MEDes - Master of European Design
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Quotas and restrictions:
Annually 2-6 bachelor's students from the Department of Design are selected for the MEDes exchange programme.
Application process:
An applicant must be a first year bachelor student in the Department of Design. The application deadline is by the end of February. An info session about MEDes exchange programme and the application process for the 1-year bachelor students of the Department of Design will be arranged in January.
Applicants should have a good command of some of the languages of the programme, in particular English. Selection is based on the motivation letters that are mailed to the study coordinator by the deadline. The application process includes an interview if there are more applicants than study places. The Head of the MEDes exchange programme at Aalto ARTS is responsible for the selection procedure, process and protocol.
Acceptance to the MEDes exchange programme concerns both BA and MA studies. Accepted students do not need to apply again for the MEDes MA Studies. However, the student is required to complete the BA degree first before commencing the MA studies.
Content and structure of the minor
Code: ARTS3080 (BA), ARTS3081 (MA)
Extent: 60 ECTS in BA (exchange studies in one partner school) and 60 ECTS in MA (exchange studies in another partner school), total 120 ECTS
Language: English, Swedish, German, French, Italian and Portuguese
Target group: BA students in the Department of Design
The Master of European Design (MEDes) is an exchange study programme offered by a network of seven leading design schools in Europe. MEDes in Finland is a minor studies programme for the students of the Department of Design that spans over the entire study time (BA+MA).
During the five years of studies (BA+MA), a MEDes student lives and studies in three different schools and countries. In the first and second year, students study at their home institution. The third year of Bachelor’s studies is the first exchange year abroad, which result in a Bachelor’s thesis prepared at the partner institution, and in close contact with the examiners for the Bachelor’s thesis at the home institution. The second exchange year abroad is the first year of the Master’s studies. After the two years abroad, the students return to their home institution in the fifth year, to reflect upon and to synthesise the diverse experiences, and to work on their final Master’s Thesis. One of the MEDes programme’s rules is that the studies must end in the same university where the studies commenced.
MEDes offers to its students means to gain insight into different design approaches, ability to adapt to various systems whilst remaining critical and testing one’s own thoughts, mindset and methods in multifaceted working environments. Spending altogether two years abroad during the Bachelor’s studies and Master’s studies whilst studying in three different educational systems helps to build confidence, curiosity and extended language competencies, including developing professional and social competence.
An important part of the MEDes initiative and activities involves the network itself. MEDes students, professors, coordinators and alumni get together once a year for an annual workshop in one of the participating schools. MEDes provides students both a professional and social network which develops over the study years.
Structure of the minor
In Aalto University the MEDes programme is available as an extended minor. This means that the extent of the minor is 60 ECTS in both Bachelor’s and Master’s degree, 120 ECTS in total. In the Bachelor’s degree, the MEDes studies 60 ECTS are counted as MEDes minor and elective studies and also in student’s major studies according to the student’s PSP (Personal Study Plan). In the Master’s degree, MEDes studies 60 ECTS are again counted as MEDes minor and elective studies and also in advanced major studies according to the student’s PSP.
During their stay abroad, students follow the curriculum of the particular partner universities. Students will follow a learning agreement, which is based on the personal study planning discussions and is approved by the corresponding institutions.
MEDes – Master of European Design; 60 ECTS in BA (exchange studies in one partner school) and 60 ECTS in MA (exchange studies in another partner school). Partner schools are:
- GSA The Glasgow School of Art, Department of Product Design, Glasgow, UK
- LES ATELIERS Ècole nationale supérieure de creation industrielle ENSCI, Paris, France
- POLIMI Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy
- KISD Köln International School of Design, Cologne, Germany
- KONSTFACK University College of Arts, Crafts and Design, Stockholm, Sweden
- AVEIRO University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
Master of European Design – The best school is not one school.
Previous curricula
Basic information of the minor
Code: ARTS3080 ARTS3081
Extent: 120 ECTS
Curriculum: 2022–2024
Level: Bachelor
Language of learning: English
Theme: Art and design knowledge building
Teacher in charge: Peter McGrory
Administrative contact: Meri Arnala
Organising department: -
Target group: ARTS students
Prerequisites: Please see application procedure, quotas and restrictions.
Quotas and restrictions: Annually 2-6 bachelor's students from the Department of Design are selected for the MEDes exchange programme.
Application process: An applicant must be a first year bachelor student in the Department of Design. The application deadline is by the end of January. The info session (about MEDes exchange programme and the application) will be arranged for the 1-year bachelor students of the Department of Design in January. Applicants should have a good command of some of the languages of the programme, in particular English. Selection is based on the motivation letters that are mailed to the study coordinator by the deadline. The application process includes an interview if there are more applicants than study places. The Head of the MEDes exchange programme at Aalto ARTS is responsible for the selection procedure, process and protocol. Acceptance to the MEDes exchange programme concerns both BA and MA studies. Accepted students do not need to apply again for the MEDes MA Studies. However, the student is required to complete the BA degree first before commencing the MA studies.
