101 Design Master's Degree Programs

The Master of Architecture (MArch) (RIBA pt II) is a long-established and well-respected course that is prescribed by the Architects Registration Board (ARB) and validated by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) to give exemption from the second stage of professional education. The emphasis of the course is on innovative design work and on developing a caring and critical approach to the study and practice of architecture. The course fosters diversity of choice, interpretation and approach, whether in design projects or more academic research. The former focuses on sophisticated design programmes (informal, technical, professional or urban terms) that demand rigour and self-criticism. The latter focuses on your major dissertation, an extended piece of specialised research into architecture and its historical or theoretical contexts. The course has three main objectives: to develop your design ability through project-based experimentation; to present an evaluation and critique of your coursework within a broad cultural context and in light of technical, economic and legal constraints; to promote the articulate explanation and representation of quality and value in design projects.

Study a Master's in sunny Spain, and earn an official UK Master's degree. This isn't just about designing products. It's about designing futures. Immerse yourself in a programme where creativity meets cutting-edge technology and human empathy. You'll master speculative design, systems thinking, rapid prototyping, and generative AI — using design as a strategic tool to tackle global challenges from climate crisis to technological disruption. Work with international faculty and a vibrant, multicultural community. Graduate with a University of Bedfordshire degree and step into roles as a design strategist, innovation consultant, or creative leader. Shape meaningful change. Design tomorrow.

The Master’s Degree “Designer in Sustainable Innovation” at BESIGN The Sustainable Design School trains a new generation of designers capable of creating global, sustainable solutions with a positive impact on both people and the planet.

We are convinced that broad competence in innovation and design from a holistic perspective is needed to deal with future challenges. In the international Master's programme in Innovation and Design, you acquire specialist theoretical knowledge and practical skills for interacting in a global market. After your studies, you will be competitive in the labour market and prepared for doctoral studies.

New for 2023. The Design Futures programme is designed to enable you to work across all the disciplines and beyond, to build future-shaping knowledge and skills, address the challenges we face, envision and then navigate towards a preferred future through design-led interventions. It will allow you to ask the ‘big questions’ about disruptive innovation, ethics for design, design resilience, shared values, future forecasting and design for safety.

The Master of Architecture (MArch) in Design for Manufacture is a program that focuses on giving students a deep understanding of how to design and produce innovative and sustainable manufacturing solutions. It combines principles of design, engineer…

The Research Master in Design focuses on the research practice specific to design. Through a multidisciplinary approach, it addresses and questions the positioning, questions and strategies of design research. The aim of this master's degree is to train designer-researchers capable of questioning the forms of contemporary life through the project and research in design.

The Master in Design of the University of Aveiro, now renewed (2nd cycle of training), aims to provide students with critical awareness and creative capacity, leading to a competent professional practice of Design.

Computational Design or Facade Design? Select the focus area that best corresponds to your interests, and that you want to utilize to help shape the architecture of the future. State-of-the-art technology is the focus of our four-semester Master’s program in Integrated Design.

The Master's Degree in Design Research is a multidisciplinary space for reflection in action. Using inventive research methods and experimental approaches in design, the master's degree invites you to imagine, design and materialise alternatives capable of addressing the challenges of the present.

Anticipate the future of mobility, showcase your innovative solutions and design a 1:1 scale model in the capital of car design with the Master Course in Transportation Design in Turin

The MDes UIC addresses students who want to be part of an international program influenced by the tradition of the Swiss Graphic Design and the current academic perspective as well as the standards of the Institute Digital Communication Environments of the HGK Basel. Of special interest for students is the opportunity to graduate with an internationally accredited double degree: Master of Design (MDes) from the UIC and its Swiss equivalent, MAS in Graphic Design I, Iconicism and Graphic Design II, Mediality from the HGK Basel.

In a world marked by uncertainty and complexity, design plays a key role, BAU’s Master in Design Research guides students in understanding and questioning the present and encourage them to create transformative proposals with creativity and a critical spirit.

The interdisciplinary study programme for obtaining a professional master's degree in design engineering is based on scientific discovery, the latest technologies and materials creative application in design project solutions to meet user needs, taking into account functional, aesthetic, environmental safety, sustainability and production requirements.

The Specializing Master in Transportation & Automobile Design is a Master in Car Design of the Politecnico di Milano and it is a pathway to excellence for those who seek scientifically rigorous training to meet the professional challenges that automakers’ design departments are offering in this era of far-reaching change and radical innovation in the industry.

Master's Program in Design trains a new generation of designers and strategists who are ready to approach problem-solving by facing consumers' and clients' needs in a design process. The course offers the opportunity to examine different production systems. Participants are constantly stimulated and encouraged to develop their design methodologies, to produce unique design concepts responding to market demands. Throughout the use of contemporary languages and expressions, future scenarios are reached and transformed into innovative design solutions.

The Master of Architectural Design (MArch) program is designed for those who want to deepen their understanding of architecture through practical and studio-based learning. It emphasizes current architectural practices and encourages students to expl…