KEDGE Business School - KEDGE Design School Innovation & Design Thinking

2 possibilities for year 1: one track for non-designer profiles and one track for designer profiles.

• Year 1 at KDS allows any student with a Bachelor's degree to prepare for the second year of the Master of Science (MSc) Strategic Design Thinking in the best possible conditions. This year of study is the synthesis of the teachings of our Design Bachelor.
• The first year of the MSc - "Innovation by Design" track - is a year of training in the fundamental aspects of Management for designer profiles.

Curriculum (courses, subject modules)

1rst year of MSc: LEVELLING UP IN DESIGN

Semester 1 :

FREEHAND DRAWING
3D SURFACING
PAPER & CARDBOARD LAYOUT
VECTOR RENDERING
DESIGN PHILOSOPHY
SUSTAINABLE DESIGN

Semester 2 :

DIGITAL FABRICATION
THE SEMIOTICS OF OBJECTS
DESIGN METHODOLOGIES & PROJECT MANAGEMENT
USER INTERFACE DESIGN
DESIGN PROJECT 1
DESIGN PROJECT 2

1st year MSc: FUNDAMENTALS OF MANAGEMENT IN DESIGN

Semester 1 :

STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
TEAM MANAGEMENT
VISUAL COM & DESIGN
PUBLIC SPEAKING
HARD SKILLS : CORE COURSES IN MANAGEMENT; DIGITAL SKILLS: Excel, Microsoft tools...; IT SKILLS

Semester 2 :

INNOVATION & ENTREPRENEURSHIP
COMPLEXITY MANAGEMENT
ZETETIC & CRITICAL MIND
DESIGN METHODS
PROTOTYPING NEW SERVICES
CORPORATE PROJECT BY DESIGN
3-4 MONTH INTERNSHIP IN FRANCE OR ABROAD
OR INTERNATIONAL STAY IN A PARTNER UNIVERSITY

M2 KDS: YEAR OF SPECIALISATION

Semester 1 :

DESIGN RESEARCH
FUTURE SOCIETIES
CREATIVE PROCESS MANAGEMENT
DESIGNER AS AN ENTREPRENEUR
DESIGN ENGINEERING IN THE NEOINDUSTRY
WORKSHOP VIDEO
ENGLISH (TOEIC PREPARATION)

Semester 2 :

DESIGN OF MEMORABLE EXPERIENCES
ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOR IN DESIGN DRIVEN COMPANIES
STRATEGIC DESIGN MANAGEMENT
BRAND STRATEGY
PROJECT AND DISSERTATION

Semester 3:

FULL-TIME OR PART-TIME INTERNSHIP (DURING SEMESTERS 1 & 2) IN DESIGN STRATEGY (20 WEEKS MINIMUM)
END-OF-STUDIES ORAL EXAMINATION

Admission conditions

Required diploma(s) :

• Bachelor
• Master

Employment opportunities & career impact

Employment opportunities :

Different design professions

Innovation & Design Thinking Consultant
User Experience Designers
Service Designer
UX/UI Designer
Design Thinking Consultant
Business Designer
Innovation Director
Art Director
Design Agency Director
Design Manager

Application Deadlines

The online selection period for the start of the 2023 school year runs from October 2022 to September 2023. It will be closed as soon as the programme has reached its quota of new students for the new school year. It is therefore advisable to apply as early as possible during the selection period.

Eligible candidates are invited individually to online interviews

Campus facilities & Student Life

Marseille Campus

Domaine de Luminy, Rue Antoine Bourdelle
13009 Marseille - France