Code: ARTS3080 (BA), ARTS3081 (MA)
Extent: 60 ECTS in BA (exchange studies in one partner school) and 60 ECTS in MA (exchange studies in another partner school), total 120 ECTS
Language: English, Swedish, German, French, Italian and Portuguese
Target group: BA students in the Department of Design
The Master of European Design (MEDes) is an exchange study programme offered by a network of seven leading design schools in Europe. MEDes in Finland is a minor studies programme for the students of the Department of Design that spans over the entire study time (BA+MA).
During the five years of studies (BA+MA), a MEDes student lives and studies in three different schools and countries. In the first and second year, students study at their home institution. The third year of Bachelor’s studies is the first exchange year abroad, which result in a Bachelor’s thesis prepared at the partner institution, and in close contact with the examiners for the Bachelor’s thesis at the home institution. The second exchange year abroad is the first year of the Master’s studies. After the two years abroad, the students return to their home institution in the fifth year, to reflect upon and to synthesise the diverse experiences, and to work on their final Master’s Thesis. One of the MEDes programme’s rules is that the studies must end in the same university where the studies commenced.
MEDes offers to its students means to gain insight into different design approaches, ability to adapt to various systems whilst remaining critical and testing one’s own thoughts, mindset and methods in multifaceted working environments. Spending altogether two years abroad during the Bachelor’s studies and Master’s studies whilst studying in three different educational systems helps to build confidence, curiosity and extended language competencies, including developing professional and social competence.
An important part of the MEDes initiative and activities involves the network itself. MEDes students, professors, coordinators and alumni get together once a year for an annual workshop in one of the participating schools. MEDes provides students both a professional and social network which develops over the study years.
Structure of the minor
In Aalto University the MEDes programme is available as an extended minor. This means that the extent of the minor is 60 ECTS in both Bachelor’s and Master’s degree, 120 ECTS in total. In the Bachelor’s degree, the MEDes studies 60 ECTS are counted as MEDes minor and elective studies and also in student’s major studies according to the student’s PSP (Personal Study Plan). In the Master’s degree, MEDes studies 60 ECTS are again counted as MEDes minor and elective studies and also in advanced major studies according to the student’s PSP.
During their stay abroad, students follow the curriculum of the particular partner universities. Students will follow a learning agreement, which is based on the personal study planning discussions and is approved by the corresponding institutions.
MEDes – Master of European Design; 60 ECTS in BA (exchange studies in one partner school) and 60 ECTS in MA (exchange studies in another partner school). Partner schools are:
- GSA The Glasgow School of Art, Department of Product Design, Glasgow, UK
- LES ATELIERS Ècole nationale supérieure de creation industrielle ENSCI, Paris, France
- POLIMI Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy
- KISD Köln International School of Design, Cologne, Germany
- KONSTFACK University College of Arts, Crafts and Design, Stockholm, Sweden
- AVEIRO University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
Basic information of the minor
Code: ARTS3080 (BA), ARTS3081 (MA)
Extent: 60 ECTS in BA (in one partner school) and 60 ECTS in MA (in another partner school), total 120 ECTS
Language: English, Swedish, German, French, Italian and Portuguese
Teacher in charge in Aalto ARTS: Programme Head Peter McGrory
Administrative contact in Aalto ARTS: Study Coordinator Naoko Nakagawa
Target group: BA students in the Department of Design
Application procedure: An applicant must be a first year bachelor student in the Department of Design. The application deadline is by the end of January. The info session (about MEDes exchange programme and the application) will be arranged for the 1-year bachelor students of the Department of Design by mid-January.
Applicants should have a good command of some of the languages of the programme, in particular English. Selection is based on the motivation letters that are mailed to the study coordinator by the deadline. The application process includes an interview if there are more applicants than study places. The Head of the MEDes exchange programme at Aalto ARTS is responsible for the selection procedure, process and protocol.
Acceptance to the MEDes exchange programme concerns both BA and MA studies. Accepted students do not need to apply again for the MEDes MA Studies. However, the student is required to complete the BA degree first before commencing the MA studies.
Quotas and restrictions: Annually 2-6 bachelor’s students from the Department of Design are selected for the MEDes exchange programme.
Prerequisites: Please see application procedure, quotas and restrictions.
Content and structure of the minor
The Master of European Design (MEDes) is a study programme offered by a network of seven leading design schools in Europe. MEDes in Finland is a minor studies programme for the students of the Department of Design that spans over the entire study time (BA+MA).
