
Design
A Master's in Design provides you with sought-after skills and a critical, exploratory approach to the field of design, whether you specialize in interior architecture or visual communication design.
Key information
Future-oriented
You gain the skills needed in an increasing number of industries.Specialization
Choose a concentration in interior architecture or visual communication design.Recognized academic environment
Our lecturers have extensive experience in the industry you are training for.
- Master
- PublicSite.Common.Fall 2025
- Full-time
- 120 Points
- Oslo
- 2 years
- English
Learning outcomes
In the Master's in Design, you can choose between two specializations:
- Interior Architecture
- Visual Communication Design"

Study model
- MDE5100Masterprosjekt i design 2
Masterprosjekt i design del 1 og 2 må sees i sammenheng, da masterprosjektet løper over begge emnene. For en generell innledning til masterprosjektet, se emnebeskrivelsen til Masterprosjekt i design del 1.
I emnet Masterprosjekt i design del 2 videreutvikler studenten sitt designfaglige prosjekt, basert på arbeidet nedlagt i emnet Masterprosjekt i design del 1, samt kunnskaper og ferdigheter tilegnet i tidligere emner. Det forventes at studenten er i jevnlig dialog med hovedveileder for å levere utkast og diskutere arbeidet og progresjonen. Emnet avsluttes med innlevering av masterprosjektet.
- FOS5100Formidlingsstrategier
This course teaches outreach strategies and methodology for creating visibility in digital networks through community building and crowdsourcing. It covers how the active use of digital networks can give access to resources that can strengthen the artist’s career and entrepreneurship, productions, IP (Intellectual Property), or co-creation as part of artistic practice.
This methodology of community interaction and co-creation is also used to create dissemination strategies that include traditional media and physical events. These strategies combine all these elements in communication strategies focusing on the artist’s profile, the artwork or research’s core messaging, and the analyzed relevance for the intended community.
One of the outcomes of the course is an outreach plan for the master project, including a strategy for the public presentation of the work and communication of the reflection and results to peers and the general public, tailored for individual projects.
- VAL999MA-7Valgemne
- VAL999MA-7BValgemne
Career opportunities
- Employees in design agencies
- In-house designers in larger companies
- Designers and design consultants in consulting firms
- Employees at interior architecture offices and architecture firms
- Self-employed
With a master's degree, you can also qualify for admission to further PhD studies.
Meet the faculty

How we work
- Kristiania has Norway's largest creative and artistic environment at the university and college level. You will find our students in all creative industries both domestically and internationally.
- Our lecturers often have extensive experience in the industry themselves, and we likely have the country's finest facilities for those who want to pursue a creative education. We know what awaits you in the workforce and will challenge you every day so that you succeed.
- We have a close relationship with our students. We strive for students to have high trust in us and each other, making it easier to challenge themselves and one another. There should be room for a high degree of experimentation, and we encourage students to explore new ways of being creative. We believe in practical work, often interdisciplinary. Therefore, our facilities will be the same as those you will encounter when you enter the workforce.
Learning by doing
- As a Kristiania student, your daily life will be filled with creative exploration, reflection, and practical work. The program combines theory and practice and is based on a critical and investigative approach to the field.
- In the design field, learning often occurs through "thinking with your hands". Therefore, you will have the opportunity to create, test, and reflect alongside fellow students and lecturers in workshops, case assignments, project work, and much more.
- The dynamic between creating and reflecting, asking questions and commenting, can lead to new insights and invites students to challenge established truths.
- You will receive close guidance from professionals and have the opportunity to work on real-world issues in collaboration with actors from the design industry.
Campus life
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