Collaborative and Industrial Design

The Collaborative and Industrial Design study option extends industrial design into interaction design, service and social design, co-design, and other emerging fields where design activities can enhance the quality of the environment and people’s lives. Students learn empathic, critical, strategic, and technical competencies and capabilities needed in design processes, being encouraged to explore novel roles in design and industry. Over the duration of their major studies, students will develop an understanding of design in relation to innovation and contemporary culture, be it local or global, private, or public. They will learn design execution and leadership in multi-disciplinary contexts, shaping change in communities and companies.  Collaborative and Industrial Design is one of the three majors of the Master’s Programme in Design, the others being Fashion and Textile Design and Contemporary Design.  The Design programme collaborates closely with the Master’s programmes in Creative Sustainability and International Design Business Management. All are two-year programmes, whereby students graduate with a Master of Arts degree in Design. Aalto University is globally ranked in the top ten in the field of art and design by QS World University Ranking. The world-class teaching and facilities ensure that, upon graduating from the study option, graduates are able to:Please see the intended learning outcomes of the study option at the Programme page.