DMI Seminars/Education - Degree Programs

Degree Programs

Institutions offering graduate and undergraduate programs in design management:

MA
MBA
MPS
BA
Certificate

Birmingham City University (UK)

MA Design Management

The Master’s in Design Management attracts designers with an interest in developing their business and management skills, and non-designers with an interest in working within design. Many of our students are established designers and come from a range of disciplines including architecture, interiors, product, jewellery, fashion, graphics and media or design related business/marketing. This industry leading course offers four pathways: Professional Practice, Sustainable Design Policy, Service Design and Entrepreneurship & Innovation. The program can be studied either full time, or, via flexible learning whilst continuing in full time practice.

http://www.bcu.ac.uk/biad/courses/design-management-ma

Brunel University (UK)

Master of Design, Strategy and Innovation

http://www.brunel.ac.uk/about/acad/sed/sedcourse/pg/design/destrat/

MA Design Branding and Strategy

http://www.brunel.ac.uk/about/acad/sed/sedcourse/pg/design/desbrand/

Bocconi University (Italy)

Master in Fashion, Experience, and Design Management

http://www.sdabocconi.it/en/mba_and_master/mafed/

De Montfort University (UK)

Master of Design Innovation (MA/MSc/PGDip/PGCert)

http://www.dmu.ac.uk/Subjects/Db/coursePage2.php?courseID=2002

ESAG Penninghen & EPITA (France)

Master in Management Science, Specialized in Strategy & Design

For more information contact Brigitte Borja de Mozota at bborjade@u-paris 10.fr

European Business School London, part of Regent's College (UK)

MA Luxury Brand Management

http://www.ebslondon.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/ma_luxury_brands_management.aspx

Europeo di design in Barcelona (Spain)

Master of Design Management

http://www.iedmaster.it/en/schools/schedamaster.aspx?cmscatid=13&cmscontid=344&cmslangid=en

Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC) (Brazil)

Master Program in Design and Graphic Expression

www.posdesign.ufsc.br

The first Brazilian Strictu Sensu Master Program in Design (MA in Design and Graphic Expression), was approved in June 2006 by CAPES, and takes place in a Public Institution of Higher Education, Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), in the Expression and Communication Centre (CCE), with the Department of Graphic Expression. UFSC's Master in Design and Graphic Expression program general objective are the promotion and creation of knowledge for teaching and research, contributing to the process of renewal of competencies for professional practice in design.

Holon Institute of Technology (Israel)

Master of Integrated Design

http://www.hit.ac.il/web/eng/default.asp

INHOLLAND University/INHOLLAND Graduate School (Netherlands)

Master of Design Management (MDM)

http://www.INHOLLAND.nl

Illinois Institute of Technology (US)

The Master of Design Degree (MDes)

http://www.id.iit.edu/319/

Lancaster University (UK)

MA Design: Management and Policy

http://www.lancs.ac.uk/fass/lica/postgraduate/DMAP/

Miami International University of Art and Design (USA)

Master of Arts, Design and Media Management

http://www.artinstitutes.edu/leader/

The MA program in Design and Media Management at MIU was designed by creatives for creatives. This unique program was designed for the professionals who wish to manage creative teams and processes. The program is a synthesis of design, marketing, management, strategy, ethics, entrepreneurship and leadership. The coursework is framed in the real world of creative professionals with convenient weekend courses and connected classroom technology. It is designed for the candidate who desires to earn an advanced degree without putting their careers on hold. Based in Miami, the program also extends the classroom experience to The Art Institute of Tampa and The Art Institute of Jacksonville, branches of Miami International University of Art & Design, through advanced video technology—giving professionals the convenience they need and the diverse classroom community they want.

Northumbria University (UK)

MA Design Management

http://www.northumbria.ac.uk/sd/academic/scd/study/pgdesign/desmanag/

Northwestern University (US)

Master of Product Development

http://www.mpd.northwestern.edu/

Ontario Collegeof Art & Design (Canada)

Master of Design in Strategic Foresight and Innovation

http://www.ocad.ca/programs/graduate_studies.htm

Pratt Institute (US)

Masters of Professional Studies (MPS) in Design Management

The goal of this program is to prepare design professionals for the management of their own professional practice as well as to assume a leadership role in corporate environments. Because this is a program designed for the working professional, classes are held for twelve hours every other weekend, coupled with a full week at the beginning, middle and the very end of the two-year DMP. For more information, visit http://www.pratt.edu/design_management

Ravensbourne

MDes Design Management

http://www.rave.ac.uk/2011/04/06/mdes-design-management/

Staffordshire University (UK)