During the five years of studies (BA+MA), a MEDes student lives and studies in three different schools and countries. In the first and second year, students study at their home institution. The third year of Bachelor’s studies is the first exchange year abroad, which result in a Bachelor’s thesis prepared at the partner institution, and in close contact with the examiners for the Bachelor’s thesis at the home institution. The second exchange year abroad is the first year of the Master’s studies. After the two years abroad, the students return to their home institution in the fifth year, to reflect upon and to synthesise the diverse experiences, and to work on their final Master’s Thesis. One of the MEDes programme’s rules is that the studies must end in the same university where the studies commenced.
MEDes offers to its students means to gain insight into different design approaches, ability to adapt to various systems whilst remaining critical and testing one’s own thoughts, mindset and methods in multifaceted working environments. Spending altogether two years abroad during both the Bachelor’s studies and Master’s studies whilst studying in three different educational systems helps to build confidence, curiosity and extended language competencies, including developing professional and social competence.
An important part of the MEDes initiative and activities involves the network itself. MEDes students, professors, coordinators and alumni get together once a year for an annual workshop in one of the participating schools. MEDes provides students both a professional and social network which develops over the study years.
Structure of the minor
In Aalto University the MEDes programme is available as an extended minor. This means that the extent of the minor is 60 ECTS in both Bachelor’s and Master’s degree, 120 ECTS in total. In the Bachelor’s degree the MEDes studies are considered as minor studies and elective studies (total max. 40 ECTS) and also in student’s major studies (20 ECTS) according to the student’s PSP (Personal Study Plan). In the Master’s degree MEDes studies are again considered as elective studies (30 ECTS) and in advanced major studies (the remaining 30 ECTS) according to the student’s PSP.
During their stay abroad, students follow the curriculum of the particular partner universities. Students will follow a learning agreement, which is based on the personal study planning discussions and is approved by the corresponding institutions.
MEDes – Master of European Design; 60 ECTS in Bachelor’s studies at one of the following partner universities and 60 ECTS in Master’s studies at another partner university of this list.
- GSA The Glasgow School of Art, Department of Product Design, Glasgow, UK
- LES ATELIERS Ècole nationale supérieure de creation industrielle ENSCI, Paris, France
- POLIMI Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy
- KISD Köln International School of Design, Cologne, Germany
- KONSTFACK University College of Arts, Crafts and Design, Stockholm, Sweden
- AVEIRO University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
Basic information of the minor
Code: ARTS3080 (BA), ARTS3081 (MA)
Extent: 60 ECTS in BA and 60 ECTS in MA, total 120 ECTS
Language: English, Swedish, German, French, Italian and Portuguese
Teacher/professor in charge: senior lecturer Peter McGrory
Administrative contact: study coordinator Naoko Nakagawa
Target group: BA student at the Department of Design
Application procedure: The applicants must be first year bachelor students (in very specific cases also second year students can be considered). Application deadline is by the end of January and the application material should include a study transcript and a letter of motivation and a mini-portfolio if possible (it is understood that students after only 4 months of studies are not able to present a wide portfolio).
Applicants should have a good command of some of the languages of the programme. Application process includes an interview. The head of the program has responsibility of the selection procedure.
The acceptance to the MEDes programme concerns both BA and MA studies. The students do not have to apply again in the MA level. However, the student is not allowed to start the MA studies until the BA degree is completed.
Coordinator of the minor at Aalto ARTS: Naoko Nakagawa
Quotas and restrictions: Annually 2-6 Bachelor’s student from the Department of Design are selected to the programme.
Prerequisites: Please see application procedure and quotas and restrictions.
Content and structure of the minor
The Master of European Design (MEDes) is a study programme offered by a network of seven leading European design schools. MEDes in Finland is a minor studies programme for the students of the Department of Design that spans over the whole study time.
During the five years of studies, MEDes student lives and studies in three different schools and countries. In the first and second year, students study at their home institution. The third year of Bachelor’s studies is the first exchange year abroad, which results in a Bachelor’s thesis prepared at the partner institution, and in close contact with the examiners for the Bachelor’s degree at the home institution. The second year abroad is the first year of the Master’s degree. After the two years abroad, the students return to their home institution in the fifth year to reflect upon and to synthesise the diverse experiences and to work on their final Master’s project and/or thesis. One of the MEDes program’s rules is that the studies must end in the same university they started.
MEDes offers to its students means to gain insight into different design approaches, ability to adapt to various systems whilst remaining critical and testing own thoughts and methods in these multifaceted working environments. Spending altogether two years abroad during the Bachelor’s studies and Master’s studies and studying in three different educational systems helps to build confidence, language competencies are extended and professional and social skills are improved.
Important part of the MEDes activities is the network itself. MEDes students, professors, coordinators and alumni gather together once a year for an annual workshop in one of the participating schools. MEDes gives students both professional and social network which carries over the study years.
