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Master
Duration:2 years

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.
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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

n a world with increasingly complex challenges, good design can contribute to positive societal changes. Today's designers therefore work more across disciplines, which requires broad knowledge of society and business, as well as a good understanding of their own professional practice. The goal of this master's degree is to educate candidates who can critically reflect on design practices and who can contribute to defining what design can and should be in the society of the future.

In the Master's in Design, you can choose between two specializations:

  • Interior Architecture
  • Visual Communication Design"
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Study model

This master's degree lasts two academic years, and each academic year is divided into two semesters. Here you can see an overview of compulsory subjects and what opportunities you have for practice, exchange and specialization. We reserve the right to make changes.
120 total ECTS credits
Specialization:
60 ECTS credits
1. semester
2. semester

7.5 ECTS

7.5 ECTS

15 ECTS

7.5 ECTS

Specialization
7.5 ECTS

Specialization
15 ECTS
  • 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.

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Career opportunities

With this Master's degree in Design, you are qualified for a range of exciting jobs in both the private and public sectors. Many designers specializing in interior architecture and visual communication design currently work as:

  • 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

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  • 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.
I have over 20 years of experience as an interior architect and designer, both in agencies and as an independent entrepreneur, and have undertaken many projects for both the public and private sectors.

Campus life

We dare to claim that Kristiania has one of the best student environments in the country. We actively work to ensure that everyone feels they fit in, regardless of their background, and offer a wide range of activities, events, student associations, and social meeting places. In addition, we ensure small class sizes, close follow-up, and interdisciplinary projects, which help to strengthen the sense of community and make everyone feel included.

Any questions?

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