Our Challenges
We ask questions, engage stakeholders, experiment, prototype solutions.
How might we...
- develop visions for a bright and liveable future?
- understand materials as matters of activity?
- design for cultural differences and inclusion?
- make the intersection of theory and practice productive?
- shape a culture of participation?
- prototype policies for resilient communities?
- co-design with machine intelligence?
- educate change agents for our societies?
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 Design
- Prototyping impact: well-equipped facilities foster design exploration and support a comprehensive understanding of circular and adaptive products, materials, and spatialities.
- Expanding the scope of design: excellence in sustainable entrepreneurship with dynamic interdisciplinary and collaborative networking projects.
- Regenerative Design approach: bio-fab-labs focus on researching interventions within the natural limits of our planet.
- Tailored individual coaching with leading professionals to foster self-reflection and personal growth.
- Interdisciplinary setting: a unique environment including three other master programs encourages students to develop strategic personal profiles by enhancing their skills with competencies from related fields.
Expertise
Our lecturers support students in the following areas:
- Communication Design
- Illustration
- Information Design and Visualisation
- Product and Industrial Design
- Spatial Design
- Social Design
- Textiles and Materials
Language of Studies
MA programs in Design, Digital Ideation, Service Design and Eco-Social Design are taught in English.
Fields of activity
Thanks to their competencies in interdisciplinary project collaboration, experimentation methods, and modeling value propositions, graduates are well-equipped to lead design processes at the intersection of high-tech and low-tech.
The skillsets acquired offer new professional perspectives for graduates to create sustainable value for people and society, be it in cooperation with industry, research, culture, and public sectors, or by founding a design agency or company.
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
Isabel Rosa Müggler Zumstein – Lead, MA Design, 24HS, isabelrosa.mueggler@hslu.ch
Daniela Zimmermann – Lead, MA Design, 25FS, daniela.zimmermann@hslu.ch
Location
Hochschule Luzern
Design Film Kunst
745 Viscosistadt
Nylsuisseplatz 1
CH-6020 Luzern-Emmenbrücke
Email: admissions.dfk@hslu.ch
