MADesign MA
| Study location | Hungary, Budapest |
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| Type | Master, full-time |
| Nominal duration | 2 years |
| Study language | English |
| Awards | MA |
| Tuition fee | €12,000 per semester |
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| Application fee | €50 one-time Registration fee is NON-Refundable |
| Entry qualification | Undergraduate diploma (or higher) The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / Hungarian. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. Please note that we can only accept BA diploma certificates which are accredited and equivalent to a Hungarian BA degree. In case you completed you BA studies at a private institution please check if your degree certificate is equivalent according to the Hungarian National Equivalency Office. If you are graduating in the 2024-2025 academic year you must provide us with an official confirmation letter from your university containing the date of your graduation and obtaining your BA degree the latest by May 1st. |
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| Territory requirements | Applications are NOT accepted from the following territories (based on citizenship): Hungary. |
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| Language requirements | English Applicants are not required to present an English language certificate, however a minimum B2, preferably higher-level knowledge of English is necessary. Applicants’ language proficiency will be evaluated and assessed during the admission process and at the entry examination interview. |
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| Other requirements | Specific requirements for Non-EU applicants: Non-EEA citizens
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Overview
The Design MA programme aims to train strategically-minded design professionals. Using a proactive entrepreneurial mindset they will be able to seize opportunities to design and implement projects to shape an inclusive and sustainable world for future generations.
The training includes two specialisations
- The Strategic Product Innovation specialisation focuses on the research and design of human-scale products and related services that reflect cultural and societal needs in a complex way.
- The Smart Mobility specialisation explores responsible solutions to address the mobility challenges of the future through designing a vehicle or transport system.
The ““Triple Bottom Line”” concept, built around the three key areas of “People, Planet, Prosperity”, is a central and defining element of the syllabus. Based on this concept, students focus on developing design projects integrating social, environmental, and economic aspects.
Professional competences
Diverse student teams will work on addressing future challenges in a variety of design assignments in collaboration with market partners, developing a truly expertise-based, experimental, critical, and creative attitude.
The individual diploma project developed throughout the 2-year-long programme provides the opportunity for in-depth research and formulating mature design responses based on the insights. Throughout the process, students can improve their design competencies, character and professional focus under personalised mentoring.
Director of Design Institute: Péter Molnár
Head of Programme: Panni Pais, designer
Career opportunities
Smart Mobility specialisation
- Mobility Design Expert
- Design strategist
- Lead Product Designer
- Design researcher
Strategic Product Innovation specialisation
- Design strategist
- Lead Product Designer
- Design researcher
- Service Designer
You can find more information at the following links:
Do you need help?
If you are an international applicant, feel free to contact Kata Kovács, the coordinator of our intenational programmes, and book an appointment online, so that you can easily discuss your questions about administration.
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