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    Inter­action Design

    Interaction Design deals with how we interact with the world around us, focusing on experiences, digital products and services.

    The ongoing revolution of technology has increased our need for new experiences, systems and products. Interaction designers aim to create the future that adds value to people’s lives by focusing on humans, their needs, behaviours and values, and also take into consideration the environment around us.

    Fast Facts

    Duration
    2 years

    Form of Study
    Cycle studies, Thu–Sat

    Level / Language
    MA / English

    Tuition Fee
    2600€ / 3900€ / per year

    Read more about the curriculum

    Admissions – 01. February – 01. March 2022

    Requirements
    No previous design background required.

    Language Requirements
    English proficiency at B2 level

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    News and events

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    Interaction Design MA programme online info session

    EKA Interaction Design MA programme invites prospective Master’s students to join the online info session on Monday, January 24, 2022 at 17:00 (Tallinn time, GMT+2). You'll have an opportunity to hear about the mission and philosophy of the programme, learn about student experiences and see their projects, take a virtual tour in our studios, and meet and ask questions directly from the ...
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    EKA Interaction Design MA programme’s Online Open House

    EKA Interaction Design MA programme invites prospective MA students to join the programme’s Online Open House on Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at 17:00 (GMT+2). This will be a good opportunity to hear more about the programme, and to meet and ask questions directly from the department staff and current students. The open house event will be hosted online over Zoom. If you would like to attend, ...
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    IxD MA case study: Human-Centred Design meets Professional Healthcare

    For the Design for Social Innovation class of 2020, EKA IxD MA students partnered with the North Estonian Medical Center (PERH), the largest healthcare provider in Estonia, to tackle four distinct challenges. The common wish was to deliver practical results, interventions that PERH could implement straight away. This meant a considerable amount of work during the seven-week timeframe. Here ...
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    IxD.ma pop-up show: Hands=On

    /app/uploads/2020/03/TangibleDesign_eka-screen.mp4 How would your smartphone apps look like if there was no touchscreen interface? Which senses would they need to stimulate in order for your interactions to be effective and purposeful? In a world saturated by visual and sounds, we decided to explore how we can interact with software while stimulating our “other” senses. Taking a ...
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    Open Lecture: Haig Armen Designers of Tomorrow

    The lecture takes place in EKA Main Hall (Põhja puiestee 7) on Tuesday, 16 April 18:00 and is open to everyone. We experience so many innovations daily that we tend to forget that before their acceptance, many of these innovations have been met by resistance among the public, or by people whose livelihoods are threatened by them. By looking into past innovation case studies we begin to ...
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    Inter­action Design

    https://youtu.be/PT4WV4PVf_0 Interaction Design deals with how we interact with the world around us, focusing on experiences, digital products and services. The ongoing revolution of technology has increased our need for new experiences, systems and products. Interaction designers aim to create the future that adds value to people’s lives by focusing on humans, their needs, behaviours and ...
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    Archive
    • I wanted to study Interaction Design at an art school, not a university. There are only very few art schools in Europe that offer a Master’s in that field, and Estonia seemed to offer a great heritage in art as a country, so I decided on EAA. Thanks to the programme, I’ve gained a very solid foundation in design thinking, prototyping and project-based design execution. All of the projects are hands-on; there is a real product at the end, which is very satisfying. Although most of the projects happen in collaboration with industry partners, you can still deliver more abstract and conceptual work, and sometimes for the industry partners this is even more inspiring. The programme has helped me to structure my projects from ideation to the final product — in a team and on my own.
      I wanted to study Interaction Design at an art school, not a university. There are only very few art schools in Europe that offer a Master’s in that field, and Estonia seemed to offer a great heritage in art as a country, so I decided on EAA. Thanks to the programme, I’ve gained a very solid foundation in design thinking, prototyping and project-based design execution. All of the projects are hands-on; there is a real product at the end, which is very satisfying. Although most of the projects happen in collaboration with industry partners, you can still deliver more abstract and conceptual work, and sometimes for the industry partners this is even more inspiring. The programme has helped me to structure my projects from ideation to the final product — in a team and on my own.
      Roland Arnoldt
      Class of 2018

    Contacts

    Tanel Kärp

    Tanel Kärp

    Visiting Associate Professor, Head of Curriculum

    +37256875058

    tanel.karp@artun.ee
    Mari-Liis Siig (8)

    Mari-Liis Siig

    Study Specialist of International Curricula, International Students Admission

    +372 6267 321
    Põhja puiestee 7, room D206

    mari-liis.siig@artun.ee