Design tomorrow at one of Europe's leading design schools. Here, you will learn to take ideas from vision to reality through a creative, people-centred design process. The programme emphasises sustainable, norm-critical design practices that address social and ecological challenges, encouraging students to explore new ways of life and imagine better futures.
Throughout the programme, you will work on real-world projects with companies, organisations and authorities, tackling challenges from digital solutions to medical aids and industrial equipment. Through sketching, prototyping and hands-on work in our workshops and digital labs, you will bring your ideas to life.
The programme encourages exploration, experimentation, and play, allowing you to forge your own path as a designer. Collaboration is key, with small classes fostering close connections and a creative, culturally diverse environment. Guided by professional industrial designers, you will develop research-based, critical thinking, fostering a mindset that challenges systems and norms. Additionally, students engage with interaction design and service design, broadening their skill set. At UID, the student-teacher relationship is supportive and non-hierarchical, with teachers acting as mentors.
Between major project work, you will take in-depth courses in several design techniques:
Sketching and visualisation techniques
Form and colour studies
Model and workshop techniques
Communication strategies
Digital 3D modelling (CAID)
Career opportunities
The programme's close ties with companies - including a ten-week internship - make students attractive in the job market. Graduates go on to work as industrial designers in diverse fields - from consumer products to healthcare, mobility, and digital experiences. Many join leading design consultancies or international companies, while others pursue entrepreneurial paths or continue to advanced studies.
Application and eligibility
Bachelor Programme in Industrial Design, 180 credits
Autumn Term 2026
International admission round
Programme starts
Autumn Term 2026
Type of studies
100%, Daytime
Study location
Umeå
Language
English
Eligibility
General entry requirements and approved work samples and approved interview. General entry requirements for bachelor's studies must be submitted no later than supporting documentation deadline for Second admissions round (Autumn).
Entry requirements
Selection
The selection process for the Bachelor Programme in Industrial Design is carried out in two steps.
First part: The 20-30 applicants with the best work samples are shortlisted by the recruitment group, onsisting of the programme ccordinator and professional industrial designers.
Second part: Applicants who are shortlisted for the second part of the selection process will be contacted for an interview at the Institute od Design in Umeå during one day.
Application code
UMU-G1510
Application
The online application opens 16 October 2025 at 13:00 CET.
Application deadline is
15 January 2026. How to apply
Application and tuition fees
As a citizen of a country outside the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland, you are required to pay application and tuition fees for studies at Umeå University.
