
Postgraduate studies in Digital Design
Degree: Diplôme de design Bac +5: Postgraduate studies / Master's level degree
Prerequisites: 3 years of undergraduate studies in design
Admissions: On our application website
Location: Nantes
Teaching language: French
Postgraduate studies / Master's level degree
The Digital Design master's level degree program aims to explore the impact of digital innovation on our life experiences and become a designer project manager.
This program leads to the master’s level degree (Diplôme de design) certified by the French Ministry of Higher Education.
A master's level degree program in digital design
Our postgraduate studies in Digital Design explore the concept of tangibility and materiality of the information for the conception of innovative products and services, in every area. It is based on hybridization between objects, environments and information systems.
This master's level degree program is taught in the school's Digital Design Lab, which focuses on UX Design and digital innovation. The Design Lab creates hybrid devices for 4 types of design:
- Design of connected objects: physical spaces, furniture, connected objects or environments;
- Interactive design: immersive & augmented environments, augmented realities, mixed realities, natural gestural interfaces, Artificial Intelligence, robotics;
- Digital design inspired by life: biomimicry, complex living systems, the intelligence of other systems, interspecies approaches;
- Artificial intelligence design: machine learning and predictive machine learning models, chatbots, computer vision, neural networks & deep learning.
Main themes
- Digital service design
- Transformation of cognitive and ergonomic models
- Ludic applications and games
- Research into multisensory interfaces
- Information and digital flow management systems
- Designing with and for artificial intelligence
Other pathways
The two years of the Digital Design master's program are taught in French.
If you hold a bachelor degree in design and are interested in a program taught in English in Nantes, we suggest you Le Studio France “International Design Strategy” program.
Curriculum
The Master's level degree consists of 3 years of undergraduate study combining creativity, collaboration and collective emulation, and 2 years of postgraduate study focusing on the strategic dimension of design (project management, diversification of learning contexts, cross-disciplinary approach, in-depth study, etc.).
The master's program of this degree covers the 4th and 5th years of the program.
The two years of the Digital Design master's program are taught in French.
Le Diplôme de design Bac +5 is awarded by the final jury to students who have obtained:
1. a minimum score of 800 points at the TOEIC test*;
2. a score greater than or equal to 10/20, which breaks down as follows:
- for 40%, mark attributed to continuous monitoring,
- for 60%, mark obtained at the final defense relating to the student's path (end-of-study project, internship and any other element chosen by the student).
More information on validation of the master's degree
Courses take place on the premises of L'École de design Nantes Atlantique. It is made up of workshops and theoretical courses with an experiential teaching method. Each student receives individual support throughout the course.
Admission requirements
This program is open to all applicants who either:
- hold a Bachelor’s Degree in design or equivalent, or
- have completed at least three years of undergraduate studies in design or equivalent, equating to at least 180 ECTS credits
You may apply before actually receiving the degree or having completed your undergraduate studies. However, admission will only take effect once the degree is obtained or the undergraduate credits have been validated.
Applicants whose level we assess to be insufficient may be recommended to follow a semester or a full year in our 3rd Year of DN MADE / International Class before entering the master’s program.
Final admission will only take effect when the necessary visa is obtained, if applicable.
English
If you are not a native English speaker, we ask that you provide proof of your English proficiency (minimum level of 600 points at the TOEIC test or equivalent).
The Master’s level degree being subject to the validation of 800 points in the TOEIC, you will be required to take the TOEIC exam during the course.
French
A French level equivalent to 4/B2 assessed by a TCF1 or DELF2 test is required to join the program.
Applications can only be done online on our application website
Applications are organized into 9 admission sessions:
- November session: registrations until November 29, 2024
- December session: registrations until December 20, 2024
- January session: registrations from January 1 to January 31, 2025
- February session: registrations from February 1 to 28, 2025
- March session: registrations from March 1 to March 31, 2025
- April session: registrations from April 1 to 30, 2025
- May session: registrations from May 1 to 31, 2025
- June session: registrations from June 1 to 30, 2025
- July session: registrations from July 1 to 25, 2025
The two years of the Digital Design master's program are taught in French.
1. Online application and payment of the application fees (€50);
2.Uploading all the required documents for application:
- Résumé (CV);
- Portfolio;
- Reports of the last two years of study in design;
- Copies of degrees and certificates;
- Copy of your identity card or passport;
- Cover letter (letter of intent);
- English certification (optional)
3. Application file review and interview;
4. If your application is accepted, you will be asked to electronically sign a teaching contract & to proceed to the first payment of the tuition fees to confirm your enrollment.
Admission results within 15 days.
- French students and European Union students: €8,900 per year
- Non-European Union students: €9,900 per year
+ CVEC (Student and campus life contribution): contribution set at just under €103 per academic year.
The school itself does not offer any scholarship. However, according to your country of residence and your particular situation, different possibilities may be available to finance your studies in France: government grants, funding granted by international organizations and NGOs, private fellowships...
Campus France has a scholarship search engine which may help you identify a scholarship available in your situation (country of residence, degree being prepared etc.).
Course start dates:
- 4th year: February 2026 (semester 8)
- 5th year: September 2025
These dates are given for information only and may be subject to change.
For more information to help you to prepare your arrival & life in Nantes Studying in Nantes.
Double degree
During their fifth year, students enrolled in postgraduate studies taught in French in Nantes can prepare a double degree to improve certain skills.
Teaching staff
Head of program
Frédérique Krupa, Director of the Digital Design Lab
Educational Coordinator
Arnaud Le Roi
Job prospects and further education
- Innovative design tools
- Applications for therapeutic use
- Gaming products
- All services and applications offering new ways of interacting and representational systems in a three-dimensional environment.
As all our postgraduate studies, this program leads to the Master’s level degree in design, certified by the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research and registered in the Registre National des Certifications Professionnelles (the French directory for vocational qualifications or RNCP) as a Level 7 Master’s level degree.
The Master’s level degree confers the "Grade de master", and you can pursue your education at a PhD level.
- Gabriel Martzloff - Product Design Prototyper at Meta Reality Labs
- Morgane Sanglier - Senior Visual Designer at Google
- Mélie Ling - Innovation Lab Manager at RATP Group
- Mikael Queric - Sr Group Design manager at Adobe 3D&i
- Marie Guillaud-Blaise - Lead Designer Experience at Renault Group
Partners
- Airbus
- Crédit Mutuel Arkéa
- Décathlon
- Orange
- SNCF
- Stellantis
- Thalès...
- Le Lieu Unique
- AFP France Handicap / IEM La Marrière
- Muséum de Nantes
- Stéréolux
- Trempolino...
Contact
Do you have a question about admissions to this master's level degree program? Contact us at international-admission@lecolededesign.com
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Degree: Diplôme de design Bac +5: Postgraduate studies / Master's level degree
Prerequisites: 3 years of undergraduate studies in design
Admissions: On our application website
Location: Nantes
Teaching language: French