Interaction Design

Interaction Design

Master degree
12 months
Application deadlines: January
Processing time: 30 days
Application fee: SEK 900
Full-time
Intakes: September
International tuition: SEK 200,000
Domestic tuition: SEK 200,000

Program overview

Interaction design concerns the design of digital artifacts and digitally mediated communication, with a focus on use experience. Interaction design is a rapidly changing discipline, and we maintain the relevance of our education by working with real-world design cases and external clients including local industry partners and cultural and civic organisations. Navigating a shifting design landscape also requires the critical mind-set of a scholar, and we foster reflective design by teaching research skills and involving students in active research projects. University have offered master's degrees in interaction design since 1998, with graduates moving on to positions as designers and strategists in ICT and media industries around the world, as well as to entrepreneurial endeavours

Study options

Study options
This program can be done
On campus

Requirements

Exams:

  • TOEFL PBT
  • TOEFL iBT
  • IELTS
  • PTE
Bachelor's degree or equivalent in subjects relevant to interaction design. Examples of relevant subjects include, but are not limited to: computer science, informatics, information systems, human-computer interaction, new media arts, fine arts, design (industrial, product, graphic, interaction), communication studies, media studies and cognitive science. Approval of the following submitted material: two work samples of previous, relevant work and an individual response to the application assignment. Please see the 'Selection' tab on this page for further information. General eligibility + the equivalent of Swedish higher secondary school English course B. A Bakalavr of at least 4 years meets the general criteria. To document your eligibility, please submit an your final transcript of record and diploma. If your diploma supplement lists all your courses, it can replace the transcript . All pages with text/writing/stamps must be submitted, even back pages. Please note that entries in academic record books (зачетная книжка) cannot be accepted as transcripts of records. Always submit your documents in the original language You must submit your diploma and transcript/Diploma Supplement of completed courses and grades in the original language. You must also provide a translation of your documents – this translation must be completed by an official translator. Accepted languages for translations are Swedish, English, French or German.

Career opportunities

Students enter the programme with different kinds of expertise, from art and design to engineering and social sciences. Upon graduation, you will have built a strong understanding of how your particular skills play a role in interaction design and how they merge with the specialities of your fellow designers. Most alumni move on to positions as interaction designers, user experience specialists or usability architects in the ICT, telecom and media industries. For some, this involves fine-tuning the interfaces and interactions of current products to users' needs; other interaction designers work on concept development for future products and services. Other alumni find their calling in strategic positions where the role of interaction design is considered in relation to market and business development. Some interaction designers can also be found in change agents roles in public organisations and NGOs.

Campus location

Malmo , Sweden