Study location	Germany, Berlin
Type	Master, full-time
Nominal duration	4 semesters (120 ECTS)
Study language	English
Awards	MA
Course code	SOCD_0_120_V_BE_0_e

Tuition fee	€5,700 per semester
Application fee	€1,000 one-time

Entry qualification	Undergraduate degree (Bachelor's degree or higher) The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / German. ⠀ Upload your electronic copies during the application process

Language requirements

English Please find our English language requirements here: • Duolingo Certificate 110 points • TOEFL 87 ibt (direct entry) • TOEFL 79 – 86 ibt (with additional agreement) • TOEIC 785 (Listening/Reading 785, Speaking 160, Writing 150) • IELTS (academic) 6.5 average – please see Language Centre guidelines if results differ • CAE (grade A, B, or C) • CPE (grade A, B or C) • Pearson English Test Academic (PTE-A) 59 points • Linguaskill: 176 – 184 (CES) – all four skills required

Other requirements	A relevant portfolio is required. 2-3 creative works with the subject “Why change?” as film, illustration or in another creative way. Motivation letter, CV, Secondary School Certificate, Bachelor’s Certificate and full transcript, Proof of English skills, 2-3 creative works with the subject “Why change?” as film, illustration or in another creative way, Copy of Passport/ID

More information	srh-berlin.de/..aster/social-design-berlin

Overview

Social Design & Sustainable Innovation can mean a significant difference in cultural and business organisation, leading to more real and digital innovation. The professional skills are derived from mastering the respective design disciplines paired with methodologies of social change that are combined.

With the Master in Social Design you can become a designer for eco-social change and learn to develop innovative design ideas for the social challenges of our time.

The Master’s degree in Social Design & Sustainable Innovation challenges the current system and thinks design from the perspective of the social and planetary state of emergency. The goal: the education of a new, radical, revolutionary generation of designers. You will work with practices such as artistic research, cooperation, co-creation and other methods of qualitative research. The overall goals are fairness, transparency and sustainability.

Programme structure

4 SEMESTERS 120 ECTS

1. SEMESTER 30 ECTS

• Social Design Science + Practices A
• Design Research
• Social Campaigning
• Art, Society + Change
• Marketing and Branding
• Profession and Best Practice I

2. SEMESTER 30 ECTS

• Social Design Science + Practices B
• Sustainable Innovation I
• Sustainable Innovation II
• Social Design Internship
• Sociology and Branding
• Profession and Best Practice II

3. SEMESTER 30 ECTS

• Design Thinking / Research
• Design Thinking / Synthesis and Creation
• Design Thinking / Realisation and Prototyping
• Social Design Manifesto + Portfolio
• Design Practices
• Profession and Best Practice III

4. SEMESTER 30 ECTS

• Master’s Thesis + Colloquium

Career opportunities

Graduates take up traditional and new design professions with an extended and scientifically sound design, thinking and action approach.

They work as:

• Art directors
• Designers
• Consultants
• Project Managers
• Web Developers
• Change Managers
• Curators for companies and institutions.

The Master of Arts degree prepares students for a doctoral or PhD degree programme, which opens the way in particular to academic careers in teaching and research.