Design and Media full time
- Degree
- Master of Arts
- Master
- Standard period of study (amount)
- 2 semesters
- Location
- Hannover
- Deadlines
- April 2027 (Germans and inhabitants)
- March 2027 (EU)
- March 2027 (Non-EU)
Overview and admission
Study Type
graduate
Admission semester
Winter Semester only
Area of study
- Industrial Design, Product Design
- Communication Design
Focus
Creativity techniques, Communication, Sociology/Psychology, Marketing/Social Research, Art and Design Discourse, Design Theory, Technology Development, Project and Self-management, Design Law
Target group
Graduates of the eight-semester bachelor's degree courses in Product Design, Fashion, Interior Architecture, Communication Design, Stage/Set Design - Costume, but it is also open to applicants from related Diploma and Bachelor's degrees in design, graduates of seven semester degree courses may also be admitted based on special qualifications.
Admission requirements
a) successful completion of an academic degree in a Design discipline - 240 CP or
b) applicants whose academic degree comprises fewer than 240 credits, if they can provide evidence of creditable achievements (e.g. vocational training, relevant professional experience of at least four months or additional academic studies/training). In addition, the university can agree with the student to make up credits in a learning agreement after the crediting of missing credits. In case of missing CP of max. 30 CP, application can be made if the Bachelor's degree or equivalent is obtained by 31/03 at the latest.
- Applications must include a synopsis, letter of motivation, portfolio of current work, curriculum vitae, if available evidence of language proficiency, practical experience/job references, portfolio of stays abroad and a proposal for the Master's thesis topic.
b) applicants whose academic degree comprises fewer than 240 credits, if they can provide evidence of creditable achievements (e.g. vocational training, relevant professional experience of at least four months or additional academic studies/training). In addition, the university can agree with the student to make up credits in a learning agreement after the crediting of missing credits. In case of missing CP of max. 30 CP, application can be made if the Bachelor's degree or equivalent is obtained by 31/03 at the latest.
- Applications must include a synopsis, letter of motivation, portfolio of current work, curriculum vitae, if available evidence of language proficiency, practical experience/job references, portfolio of stays abroad and a proposal for the Master's thesis topic.
Lecture period
Winter semester 2026/2027: 23.09.2026 - 31.01.2027
Application deadlines
Winter semester (2026/2027)
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
01.01.2027 - 15.03.2027
Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
01.01.2027 - 15.03.2027
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
01.03.2027 - 19.04.2027
Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
Expired (Universitywide deadline)
As per letter of acceptance
Tuition fees
Languages of instruction
Main language
German