Mechelen, Belgium

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Thomas More University of Applied Sciences Campus Lucas Faydherbe Zandpoortvest 16 - 2800 Mechelen - Belgium Programme Information:

Programme Coordinator Nansi Van Geetsom+ 32 (0)15 36 92 40 (GMT+1)nansi.vangeetsom@thomasmore.be

ContactGeneral information: international.support@thomasmore.be Admissions: admissions@thomasmore.be

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Space & Service Design

DESIGN FOR CHANGE

Space & Service Design is an emerging design discipline which aims at improving the experience of the users of (semi-) public spaces and services. Research-led design and user-centred methodologies lead you to design relevant services, spaces, objects, furniture and communication tools for society-oriented design challenges for real clients. We stimulate designers to be socially aware and proactive change agents.

DESIGN INDUSTRY BASED

You will receive a Postgraduate in Space & Service Design Certificate (60 credits in English).

This UNIQUE postgraduate programme is a specialisation course which aims at widening or deepening existing design competences with service design knowledge and skills. A postgraduate largely focuses on developing professional skills and expanding your personal network. The acquired knowledge can be used immediately in a working environment.

Why do a postgraduate? Doing a postgraduate can give your CV and portfolio added value on the labour market. Empower and complement your current design competences by tackling, cross-disciplinary, challenging design projects in real contexts such as Design for Learning, Design for Health, Design for Ageing, Design for Sustainable Development, Design for Hospitality, Design for Nature Preservation and much more. Become a future-proof designer!

Design for Learning - Louise Feyen | Client: Community school De Ark

TARGET GROUP

• BA’s or MA’s (undergraduate or graduate) in interior design or interior architecture, architecture, product or industrial design, furniture design, environmental design, interaction design, graphic or multimedia design, ...

• Designers who are convinced that the future-proof designer has a role to play in tackling contemporary social, cultural and economic challenges.

@WORKReal-life projects, real clients, relevant outcomes. 6 weeks internships in a design agency or organisation in Belgium or abroad or developing and executing a real-life project.

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Free week Revision and assessment period RetakesWelcome daysACADEMIC YEAR

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Semester 1: 13 teaching weeks Semester 2: 13 teaching weeks, including 6 internship weeks

PROGRAMME (60 credits) SEMESTER 1 2 1&2

REQUIRED COURSES

Space & Service Design 12

Design & Research* 3

Space & Service Design - Seminars 6

The Future-proof Designer 3

Professional Experience 12

Space & Service Design - Final Project 24

ID&A ELECTIVE COURSES

Design Communication 6

Autocad 3

THOMAS MORE INTERNATIONAL ELECTIVE COURSES

Intercultural Communication 3

Survival Dutch 3

Chinese** 3

* Possible exemption for Ma’s or ID&A-students. ** Or other

“I would say Space & Service Design is a course for anyone who wants to have a real impact, work with real

clients and generally just grow as a person and as a designer. It is an intense learning experience that gives you resilience and new insights in the way the world works. The projects are unique, interesting and the outcomes have an impact on real people in the real world, not just on paper.

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Design for Ageing - Cato Van Liefferinge & Marieke Evans (Scotland) & Mengyan Guo (China)

Photo - Isabel RottiersDesign for Learning - Elena Tytgat & Lore Blockx & Thomas Fendt (Germany)

Design for Learning: Pauline Verbeke

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HELLO CHINA

Keep going! Once you get your postgraduate in Space & Service Design, why not continue studying a master's in Service & Experience Design? Enroll in an exclusive short track master programme in English at our partner university in China.

TUITION FEECheck online: thomasmore.be/en/pgr-ssdWant to know if you are eligible for a postgraduate scholarship ? Contact nansi.vangeetsom@thomasmore.be.