Aalto University’s School of Arts, Design and Architecture offers art and design education in Otaniemi, Espoo, with the Collaborative and Industrial Design major available in the Master’s Programme in Design. The school’s design curriculum addresses the role of design in society and combines empathic, critical, strategic, and technical skills with multidisciplinary study.
Coursework can include interaction design, service design, social design, co-design, and product and spatial design, with Furniture Design available as a specialized path within the latter. The curriculum includes joint department studies, compulsory major studies, electives, a Product Development Project, collaboration with Creative Sustainability and International Design Business Management, and a 30-ECTS master’s thesis.
