Creative Organisations is an advanced training course aimed at training professionals who know how to govern the growth dynamics of creative and cultural enterprises, who know how to apply the principles of the design thinking, and build innovative partnerships between the world of the art and design and traditional industrial sectors.

This flexible project-based postgraduate course is open to artists and designers wishing to develop fresh assumptions for their creative practice by means of innovative, practice-based, research-driven approaches to creative enquiry. Informed by a spirit of interdisciplinary experimentation, and underpinned by conceptual understanding, MA Art & Design promotes awareness of the value-informed nature of leading-edge contemporary art and design.   

The Sustainable Art and Design master’s program has been developed to respond to the changing role of the creative professional in society. The program is funded by the European Social Fund (ESF) and the Centre for Economic Development, Transport, and the Environment.

Spanning a range of art and design disciplines, this Master’s is taught by specialist tutors able to develop your practice and take your existing skills to the next level within the areas of advertising design; animation; graphic design; fashion; fine art; illustration; interior design or interior architecture; photography; motion graphics; and interactive design. It prepares you to exhibit or realise your work in a number of professional environments including galleries, museums and public, community, commercial or industry settings.

The M.A. in Art, Design and Media offers a creative environment in which students tailor their curriculum to their unique scholarly and creative interests and apply theory to original research. Students develop a critical understanding of the scholarly implications of creativity in highly digitized culture. There are two options to complete the degree: thesis or art practice thesis.

The Master's Program in Interior Design pursues an innovative human-centered approach: it’s not just about designing a space, but also what it offers to users. Interior Designers must be able to manage both the technical and strategic sides of a project, starting from an accurate analysis, and provide the best solutions in terms of space enhancement and service design. They are asked to create spaces that convey strong feelings, combined with the right selection of furniture, lights, materials, and colors. This original and wide approach encourages several companies to ask IED Master's Program students to work on specific projects to design an effective and meaningful user experience.

Art in the Contemporary World is a taught masters programme that examines contemporary art practices and their contexts. The course offers an opportunity for focused engagement with the varied challenges presented by today’s most ambitious art. It bridges the relationship between theory and practice by creating exciting study options for artists, curators, writers and other practitioners.

Master in Art & Design

The MA Performance Design course at the University of Leeds delves into scenography and performance-making, exploring innovative practices and current research. Students will engage with immersive and...

The MA Performance Design course at the University of Leeds delves into scenography and performance-making, exploring innovative practices and current research. Students will engage with immersive and...

This program aims to create a fresh vision and expression in the diversity of cultural life and change in the social environment. To achieve this, both students and instructors make a continuous effort with self-study. Based on the motivation of each research office, each graduate student makes an annual curriculum plan under discussion with the supervisor. Mid-term, students have an opportunity to present their research and have instructions for further development. Students and their supervisors have opportunities for discussion to deepen the contents of the study.

The master's degree in "Art and Cooperation" is a project-oriented, interdisciplinary degree program and provides differentiated, practice-related knowledge with the aim of sharpening the artistic profile in dealing with a cooperation partner and training students to become active designers in an increasingly networked art field. The graduates develop a mature, independent artistic position and at the same time have profound knowledge of various forms of artistic expression and can apply them in inter-and multidisciplinary contexts. The basis of the course is the individual artistic work, which significantly determines the selection of the cooperation partner as well as the content and form of the cooperation. The students develop and deepen their individual artistic work by dealing with various social, scientific, technical, and artistic-creative contexts (see project areas). In addition, the course imparts application-related skills in the areas of the organization, communication, and mediation of projects as well as the spatial presentation of artistic works. Practical skills in the artistic design and implementation of projects as well as technical skills are also deepened. PROJECT AREAS Cooperations can be located in five project areas (download PDF), which include different areas of knowledge and practice, and each offers different possibilities for the design of cooperations. The project areas serve as an orientation for the conception of cooperations and for the compilation of the individual timetable.

The Film Studies MA at the University of Leeds offers a comprehensive exploration of cinema, combining theoretical and historical perspectives with practical insights into the film industry. This prog...

The Film Studies MA at the University of Leeds offers a comprehensive exploration of cinema, combining theoretical and historical perspectives with practical insights into the film industry. This prog...