Product Design – Design in Complexity

To apply for this programme you must have:

• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent, including at least 80 ECTS within the field of design. This may include product design, industrial design, service design, interaction design, furniture and interior design, design-oriented anthropology, universal design, inclusive design, medical / health design, game design, material culture and experimentation, or consumption and consumer behaviour.
• An average grade of at least C (according to the ECTS grading scale) on your bachelor's degree.
• A portfolio consisting of documented design works related to products, systems or services  and a letter of motivation. The portfolio must demonstrate skills of visualisation and form development in a creative design process, the ability to define and analyse a design problem, general competence in using design methodology and design thinking, and the ability to demonstrate different holistic design solutions to a problem.
• Proof of your English proficiency (at least a grade of 4 from Norwegian high school, or equivalent).

More about admission to master's programmes.

You apply via Søknadsweb, where you fill in your details and upload all the required documents.

There are different application deadlines based on which country you apply from:

• 1 November: for applicants from countries outside of the European Union / the European Economic Area (EEA) / Switzerland (1 November is the deadline for submitting a portfolio and a letter of motivation)
• 1 March: ordinary admission for applicants from the European Union, the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland. 
• 5-15 March: period for submitting portfolio and letter of motivation for applicants from the European Union, the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland

For students from the EU/EEA/EFTA the only cost of this programme is the semester fee (student.oslomet.no) of approximately NOK 1,000, which you pay each semester of the programme. For these students there are no tuition fees.

For students from countries outside the EU/EEA/EFTA there are tuition fees in addition to the semester fee (student.oslomet.no).

Please note that if you are a new OsloMet student with your background from outside of OsloMet, you must attend a mandatory course in Health, Security and Environment (HSE) the week before the ordinary start of the first semester. This gives you access to the workshops. 

The course is held at the Department of Product Design at Kjeller Campus.

Design has an essential role in the shift towards sustainable societies. Challenges include increased populations, digitalisation of professional, social and private life.

These societal challenges demand professional designers that can comprehend and visualise the big picture, define scopes for work, and develop pragmatic solutions in relation to different strategic levels.

You therefore will do research and develop design solutions in micro and macro perspectives.

Programme description (student.oslomet.no)

This programme is organised with learning activities in a two-year full-time study in an international environment with students from across the world.

You will get a variation of

• lectures
• project work
• self evaluation
• group work
• self study
• workshops
• cooperation with businesses
• ICT learning
• guest lectures

During the second and third semester, you can go on an exchange to a variety of countries.

You can find information about exchange on our student website

After completing this master's degree, you are qualified to work with design in a range of different fields.

Product designers are sought after for a wide range of positions both in the public and private sector nationally and internationally. Establishing a business, or progressing to PhD studies are also alternatives after graduation.

The courses in the programme are set to make you work with products and/or services in a user oriented, convincing and professional way.