Overview

Key features

As a graduate from the Master Design Leadership at Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt, THI you will be qualified to lead creative work in industry and to build up a strong design team. The programme is well situated in the heart of Europe (1h from Munich) and has a strong network within the surrounding German economy – both to top agencies and world leading industry champions.

The teaching concept offers digitalized courses (e.g. inverted classroom) in combination with a lot of practical project studies to enhance the learning progress. Graduates of this programme are in great demand. There is a wide field of application in management and leadership roles in national or international companies and agencies.

Generally the contents focus on:

Digitalization
Internationality
Entrepreneurship
Sustainability

Programme Structure

Courses included:

Advanced Management
Theory and Methods
Creativity Methods in Business
Design Prototyping
Design Leadership Methods
Design Culture Theory and Methods
Master's Thesis

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 18 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-10-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-15 00:00:00

Language

English

Credits

90 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Ingolstadt, Germany

Disciplines

Design Instructional Design Leadership

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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

Proof of Bachelor´s degree in design (sciences), engineering sciences, or a degree in another related discipline at a German university with at least 210 ECTS credit points or an equivalent degree of a foreign university.
Note that all foreign applicants must submit their Bachelor's degree to uni-assist which verifies their eligibility and coverts their grades to the German grade system. Uni-Assist will issue a so called preliminary inspection documentation (VPD) which you have to upload to the application portal (similar to their other documents).
Proof of English proficiency level B2 or higher.

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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

1000 EUR / year

≈ 1000 EUR / year
EU/EEA Applies to you

Applies to you

EU/EEA Nationals

Free

Additional Details

THI charges service fees of 500 euros per semester for students from third countries (outside the EU and the EAA (European Economic Area))

Living costs

Ingolstadt

Germany

730 - 1100 EUR / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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