Course General Description

The master’s programme in Applied Arts and Design focuses on materials and doing in an open, international and contemporary environment. Starting points are the concepts of material, body and space. The approach is based on understanding the world through our senses, which is reflected in your work. The programme examines questions that move between the local and the global, between art, craft and design. Applied Arts and Design has three departmental orientations but works as one programme. Regardless of the orientation, you will work in an independent and experimental way with materials, techniques, form, content and function. In the unique academic environment, in Dals Långed, 170 kilometers north of Gothenburg, you will have access to individual workplaces and to well-equipped workshops, computers and software. The workshops, equipment and accessibility will empower you to work wholeheartedly within your field of work. Supervision is also provided in written and advanced theory related to your ongoing work.

School General Description

The University of Gothenburg meets societal challenges with diverse knowledge. 38 000 students and 6 000 employees make the University a large and inspiring place to work and study, with a continuous flow of new knowledge and ideas. Strong research and attractive study programmes attract scientists and students from all around the world. The University of Gothenburg is environmentally certified and works actively for sustainable development. With new knowledge and new perspectives, the University of Gothenburg contributes to a better future.