Description

The Master's in Industrial Design gives you the knowledge, skills and competences to execute product design in a strategic and business context. In the Industrial Design programme, we take our point of departure isn a solid foundation in product design, and we teach you how a design-focused approach to product development can provide value for companies and organisations. 

About the programme 

The Master's in Industrial Design gives you experience with all parts of the design process from product development to business model. You will learn how to integrate product design in a strategic context and how to turn ideas into business. You will create tangible, useful products – and work with materials, technology and design. The combination of engineering knowledge with business understanding, problem solving, analysis, aesthetics, technical knowledge, concept development and project management gives you valuable skills for developing solutions that make life easier and the world better. You will also get the opportunity to collaborate with companies on your projects.  

Educational content  

The Master's in Industrial Design is internationally oriented, and classes are conducted in English with a focus on problem-based project work in groups. You will learn to combine creative design and development processes with knowledge and insight into ergonomics, materials, environment, strategy, design management and economics, among other things. In this programme, you will not only work with specific product types, but also with how design and development processes proceed, and you will learn to create products and solutions that combine a product's functionality, interface, construction and materials with a company's strategy, marketing and productive operation.  
 

Your skills as a graduate  

With a completed Master's in Industrial Design, you will be highly skilled at product design, where the combination of aesthetics, functionality and material selection helps you develop future-proofed products and services – from idea-stage to production and marketing. You will develop a feel for both product design and business aspects and be able to create solutions and products that are innovative, attractive and functional. Your skills within project management and cross-disciplinary collaboration will also strengthen your professional profile.  

Job opportunities 

As an industrial designer, you will be a specialist in design and development, and you will know how to combine skills such as creativity, engineering and teamwork. Over the course of the programme, you will gain industry knowledge, business sense and a large national and international network. You can use this in a wide range of positions that involve working with innovation, design and development, such as design engineer, industrial designer, service designer, concept developer, product developer, product designer, portfolio manager, technical product developer, product manager or R&D project manager. 

Why Study at AAU?

Aalborg University (AAU) is located in Denmark, in Scandinavia. AAU is known for its Problem-Based Learning (PBL) approach, where students work with real-world issues through group projects. We offer bachelor’s, master’s, and exchange programmes across our campuses in Aalborg, Copenhagen, and Esbjerg.

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Admission

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Tuition

There is a tuition fee for all full-time degree students with a citizenship from outside of EU/EAA/Switzerland. Students within an exchange programme are not required to pay tuition.

For Further Information

You will find information about the Danish assessment of foreign qualifications in Guide to diploma recognition