Our Challenges
We ask questions, engage stakeholders, experiment, prototype solutions.
How might we...
- foster curiosity and experimentation?
- invite, engage, and empower people?
- design for complex adaptive systems?
- leverage emerging technologies?
- evaluate impacts and facilitate transitions?
What you can expect
- Innovative design degree program in a multidisciplinary environment.
- Exploratory and research-driven - dedicated to excellence in design.
- Solving wicked problems: exploring difficult challenges to create new business opportunities.
- Low student-to-teacher ratio of 1:7.
- Outstanding workshops - translating concepts into prototypes.
Specifics for the Master Digital Ideation
- Interdisciplinary Degree Program: The Colleges of Design Film and Art, and Computer Science engage students to collaborate across disciplines, acquiring advanced skills and methodologies from both fields.
- Learning by doing: Students develop and test their innovative ideas for a sustainable future alongside like-minded peers.
- Support for Start-ups: Many students opt to transform their projects into start-ups after graduation. The HSLU’s Smart-up funding program assists them to succeed.
- Research-oriented approach: Ensures that students develop competencies that endure beyond their Master’s program.
- Deliver results with measurable social impact: Graduates become leaders in the development, implementation, and evaluation of the next generation of human-computer interactions.
Expertise
Our lecturers from the School of Computer Science and Information Technology and the School of Design Film and Art support students in the following areas:
- UX Research, Design and Management
- Interaction Design
- Design and Development of Web Applications
- Project Management and Collaboration in Teams
- Game theory and practice, serious games
- Spatial Computing
- Communicating complex information
- Internet of Things
- Machine Learning and AI
Language of Studies
MA programs in Design, Digital Ideation, Service Design and Eco-Social Design are taught in English.
Fields of activity
Digital Ideation graduates operate at the intersection of interaction design, computer science and information technology. They acquire skills in interdisciplinary project collaboration, analysis, and design methods and develop independent creative stances during their studies.
Thanks to their competencies, graduates work in the UX/UI design, computer science and information technology sectors and unlock new professional perspectives in healthcare, energy services, fintech, mobility and urban planning. They create value for industry, public, and cultural clients and the research community. Some join start-up companies or launch their own design agencies.
Registration
The application deadline is March. Late admission is open for exceptional candidates until mid-June.
Contact
Jan-Christoph Zoels – Head, MA Design programs, jan-christoph.zoels@hslu.ch
Gabriele Fackler – Lead, MA Digital Ideation, gabriele.fackler@hslu.ch
Locations
Hochschule Luzern
Design Film Kunst
745 Viscosistadt
Nylsuisseplatz 1
CH-6020 Luzern-Emmenbrücke
Hochschule Luzern
Informatik
Suurstoffi 1
CH-6343 Rotkreuz
Email: admissions.dfk@hslu.ch
