Overview

The MA in Product Design at ESAD - College of Arts and Design is for students who wish to build their expertise, specialist knowledge and employability for real world product design challenges. Students will develop an advanced understanding of design practice, learn research methodologies, explore new product opportunities and emerging technologies to enhance their work and stimulate personal design identity and ambition.

What you'll learn

This course program responds to current professional design practices, a pluralistic approach combining academic activities with partners in business and industry, to reinforce research, new design applications and emerging technologies.

This transcends from organised curricular activities to creating opportunities for students engaging in our integrated internship program and other career opportunities: Amorim Top Series, CEIIA – Centre de Engenharia e Desenvolvimento de Produto, CITEVE, Induflex, Kinder Surprise/Ferrero, Sonae Indústria/Surforma, Guimarães e Rosa, Simoldes Plastics Division, Mesa Cerâmica, Limalha, Hamilton Conte, Pixartidea, TMG Group, Fenabel, Boa Safra, OpoLab, Precious Plastic Portugal.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Contextual Studies
Product Project
Product Design Lab
Advanced Virtual Models
Product Engineering
Product Design Practice

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-10-01 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

Credits

120 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Senhora da Hora, Portugal

Disciplines

Industrial Design

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

Holders of a Bachelor's Degree or its legal equivalent in the areas of Design, Multimedia, Arts, Architecture and Engineering, with a final average above 12 (out of 20) or
Holders of a foreign higher academic degree awarded after the completion of the 1st course of studies in the areas of Design, multimedia, arts, architecture and engineering, organized in line with the principles of the Bologna process by an acceding State, with a final average above 12 (out of 20) or
Holders a foreign higher academic degree in the areas of Design, Multimedia, Arts, Architecture and Engineering which is recognized as meeting the objectives of the Bachelor's degree by the ESAD's Scientific and Technical Council
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Proof of vaccination
Original of your valid passport
Original of your bachelor degree
2 photographs

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

5160 EUR / year

≈ 5160 EUR / year
EU/EEA Applies to you

Applies to you

EU/EEA Nationals

5160 EUR / year

≈ 5160 EUR / year

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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