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16 Master's degrees offered by the university

Product Design
The Product Design programme from Manipal Academy of Higher Education is an intensive program for individuals with a background in Design / Engineering.

Information Arts and Information Design Practices
This Information Arts and Information Design Practices, Postgrad.Dip. course from Manipal Academy of Higher Education looks at information in all its varied forms.

Design-Led Innovation
This Design-Led Innovation, M.Des course from Manipal Academy of Higher Education aims to train innovators to apply their critical and creative thinking abilities to explore human behavior, social and political context, environmental impact, business strategy, and technology.

Industrial Arts and Design Practices
This Industrial Arts and Design Practices, Postgrad.Dip. course from Manipal Academy of Higher Education first year is an introduction to design and explores different kinds of practices in design, building on knowledge and skills that you bring in from your undergraduate studies.

Contemporary Art Practice
This Contemporary Art Practice, M.A. course from Manipal Academy of Higher Education is the first program of its kind in India, which equips students with transdisciplinary skills and knowledge to engage in contemporary art, cultural production, and societal issues in the region and transnationally.

Urban Design and Development
Urban Design and Development from Manipal Academy of Higher Education believes in training architects and designers in theoretical as well as practical problem solving skills in issues associated with designs at the urban scale.

Industrial Arts and Design Practices
This Industrial Arts and Design Practices, M.Des course from Manipal Academy of Higher Education envisions a future where industrial arts and design seamlessly blend with research, fostering a deep understanding of complex ecosystems.

Visual Communication
This Visual Communication, M.A. course from Manipal Academy of Higher Education is designed to generate communication that is rooted in local traditions while maintaining social and cultural relevance. Through a combination of existing models of thinking and self-directed inquiry, students will develop the ability to engage in contextually meaningful communication solutions.

Information Arts and Information Design Practices
This Information Arts and Information Design Practices, M.Des course from Manipal Academy of Higher Education blends art and design, focusing on interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approaches to challenge, reposition, and reframe information.

Human Centered Design
This Human Centered Design, MDes course from Manipal Academy of Higher Education fosters an independent, responsible, creative, and focused inquiry into human (and sometimes non-human) experiences with digital technology, both existing and emerging.

Filmmaking
The Filmmaking, M.A. course from Manipal Academy of Higher Education is one of the few master’s programmes in India, aimed at all those who wish to develop a film practice, or take up film as an academic or research pursuit. It is designed by practising filmmakers who combine a long and sustained practice with academic experience.

Computer Aided Analysis and Design
M. Tech in Computer Aided Analysis and Design (CAAD) is a two-year postgraduate specialisation degree course offered by the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering from Manipal Academy of Higher Education.

Film Art and Film Making
Film Art and Film Making from Manipal Academy of Higher Education is a dual-degree master’s program in Film Making. This program is jointly offered by School of Communication, MAHE and EICAR – the International Film and Television School, Paris (EICAR).

Experience Design
The Experience Design, M.A. course from Manipal Academy of Higher Education aims to create opportunities that enhance lived experiences using technologies as creators, facilitators and mediators.

Sustainable Design
Significant social, economic, and environmental changes are causing a growing demand for high-performance and sustainable buildings. Manipal Academy of Higher Education offers the Sustainable Design programme.
Interior Design
The Interior Design program at Manipal Academy of Higher Education is a step towards exploring and understanding the contemporary interior design environment of the region through research, theory, design education and practice.