Structure of the minor
In Aalto university MEDes programme is available as an extended minor. This means that the extent of the minor is 60 ECTS in both Bachelor’s and Master’s degree, 120 ECTS in total. In Bachelor’s degree the MEDes studies are placed as minor studies and elective studies (total max. 40 ECTS) and also in student’s major studies (20 ECTS) according to student’s PSP (Personal Study Plan). In Master’s degree MEDes studies are placed as elective studies (30 ECTS) and in advanced major studies (the rest 30 ECTS) according to student’s PSP.
During their stay abroad, the students follow the curriculum of the particular partner universities. Students will follow a learning agreement which is based on the personal study planning discussions, and approved by both of the institutions.
MEDes – Master of European Design; 60 ECTS in bachelor’s studies and 60 ECTS in master’s studies at one of the following partner universities
- GSA The Glasgow School of Art, Department of Product Design, Glasgow, UK
- LES ATELIERS Ècole nationale supérieure de creation industrielle ENSCI, Paris, France
- POLIMI Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy
- KISD Köln International School of Design, Cologne, Germany
- KONSTFACK University College of Arts, Crafts and Design, Stockholm, Sweden
- AVEIRO University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
Basic information of the minor
Code: ARTS3080 (BA), ARTS3081 (MA)
Extent: 60 ECTS in BA and 60 ECTS in MA, total 120 ECTS
Language: English, Swedish, German, French, Italian and Portugese
Teacher/professor in charge: Professor Peter McGrory
Administrative contact: Study Coordinator Aila Laakso
Target group: BA students at the Department of Design
Application procedure: The applicants must be first year bachelor students (in very specific cases also second year students can be considered). Application deadline is by the end of November 2017 and the application material should include a study transcript and a letter of motivation and a mini-portfolio if possible (it is understood that students after only 4 months of studies are not able to present a wide portfolio).
Applicants should have a good command of some of the languages of the programme. Application process includes an interview. The head of the program has responsibility of the selection procedure.
The acceptance to the MEDes programme concerns both BA and MA studies. The students do not have to apply again in the MA level. However, the student is not allowed to start the MA studies until the BA degree is completed.
Coordinator of the minor at Aalto ARTS: Aila Laakso
Quotas and restrictions: Annually 2-6 Bachelor’s student from the Department of Design are selected to the programme.
Prerequisites: Please see application procedure and quotas and restrictions.
Content and structure of the minor
The Master of European Design (MEDes) is a study programme offered by a network of seven leading European design schools. MEDes in Finland is a minor studies programme for the students of the Department of Design that spans over the whole study time.
During the five years of studies (three years of Bachelor’s studies and two years of Master’s studies), MEDes student lives and studies in three different schools and countries. In the first and second year, students study at their home institution. The third year of Bachelor’s studies is the first exchange year abroad, which results in a Bachelor’s thesis prepared at the partner institution, and in close contact with the examiners for the Bachelor’s degree at the home institution. The second year abroad is the first year of the Master’s degree. After the two years abroad, the students return to their home institution in the fifth year to reflect upon and to synthesise the diverse experiences and to work on their final Master’s project and/or thesis. One of the MEDes program’s rules is that the studies must end in the same university they started.
MEDes offers to its students means to gain insight into different design approaches, ability to adapt to various systems whilst remaining critical and testing own thoughts and methods in these multifaceted working environments. Spending altogether two years abroad during the Bachelor’s studies and Master’s studies and studying in three different educational systems helps to build confidence, language competencies are extended and professional and social skills are improved.
Important part of the MEDes activities is the network itself. MEDes students, professors, coordinators and alumni gather together once a year for an annual workshop in one of the participating schools. MEDes gives students both professional and social network which carries over the study years.
Structure of the minor
In Aalto University MEDes programme is available as an extended minor. This means that the extent of the minor is 60 ECTS in both Bachelor’s and Master’s degree, 120 ECTS in total. In Bachelor’s degree the MEDes studies are placed as minor studies and elective studies (total max. 40 ECTS) and also in student’s major studies (20 ECTS) according to student’s PSP (Personal study plan). In Master’s degree MEDes studies are placed as elective studies (30 ECTS) and in advanced major studies (the rest 30 ECTS) according to student’s PSP.
During their stay abroad, the students follow the curriculum of the particular partner universities. Students will follow a learning agreement which is based on the personal study planning discussions, and approved by both of the institutions.
MEDes – Master of European Design; 60 ECTS in bachelor’s studies and 60 ECTS in master’s studies at one of the following partner universities
- GSA The Glasgow School of Art, Department of Product Design, Glasgow, UK
- LES ATELIERS École nationale supérieure de creation industrielle, Paris, France
- POLIMI Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy
- KISD Köln International School of Design, Cologne, Germany
- KONSTFACK Univeristy College of Arts, Crafts and Design, Stockholm, Sweden
- AVEIRO University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal