Admissions to MFA in Interaction Design

 General facts

About 10-12 students are admitted to the programme every year, plus 2 exchange students may be accepted for one or two semesters.

Admission is based on applicant's documentation, portfolio (first stage) and a video assignment (second stage).

The programme is taught in English.

Tuition fees are covered by Swedish government grants for EU citizens. Scholarships are available for non EU students. Learn more about tuition and scholarship for non EU citizens.

Eligibility
Bachelor's degree, in industrial design or equivalent subject area which should include at least 60 ECTS credits in the Design subject + Portfolio.
Proficiency in English equivalent to Swedish upper secondary course English B/6. Read More.

Application step by step

You can only apply to UID programmes in the First admission round, autumn semester at University Admissions. (UID programmes do not participate in the Second admission round, autumn semester nor in the Spring Admission rounds.)
This means that UID programmes are not open for "late applications".

The informaton on this page is not complete, it will be updated in October 2017 with information about application for study year 2018/2019. 

How to apply?
Read information at University Admissions, look at tab "Find out more"

October 16, 2017 - Application will open
The on-line application service at universityadmissions.se opens at 13.00 local time. Follow the instructions!  All documents should be uploaded or sent to University Admissions, Östersund, except portfolio and motivation letter. Important: keep your registration number for further steps.  

Upload us your portfolio and a letter of motivation. 
Link to upload will be published October 16.
Work samples should present applicant's strengths in a visually concise manner. However, one or two of the submitted works samples can describe in detail what kind of design process was used. We prefer that you submit a link to your on-line portfolio. If you do not have an on-line portfolio, please submit a PDF. Note that no printed portfolios/ physical media (CD, DVD, USB-stick) will be accepted.

January 15, 2018          
Last day to apply through universityadmissions.se

February 1, 2018           
Last day for supporting academic documents to be uploaded at University Admissions.
Last day to upload your portfolio at UID web.

Deadline for application fee:
If you are non EU citizen, pay the application fee of 900 SEK.
If you are EU/EEA citizen, submit the documentation of your citizenship status to confirm that you do not need to pay application or tuition fees. Read more.

Please note that communication about your admission process will be handled through your University Admission account, which you create when you apply.

Selection process

The selection process based on the applicant´s portfolio is done in two steps. In the first step about 20-30 applications are shortlisted by the recruitment group. Shortlisting is based solely on the talent displayed in the portfolios. Applicants who are shortlisted to the second part of the selection process might be given a creative assignment as preparation for the final interview.