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Latest update: 28 June 2021
Congratulations on having been admitted to the Design Master’s Programme. We are delighted that you will be joining us at Linköping University (LiU)!
This exciting programme will develop your understanding of and skills within design, but also your skills and confidence in presenting such work. Do not hesitate to contact us if you have questions about the programme. Please scroll down for contact info.
If you are following the Visual Media Design track, your home studio will be in Norrköping. During your first year of study however, several parallel courses will be given in Linköping.
If you are following the Sustainable Design or the Service Design track your home studio will be in Linköping.
Please note that there is a free bus service connecting our campuses in Norrköping and Linköping, with a travel time of approximately 40 mins.
Depending on the chosen track, students will be looking for accommodation either in Linköping or Norrköping. Students looking for housing in Norrköping will need a letter of support from the University.
Introduction week 25-27 August 2021
New master’s students to the Faculty of Science and Engineering will be formally welcomed at Campus Valla in Linköping 25-27 August. You will receive important information regarding your studies and meet your Master's Programme Contact Person. You will also meet senior students who will be your mentors during the start of the semester. They will assist you with practical issues and guide you through the various academic administration systems you need to be familiar with.
This programme is preliminary. A final schedule will be available on August 16th, at the latest. A week before the programme starts you will receive an email with more details on where to be, and how to get there on campus.
Monday 23 August
9.15 – 17 Introduction to the MSc Design programme (Linköping)
Tuesday 24 August
9.15 – 17 Introduction to the Norrköping studio and its environments (Norrköping)
Wednesday 25 August – Mandatory roll call
Location: Campus Valla, Linköping
- 10:15-11:15 A Digital Welcome Broadcast for Master´s Students
Invitation to Zoom-meeting will be sent by e-mail. - 13:15 Mandatory roll call with Mentor and Fadder meet-up on Campus
(This time is preliminary)
You must attend in person – on campus – to confirm your place on the programme. If you are unable to attend you have to notify us in advance. Send an e-mail to master.fse@liu.se and explain why you cannot attend and when you expect to arrive. Unless you do this you will lose your place.
Thursday 26 August
- 9.15-11.30 Online Info Session with Faculty Coordinators
Invitation to Zoom-meeting will be sent by e-mail - 13.15 – 17 Introduction to the A-building studio and its environments (Linköping)
Friday 27 August
- 9.15-11.00 Online Info Session with your Mentor
Invitation to Zoom-meeting will be sent by e-mail. - 11 – 17 Introduction to the E-buildning studio and its environments (Linköping)
Conditionally admitted students
If you are conditionally admitted you must upload your degree certificate and transcript of your last semester(s) both in original language and with an English translation to your Universityadmissions.se account by 1 November 2021.
Residing in Sweden
As soon as you have been accepted to commence studies at LiU, we recommend applicants who are citizens of non-EU/EEA countries to do the following:
1) Pay your tuition fee.
2) Apply for a resident permit from the Swedish Migration Agency.
We advise you not to book any non-refundable travel until you are sure you can reside and study in Sweden. You can find further information here.
Semester schedule
The first study period starts on Monday 30 August. This is the autumn 2021 semester schedule:
30 Aug - 15 Oct: Study period 1
25 Oct - 30 Oct: Examination period 1
1 Nov - 17 Dec: Study period 2
20 Dec - 3 Jan: Self-study
4 Jan - 8 Jan: Re-examination period
10 Jan - 15 Jan: Examination period 2