Master of Design Management

http://www.staffs.ac.uk/courses_and_study/courses/design-management-tcm429504.jsp

TU Delft (The Netherlands)

Master of Science Strategic Product Design

http://www.tudelft.nl/live/pagina.jsp?id=b4609d2c-d99e-4cc3-8ab9-8baf31633c0a&lang=en

The University College for the Creative Arts (UK)

MA Innovation & Brand Management

http://www.ucreative.ac.uk/index.cfm?articleid=9222

University of Kansas (US)

MA Design Management

The MA program in Design Management at KU explores in depth the role of design in business as an important integrative, interdisciplinary arena of work. The curriculum couples a rigorous, practical understanding of business with design’s natural capacity for handling diverse inputs, creative problem solving, and human-centered understanding. The program seeks both full-time and part-time students. It is developed for prospective students who already hold a baccalaureate degree and who are seeking specialized study in this management discipline. Program applicants should have at least two years of full-time professional work experience in design or in a design-related field.

http://www.sadp.ku.edu/design/management/

University of Salford (UK)

MSc/PgDip Design Management

http://www.salford.ac.uk/course-finder/course/1338

MA International Business & Management for Designers

http://www.salford.ac.uk/course-finder/course/1343

University of the Arts London

MA / Postgraduate Diploma in Design Management

http://www.lcc.arts.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/ma_diploma_designmanagement.htm

MBA

California College of the Arts (US)

MBA in Design Strategy

http://www.cca.edu/designmba

MBA/MFA Dual Design Degree

http://www.cca.edu/academics/graduate/design/dualdesign

Domus Academy (Italy)

MBA

http://www.domusacademy.it/master/business%20design/8

Illinois Institute of Technology (US)

Master of Design/Master of Business Administration (MDes/MBA)

A dual degree Master of Design/Master of Business Administration (MDes/MBA), offered in conjunction with the IIT Stuart Graduate School of Business (SGSB).

www.id.iit.edu/grad/mdes+mba.html

MIP, the Business School of the Politecnico di Milano (Italy)

MBA—Design Management Stream

The MIP School of Management is proud to announce its newest stream of their International MBA program: The Design Management stream. In collaboration with the Made in Lab center of excellence and the DMI, we have developed a program that takes advantage of Milan’s fame of being the world’s design capital and the MIP school of Management’s ability to merge management, innovation and design allowing students to learn from businessmen, professionals, and scholars while developing the necessary skills to become leading design managers of the future. The program, through its innovative structure and scope, aims to offer its students the right mix of theory and practice to develop and build the appropriate skills and capabilities to successfully manage design driven innovation.

http://www.mip.polimi.it/go/Home/English/Executive-Education/Made-in-Lab/MBA-Design-Management-Stream

Zollverein School of Management and Design

Fulltime MBA

The Zollverein School is unique. It is neither a pure business school, nor a dedicated design school, but an institute that seeks to combine the two disciplines with a view to creating new impetus for corporate management. The program targets all young managers working in companies where design in its many facets is largely responsible for the company’s competitive edge.

www.zollverein-school.de

MPS

School of Visual Arts (US)

Masters of Professional Studies in Branding

http://branding.sva.edu/

The Shintaro Akatsu School of Design
University of Bridgeport (US)

Masters of Professional Studies in Design Management

The Master of Professional Studies in Design Management degree at the Shintaro Akatsu School of Design (SASD) is a two-year intensive program for design professionals of all disciplines. Classes are held at the scenic shoreline SASD campus in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The business courses are specifically tailored to real-world issues facing designers, and each course is taught by leading design management professionals. The team-based assignments, which culminate with a thesis project, focus on practical and actionable problem solving, preparing students to immediately utilize the information and skills they obtain. Design Managers who graduate from SASD leave with the core skills and tools to solve the most pressing issues of our time, from matters of sustainability to social responsibility to overall profitability.

http://www1bpt.bridgeport.edu/art/mps/

American University of Sharjah (UAE)

BA of Design Management

http://www.aus.edu/arcdes/design_management.php

Brunel University (UK)

BSc Industrial Design
BSc Product Design
BSc Product Design Engineering
BSc Virtual Product Design
BA Industrial Design and Technology

http://www.brunel.ac.uk/about/acad/sed/sedcourse/ug/design/

BSc Multimedia Technology and Design and Broadcast Media (Design and Technology)

http://www.brunel.ac.uk/about/acad/sed/sedcourse/ug/ece/

De Montfort University (UK)

BA of Design Management and Innovation

http://www.dmu.ac.uk/