Master online information event

Research in Design, Art and Media—Designing the Future: The Master of Arts program for up-and-coming (media) artists, designers, illustrators, photographers, filmmakers etc. Apply now for summer semester 2025! The study program offers you considerable freedom in the structuring of your studies and the media you choose to create your project situated between the broad contexts of “experimental world building” and “experimental documentary practice”.

At the online information event on December 10 at 1pm (CET), Prof. Dr. David Quigley, head of the Master’s program and Peter Ott, professor for Film and Video, will provide an overview of the study program, application and financing and answer all questions about the program. 

The transdisciplinary Master’s degree program Research in Design, Art and Media—Designing the Future enables you to realize an individual project in the fields of film, media art, photography, graphic design, illustration, interface design, VR/AR and much more, as well as to combine artistic research with social activism.

Under close individual supervision, you will develop a long-term project over the course of the whole study program, benefiting from synergies within a diverse group of students while acquiring and deepening your practical skills at the Merz Akademie’s numerous labs (virtual reality, sound studio, green box/video and media lab, screen printing, photo studio, print/scan lab, bookbinding, etc.).

The Master’s degree program Research in Design, Art and Media—Designing the Future is aimed at prospective (media) artists, designers (graphic design, interface design), illustrators, photographers, filmmakers, influencers, etc., but also Bachelor’s graduates in the humanities and STEM degree programs who are interested in artistic research with an academic perspective and who are characterized by a fundamentally critical and media-reflective attitude.

The attractive campus in Stuttgart offers optimal conditions for studying and working right in the heart of one of the most economically booming regions in Germany. Thanks to small groups and class size, the Merz Akademie enables its students to have close contact with the teaching staff who can adapt to the students’ individual ideas and goals.

In a nutshell
Degree: Master of Arts / Language of instruction: English / Duration of studies: Three semesters (90 ECTS). Start of studies: summer and winter semester. Apply now for summer semester 2025! The application deadline is January 15, 2025.

Applicants with a Bachelor’s degree with 180 ECTS credits must complete 30 credits in the form of additional study-related coursework during a preliminary semester in order to complete the Master’s degree with 300 ECTS credits. In this case, the duration of the study program is four semesters.

Join in and realize your project!