Overview

Students of the Design course from Institut Polytechnique de Paris can experience workshops and theoretical courses aiming at building a personal research practice in any discipline of design (industrial design, graphic design architecture, human-computer interaction, etc.)

The programme aims to:

Train students with design/engineering background towards the development of practice-based scientific research skills;

Train students to the specificities of design as a research discipline : epistemology, methods, concepts;

Develop a research project that can be published or presented in a scientific conference, preparing therefore students to a research career.

Students can choose between a variety of specializations:

Master Year 1

Research in Design

Master Year 2

Research in Design

Career opportunities

The Master programme opens to a wide range of carreers in

research and in design, amongst which:

PhD in Design in any research institution

Teaching position in art & Design schools

Research engineer in lab

R&D position in private companies

Personal design and art practice

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Forms and tools: thinking about techniques and associated imaginaries

History(ies) of design and project theories

Worshop (collective research) - Modeling

Worshop (collective research) - Representation

Worshop (collective research) - User-centered design

Documentary research

Building a digital logbook

Learning to code for design

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-28 00:00:00

More details

1st session: January 8th

2nd session: March 26th

3rd session*: May 28th

*Note: Some programmes may not be open for the 3rd session.

Language

Partially taught in English, Partially taught in French

Credits

120 ECTS

1 year - 60 ECTS

2 years - 60 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Palaiseau, France

Disciplines

Design View 17 other Masters in Design in France

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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

Completion of a Bachelor degree (or equivalent) or the first year of a Master's program (M1) in Design (all domains), architecture, engineering or any related domain. The course is open to a wide range of profiles, but candidates must be able to demonstrate intensive experience of projects.

Language prerequisites: English. French is an asset.

Applications can be submitted exclusively online. You will need to provide the following documents:

Transcript

Two academic references (added online directly

by your referees)

CV/resume

Statement of purpose

A protfolio with past design realisations (to be provided on request)

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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

4317 EUR / year

≈ 4317 EUR / year
EU/EEA Applies to you

Applies to you

EU/EEA Nationals

254 EUR / year

≈ 254 EUR / year

Additional Details

This is a tuition fee range, which varies depending on the chosen programme and track. Visit the programme page on their website for full details.

Living costs

Palaiseau

France

640 - 950 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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Scholarships Information

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