The design programme at The Danish Design School is a five-year higher education programme. The programme consists of a three-year basic programme and a two-year advanced programme.

The Danish Design School offers a wide range of study programmes in design for Danish students and international guest and exhange students. The Danish Design School constantly assesses and further develops its offer of degree programmes. See how to apply.

We offer a modular study structure with a wide range of courses that our students can combine within our areas of specialization. The programme is build on three major study elements: design projects, design tools and design theory/methods. 

Education and research in five centres
The education and research programmes are organized in five centres: Centre for Fashion Design, Centre for Industrial Design, Centre for Communication Design, Centre for Arts and Crafts and Centre for Theory and Method. We offer a wide series of study programmes, covering different approaches to design: visual communication, fashion design, industrial design, branding, furniture design, spatial design, textile design, design for digital media, ceramics, glass design and design for film and TV.

Read more about our areas of specialization.