Do you want to build a bridge between academics and design? Do you want to discover the innovative and creative solutions that design offers for solving societal problems? Would you like to immerse yourself in the possibilities that designers are able to envision? Find out which programmes at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam you can take if you want to study design.
Are you curious about the methods designers use to find solutions to problems in society? Do you want to know how design can help you experience the world in an innovative, creative and disruptive way? Would you like to know how designers look at climate change and how they apply technology, upcycling and artificial intelligence? Designers demonstrate that there are many alternative and innovative raw materials, for example, in the fashion and food industries. Design provides direction and shows that we can live in a more sustainable, social and inclusive way. Things need to change for the better, and they can.
If you choose design at VU Amsterdam, you will look at objects, art, media and technology from various perspectives. You will develop a critical attitude towards the use, preservation and transformation of spatial heritage and will also create your own designs. You will gain a deeper understanding of the social and ecological issues a designer has to deal with and how they affect production, sales and consumption. Design is provocative. Always.
Choose your Bachelor's or Master's programme in design at VU Amsterdam
Find out which Bachelor's and Master's programmes include design in their curriculum and come study at VU Amsterdam. Make sure to check out the ‘Future’ tab of the programme webpage if you want to know what you can do after your studies. We hope to see you at one of our online activities or at an education fair abroad!
