Design & Management Studies
Your talent for creative solutions is in demand: Study Design & Management Studies at UE!
Design & Management Studies, BA
Critical Thinking and Creativity are increasingly among the top skills that organizations seek in young talents*. Learn them here!
The rapid rise of Generative AI is leading to significant but exciting changes in the creative industries. These changes require professionals who have a deep understanding of the creative process, a human-oriented and ethical mindset, empathy for users, and a responsible approach towards forming a more sustainable future.
In the BA Design and Management Studies, we form highly versatile professionals who become the driving force behind creative innovation processes and can combine managerial skills and organizational talent with creativity and design thinking. Future job profiles include positions in Design Management in internal Design- and Marketing Departments, in creative agencies or consultancies, or as Project Managers in commercial and cultural institutions.
Our BA Design & Management Studies programme is therefore one of the most innovative programmes currently offered!
*according to a study by Forrester Research, 2023
Key facts about Design & Management Studies
Start | Language of instruction
- Winter semester: Sep 2024
- Summer semester: Mar 2025
- English
Fees
- EU applicants standard: € 708 monthly
- Non-EU applicants standard: € 12,100 yearly
Credits | Duration | Degree
- 180 ECTS
- 6 semesters
- Bachelor of Arts (BA)
- Examination and Study Regulation
Curriculum
This course consists of six semesters. Find out what will you study by downloading the course’s curriculum.
Design & Management Studies: the degree programme at a glance
The interdisciplinary curriculum of the BA Design & Management programme offers you perspectives in a variety of companies, agencies, and media houses. There are many future-relevant tasks in the areas of design and project management, strategic innovation, marketing, and branding.
Only UE offers you the dynamic interplay of design and management at the Hamburg location, surrounded by numerous agencies, media houses, and innovative companies: this is where creativity meets opportunities.
Career opportunities with a degree in Design & Management Studies
Graduates work in a constantly changing environment that demands the skills they have acquired during their studies. You take on positions in the communication and creative industries, where you deal primarily with strategic and practical tasks. Whether employed or freelancing, you will also work in teams outside the traditional design professions to support companies, organizations and institutions in the planning, development and implementation of communication strategies. Examples of possible fields of activity:
- Design Strategist
- Design Manager
- Design Operations Manager
- Innovation Designer
- Design Strategist for User Experience
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Learn from our Experts
Here you will find further valuable information about our professors and their career.
Christian Meyer zu Ermgassen
Prof. Dr. Gora Jain
Prof. Dr. Angela Lennartz
