Do you want to create what the world really needs? With the Master in Social Design you can become a designer for eco-social change and learn to develop innovative design ideas for the social challenges of our time.
All Facts at a glance
Degree:
Master of Arts (M.A.)
Start:
1 April; 1 October
Model:
full time
Language:
English
ECTS:
120
Info:
Duration:
4 semesters/2 years
Location:
Berlin
Costs:
from €790 per month
Portfolio
2 - 3 creative works on the topic "Why change?" (films, texts, photos, illustrations, etc.)
Learn more about Social Campaigns & Sustainability
The Master's degree in Social Design & Sustainable Innovation challenges the current system and thinks design from the perspective of the social and planetary state of emergency. The goal: the education of a new, radical, revolutionary generation of designers. You will work with practices such as artistic research, cooperation, co-creation and other methods of qualitative research. The overall goals are fairness, transparency and sustainability.
Social design, social campaigning, corporate design in a social context, socially engaged art, digital innovation, social design theory and design practice in the context of visual communication, editorial design, photography, film and web development and design thinking form the cornerstones of the programme. Within these key themes, you will work with collaborative partners from the (creative) industries and other organisations on social innovations, campaigns and design solutions for a sustainable future. In projects with real-world partners, you will design effective solutions and concrete visions for a better world.
Become a Social Designer, Art Director and more
Social Design and Sustainable Innovation can significantly change cultural and business organisations, leading to more authentic and digital innovation. Professional skills are derived from mastering the respective design disciplines paired with combined methodologies of social change.
Graduates take up traditional and new design professions with an extended and scientifically sound design, thinking and action approach.
They work as
- art directors,
- designers,
- consultants,
- project managers,
- web developers,
- change managers, and
- curators for companies and institutions.
The Master of Arts degree also prepares students for a doctoral or PhD degree programme, which opens the way, in particular, to academic careers in teaching and research.
Your modules
In the initial semesters of your Master's programme in Social Design & Sustainable Innovation, you will delve deeply into the fields of social design and design research. You will explore the connections between art, society, and change, as well as learn how to develop impactful social campaigns. Additionally, you will be introduced to marketing and branding strategies.
As you progress through your studies, the focus will shift towards design thinking, covering its various stages: research, synthesis, creation, realisation, and prototyping. Your programme will be complemented by several internships, culminating in your Master's thesis.
We would be happy to provide you with further information, including the complete curriculum.
Projects from the Social Design & Sustainable Innovation degree programme
Design thinking as a method of social innovation
Students are designing a community space in a refugee camp in Lebanon. They are using design thinking processes to design the space in such a way that it has an activating effect and can generate creative and positive impulses.
Strangeness and foreignness | "This is (not) my story."
German and Lebanese students deal with the topic of "foreignness and strangeness" in interdisciplinary workshops and create essays, films, photo series, graphics and installations that reflect the reality of life for refugees in Germany and Lebanon.
Our CORE principle
Apply your skills in real life
Today, soft and social skills are crucial in addition to hard skills and expertise. That's why SRH University's innovative, successful, and award-winning CORE principle promotes independent and active learning so that you can apply your knowledge directly to projects and your future career—for a clear competitive advantage.
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