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Master's Programme in Innovation and Design
fiber_manual_recordEducation level CreditsSecond cycle 120 credits
access_timeTime2 years full-time
location_onStudy locationEskilstuna
This programme will provide you with the skills necessary to work with innovation and design of both products and services. The programme focuses on innovation and design in relation to societal and organisational challenges, users and sustainability.
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Credits
120 credits
Education level
Second cycle
Study pace
Full-time
Study location
Eskilstuna
Start
2026-08-31
Length
2 years
Teaching form
Normal teaching
Tutoring language
English
Application code
MDU-49008
Selection
University credits
Requirements
A completed Bachelor's degree from an institution of higher education of three years or more, equivalent to 180 credits. In addition English course 6 or English level 2 or a TOEFL test result, with a minimum score of 575 with a TWE score of at least 4.5 (PBT) or 90 with a TWE score of at least 20 (iBT) or an IELTS test result with an overall band score of at least 6.5 and no band score below 5.5 or equivalent is required.
Course overview
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Tuition fee
For students outside EU/EEA
Per installment prior to each semester: null SEK
Annual tuition fee: 135000 SEK
Total programme fee: 270000 SEK
Apply autumn semester 2026, Eskilstuna
About The Master's Programme in Innovation and Design
To tackle and solve complex challenges, people with different skills and backgrounds must work together. This programme brings together students with different professional and academic backgrounds to continuously develop their ability to cooperate in interdisciplinary teams throughout their education. Most students in the program have a background in design or innovation, but there are also engineers, social scientists,humanists, economists, and computer scientists. During the programme, you will enhance your academic and professional skills, while gaining in-depth knowledge of innovation and design.
In the programme courses, you are able to develop your ability to work on challenge-driven projects with both local and international organisations. The region has a strong industrial history with several internationally leading companies, which gives you great opportunities to collaborate and build a professional network with companies and the surrounding community. Working with societal challenges ensures that the programme is relevant and gives you valuable experience and connections to the labour market.
You will be supported in formulating your own academic and professional focus to best develop your skills. In several of the courses, you will have the opportunity to develop your own area of expertise, in relation to innovation and design.
The courses have a clear link to the research that is conducted in the Innovation and Product Realisation research domain at MDU and in the MDU-Living Lab.
During the programme, you will have the opportunity to actively participate in the University’s prototype workshops, digital labs, UX labs, in cooperation with MDU’s collaboration platforms with companies and organisations in the region.
The program is based on people with different skills and backgrounds working together on complex challenges, which require active participation in the campus education.
Future and career
After completing your studies, you will have a deeper practical and theoretical understanding of innovation and design, and you will have had the opportunity to develop a professional network in the region.
Thanks to the programme’s breadth and individual depth, you will be well-prepared for leadership in industry and the public sector, both nationally and internationally.
Application and admission
Read more about how and when to apply for the programme.
Programme structure and content
Here you can see how the program’s content is divided into different subjects and which courses you will take each year of the program. If you study full-time, you will take 30 credits (hp) per semester. Some courses within a program may be mandatory, while others may be elective.
This is a preliminary content of the program. Courses and subjects may be subject to change.
Courses within the programme
Courses within year 1
Innovation and Design:
- Challenges in Innovation and Design, 15 credits
- Early Phases of Innovation and Design, 7.5 credits
- Research Methods in Innovation and Design I, 7.5 credits
- Human Centered Design, 7.5 credits
- Research Methods in Innovation and Design II, 7.5 credits
- Project Management in Innovation and Design, 7.5 credits
Innovation Technology:
- Innovation and Creativity Management, 7.5 credits
Courses within year 2
Innovation and Design:
- Project Methodology for Innovation and Design, 15 credits
- Thesis for the degree of Master in Innovation and Design, 30 credits
Innovation Technology:
- Foresight and transformative innovation, 7.5 credits
Information Design:
- Information design and complexity, 7.5 credits
Student interview
Innovation, freedom and industry connections – Kirsi’s journey in Innovation and Design
Kirsi Vansol is studying the Master’s Programme in Innovation and Design. She values the fact that MDU is at the forefront of applied sciences and sustainable innovation, and highlights both the university’s strong ties to industry and the engaged classmates she studies with.