Highlights
Tuition fee
10308 EUR / year
2694 EUR / year
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Tuition fee
10308 EUR / year
2694 EUR / year
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Duration
24 months
Duration
24 months
Apply date
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Apply date
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Start date
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Start date
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Campus location
's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Campus location
's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Taught in
English
Taught in
English

About

This Situated Design, M.A course Avans University of Applied Sciences graduation track Situated Design recognizes you as a distinct presence in the world. You immerse in modern discourses and focus on prevailing conditions, situated knowledge and design practices.

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Overview

The Situated Design , M.A course Avans University of Applied Sciences studies will take place within a diverse community of master's students from different backgrounds. You frequently collaborate with each other, across pathways and outside of the campus. This way you gain experience in a wide range of practices and establish a valuable network. Situated Design maintains strong connections with designers, publishers and institutions in the Netherlands and abroad.

During your study, you can use our dedicated master studio spaces in which we focus on improving your ability to engage with emerging technologies with critical reflection and mindfulness. Our outstanding workshop and technical facilities provide courses ranging from print, wood ceramics and metal, to immersive and iterative storytelling and interactive media.

The graduation track Situated Design is distinguished by the quality of its teaching, research and practice. Our motivated team, strengthened by professors of expertise centre Caradt, is committed to supporting ambitious and diverse creative research practices and approaches.

Career opportunities:

Situated Design prepares you for a future in a dynamic profession that demands strong reflexive and adaptive abilities. In a critical and supportive environment, you will learn how to operate independently and as part of a team on complex, research-based projects. Graduates leave the institute with a cohesive body of work. And, more importantly, working methods upon which to build a sustainable, lifelong career in the field of design.

You will be equipped to establish your own future-proof design practices.

In the realm of Situated Design, you will find:

  • An embodied design practice that enables you to navigate the world as integral part of it.
  • A design ethos that encourages you to be unabashedly authentic in expressing your perspectives, emotions and connections with others and the world.

At Situated Design, we are committed to helping you become:

  • A consummate professional designer who excels in presenting your work, engaging with peers in the industry. And connecting with a broader cross-section of society.
  • A designer who uncovers and embraces your true passion. Embarking on a lifelong pursuit and developing your ways of perceiving, sensing, and collaborating with the world.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

  • Context & Skills Learning

  • Co-research and External Enquiry in the Field

  • Consolidation of Practice-led Research

Key information

Duration

  • Full-time
    • 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

More details
  • Non-EEA deadline: May 1

Language

English
TOEFL® IBT
OR
80
IELTS
6

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Credits

120 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

  • 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands

What students do after studying

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL® IBT
OR
80
IELTS
6

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Other requirements

General requirements

  • With a bachelor's degree from a university of applied sciences (hbo) or a research university (wo), you have access to the program. We invite designers who seek a deeper understanding of the fundamental changes taking place within the profession. And those who are eager to shape its future to apply. 
  • Spoken and written proficiency in English is required (ie. IELTS, TOEFL or Cambridge).

These assignments are part of the preparation. You must submit the following documents via our assignment site:

  • Curriculum Vitae (max. 1 A4 page)
  • Personal Statement (min. 1 A4)
  • Practice Portfolio
  • Research Proposal (max. 2 A4)

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.
  • International

    Non-residents
    10308 EUR / year
    ≈ 10308 EUR / year
  • EU/EEA

    EU/EEA Nationals
    2694 EUR / year
    ≈ 2694 EUR / year

Living costs

's-Hertogenbosch

Netherlands
780 - 1160 EUR / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

Below you will find Master's scholarship opportunities for Situated Design.

Available Scholarships

You are eligible to apply for these scholarships but a selection process will still be applied by the provider.

Independent provider
Grant
1000 USD
Deadline
30 Nov 2026
ServiceScape Scholarship

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ServiceScape
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
4000 USD
Deadline
20 Dec 2026
OAS ISS Scholarship
Merit-based

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The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
3500 USD
Deadline
15 Nov 2026
ACES Scholarships

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ACES Education Fund
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
Various benefits
Deadline
Not specified
Erasmus+ - Grants for study mobility
Merit-based

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OeAD, Austria's Agency for Education and Internationalisation
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
Various benefits
Deadline
Not specified
Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships

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ACU (The Association of Commonweath Universities)
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
1000 USD
Deadline
01 Mar 2027
Voice Talent Online Scholarship

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Voice Talent Online
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
1000 USD
Deadline
06 Jan 2027
Jewish Heritage Scholarship
Merit-based

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Diamant Gerstein
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
5000 CAD
Deadline
31 Dec 2026
Pinsky Law New Venture Development Scholarship
Merit-based

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Pinsky Law
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
1000 USD
Deadline
13 Jan 2027
Dream Chaser Scholarship
Merit-based

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Salvado Law
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
3000 USD
Deadline
31 Dec 2026
Scholarship for students with disabilities
Need-based

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Anonymous Hope Fund
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
1500 USD
Deadline
Not specified
The Annual IELTS from 6 to 9 Scholarship

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IELTS from 6 to 9
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
12000 USD
Deadline
11 Jan 2027
Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme

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The Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
Various benefits
Deadline
Not specified
Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters scholarships

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European Commission
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
965 USD
Deadline
Anytime
Dr. Martin Blank – SYB Scholarship
Merit-based

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Shield Your Body
Location not available

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