Master's in Lighting Design & Management

Masters Degree in Lighting Design & Design Management

The professional part time program is a design-based Master’s in lighting design offered by the Wismar University of Applied Sciences: Technology, Business and Design (Germany).

The aim of our professional Master's course (taught in English) is to train lighting designers from around the world comprehensively. The highly regarded qualifications and skills gained through this degree, offer graduates the opportunity to work in many related fields. Students are encouraged to investigate artistic, physical and psychological aspects of lighting, using creative and autonomous methods. This is to be done while keeping both human well-being and the standards of sustainable architecture in mind.

The combination of ‘Lighting Design’ and ‘Design Management’ provides students with the creative and technical knowledge to manage lighting design projects as well as the economic and marketing aspects necessary to manage offices professionally. Students will understand market analysis tools and the strategic management approach. Design management also includes the vision of design as part of the customer value chain.

The international Master's program combines studying in your own time with seminar weeks organised once every semester in Wismar, Berlin and Bangkok. The seminar weeks are designed around lectures, presentations, workshops and excursion to lighting manufacturers and light installations. The medium of instruction is English, ensuring that the program remains open to all those interested from around the world.

The study program is based on more than 15 years of experience in teaching lighting design here in Wismar and has received the proof of accreditation from the German authority.

First academic degree (Bachelor or Diploma) in:

• Art and design study programmes like Architecture, Interior Architecture, Design or Theater Studies*
  or
• Engineering study programmes like Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or Computer Science**
  or
• Business study programmes like Business Economics, Business Informatics or Economic Law**

In addition you please hand in:

• Portfolio of work experience in related fields
• Proof of English proficiency

* At least one year of professional work experience within the related field.
** At least two years of professional work experience within the related field.

1. Semester

• Design Criteria
• Daylighting
• Artificial Lighting
• Design Project I: Conceptual Lighting Design
• Design Methods 1: Basics
• Lighting Applications and Sustainability

2. Semester

• Design Criteria
• Daylighting
• Artificial Lighting
• Design Project I: Conceptual Lighting Design
• Design Methods 1: Basics
• Lighting Applications and Sustainability

3. Semester

• Strategic Management
• Project Management
• Design Project II: Detailed Lighting Design
• Design Project III: Selected Lighting Design Principles
• Design Methods 2: Visualisation and Calculation

4. Semester

• Design and Economics
• Project Management
• Design Project II: Detailed Lighting Design
• Design Project III: Selected Lighting Design Principles
• Design Methods 3: Branding and Marketing

5. Semester

• Thesis Seminar
• Master´s Thesis and Colloquium

The tuition fee of 3,900 EUR (approx. 4.550 USD) per semester includes all teaching and examination costs, class materials and of course the costs for the Master´s thesis. Practical workshops, event catering and two day excursion are included, as well as accommodation expenses at our headquarters in Wismar and the other international Locations in Berlin and Bangkok.

When registering for the winter semester 2020/21: Save 780 € in the 1st semester, due to the first workshop week taking place online in January 2021.

After a successful graduation students will students receive the international, state-accredited university degree 'Master of Arts (M.A.)'.