MA New Media Design

Create experiences in medial spaces: installations, set design, play places and more

Stage the world differently!

Our society is becoming more mobile: terms like “space” and “distance” are undergoing a fundamental transformation thanks to digital media. Today, there’s a whole sector of industry devoted to communicating and producing information, brands, and experiences in media spaces.
The University of Europe for Applied Sciences (UE) provides you with the skills to transform communication within virtual and physical spaces into inspiring and lasting experiences. In the New Media Design (before Media Spaces) master’s programme, you’ll learn how to analyse and locate spatial, moving, and non-linear forms of expression and how to apply them to your own spatial concepts. You’ll be in the perfect position to develop complex and advanced design and technological solutions for challenges of a multi-disciplinary nature thanks to the sound media competence you’ll have as a graduate.

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Curriculum
New Media Design

Classify the key phases of complex design processes and measure and plan the time and resources required.

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Key facts MA New Media Design

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Admission Requirements

Here are some things you will require for your application at the UE:

Completed admission form
Transcript & language proficiency
CV & Copy of passport
A portfolio is required

Admission Requirements

Semesters & Credits

2, 3 or 4 semesters
60, 90 or 120 ECTS (Credits)
Choose between the Standard Track (120 ECTS) and the Fast Track (60 or 90 ECTS) study options based on your previous education
Teaching language: English
Classes are typically scheduled between Wednesdays & Saturdays

The programme starts in both the winter and summer terms.

Examination and Study Regulation

MANIFEST:IO, TimeLab symposium sponsored by UE, a two-day event for New Media & Electronic Art. It is founded and curated by two of the programme’s teachers, Harshini Karunaratne and Basel Naouri.

Fees

EU applicants standard: ab € 854 monthly
Non-EU applicants standard: From € 12,000 yearly

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Fees & Financing

The programme at a glance

The New Media Design master’s programme is a project-based degree programme and perfect for students who have completed undergraduate studies at university level in an artistic, design, or media-related subject area. At the UE, you’ll have the unique opportunity to contribute your own personal design skills and background and make something meaningful out of them – whether in communication design, media design, architecture, stage design, design management, or media theory.

The first two semesters consist of interdisciplinary project-based studies, the theory of various media and process-based events, as well as a catalog of compulsory courses. You will work in a team throughout an entire semester on a joint challenge and go through the typical phases of a project, just as you would in your future career: from research, planning, and concept creation to realisation, documentation, and presentation.

The entire 3rd semester is dedicated to your master’s thesis. This module includes the completion of your thesis, which consists of a design-in-practice part and an academic part.

Graduates of the master’s degree programme in New Media Design are able to analyse and locate spatial, moving, and nonlinear forms of expression and then apply the results to create their own space concept. Thanks to solid competence in media, they are able to develop design-based and technically sophisticated solutions for complex, multidisciplinary challenges.

Furthermore, they have excellent knowledge of methods for planning, organising, and production technologies, and the means to successfully realise projects. These can range from installations, set design, play places, and moving 3D images to guidance systems, brand presentations, architecture, and interior design to exhibition and event design, the visualisation of “data spaces”, and the generation of scientific visuals.

Apply now for your New Media Design studies! The application deadlines end shortly before the start of each semester, so you can also start at UE at short notice. However, you can apply up to one year in advance - simply fill out our application form online.

In addition, we require a portfolio for the Master's degree programme, consisting of a selection of your projects. How exactly you present yourself and which work samples you would like to include is your own decision. If you still need help with your portfolio, our regular portfolio workshops are a useful option.

Prepare up to 10 examples works may focus on artistic, conceptual, formal, or technical capabilities. We accept a range of different fields: architecture, visual communication, product design, game design, exhibition-making, interior design, sound design, motion design, event installation, performance. Portfolio submission may also demonstrate basic digital understanding in creative coding as well as analog works e.g.: collage, sculpture and animation. Please include a short descriptive text with each work outlining your process and implementation.

Important: In the application phase, you must have already decided in which of our degree programmes you would like to study. However, please note that you may change programmes at a later time if desired.

More flexible, more interdisciplinary, and more practice-oriented - the new Master's programmes make the University of Europe for Applied Sciences (UE) even more attractive! Students of selected MA programmes at UE have the choice of a Master's degree in 60, 90, or 120 ECTS which gives them full flexibility. Students can apply for one of the three options depending on the education they've already achieved and how many ECTS they've already accumulated in their previous Bachelor's (or Master's) courses. Practical experience will also be taken under consideration.

Basel is one of the best examples of the extent to which you can follow your passion and pass on your knowledge and fascination for space, music and design. After successfully completing his Master's degree in Media Spaces at UE in Berlin, he has now been a lecturer with us himself since 2020. His background is varied, from furniture design to exhibition design, musician and producer of a Jordanian band. His many creative influences make his teaching multi-layered and his experiences and projects have already brought him to the 'Venice Design' and 'Venice Biennale' in 2018.
Basel teaches our Master New Media Design at UE in Berlin. Read and see more of his projects.

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Study in Berlin

Based in Berlin, the New Media Design MA programme combines design, technology and strategy, allowing you to work on projects across multiple platforms, including web, mobile and interactive media. Berlin's tech and media scene gives you the opportunity to work with design agencies and global companies. The city's environment fosters creativity and experimentation, with access to industry events, workshops and networking opportunities. This programme prepares you to be a leader in the world of digital design, focusing on the latest trends and technologies shaping the future of new media.

Industry Collaborations: Building Bridges to Success

Students benefit from the university’s collaborations with a range of leading companies and cultural institutions.

Inspiring Creativity: Student Projects Showcase

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