Master in Social Design (M.A.) draft

Program Overview

The Master's in Social Design program empowers students to address social and environmental challenges through design. It emphasizes collaboration, co-creation, and qualitative research methods to develop innovative solutions. The program covers topics such as social design, sustainable innovation, and design thinking, preparing graduates for careers in fields such as social design, art direction, and project management.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

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Objectives:

• Educate a new generation of designers to address social and planetary challenges.
• Foster collaboration, co-creation, and qualitative research methods.
• Promote fairness, transparency, and sustainability in design practices.

Program Description:

The Master's program in Social Design & Sustainable Innovation challenges traditional design perspectives and emphasizes the social and environmental impact of design. Students engage in artistic research, cooperation, co-creation, and qualitative research methods to develop innovative design solutions for social issues. The program covers topics such as social design, social campaigning, corporate design in a social context, socially engaged art, digital innovation, social design theory, and design practice in visual communication, editorial design, photography, film, web development, and design thinking.

Outline:

Semester 1:

• Social Design Science + Practices A
• Design Research
• Social Campaigning
• Art, Society + Change
• Marketing and Branding
• Profession and Best Practice I

Semester 2:

• Social Design Science + Practices B
• Sustainable Innovation I
• Sustainable Innovation II
• Social Design Internship
• Sociology and Branding
• Profession and Best Practice II

Semester 3:

• Design Thinking / Research
• Design Thinking / Synthesis and Creation
• Design Thinking / Realisation and Prototyping
• Social Design Manifesto + Portfolio
• Design Practices
• Profession and Best Practice III

Semester 4:

Teaching:

• Emphasizes artistic research, cooperation, co-creation, and qualitative research methods.
• Involves collaboration with industry and creative economy partners.
• Features a team of experienced professors and assistant lecturers.

Careers:

Graduates can pursue careers as:

• Social Designers
• Art Directors
• Designers
• Consultants
• Project Managers
• Web Developers
• Change Managers
• Curators

Tuition Fees and Payment Information:

As a state-recognised, private university, SRH Berlin University of Applied Sciences is financed by tuition fees. This revenue goes towards equipping our campus, providing services for our students, and quality assurance. In this way we ensure that you receive the best possible education under optimal study conditions. Tuition feescitizenship | EU/EEA (incl. Switzerland, Western Balkans and Ukraine): EUR 790 / monthcitizenship | Non-EU/EEA: EUR 5700 / semesterThe monthly/semester tuition fees remain the same for the entire duration of the study programme. An additional enrolment fee of EUR 750 (EU/EEA) / EUR 1000 (non-EU/EEA) is to be paid once. More information about our fees.