L'Ecole de design Nantes Atlantique

We offer 4 programs for students who join our school in MDes, 1 taught in Nantes, France : 

• MDes International Design Strategy / Le Studio France encourages the exploration of the French culture within an applied, interdisciplinary context.

3 programs within our international studios; focusing on the exploration and acceptance of different cultures within an applied, interdisciplinary context.

• MDes International Design Strategy Design / Brazil Studio
• MDes International Design Strategy / China Studio
• MDes International Design Strategy / India Studio
  
  

Completing a Master’s degree program at L’École de design means:

• Obtaining an internationally and nationallyrecognized qualification*;
• The possibility of following a MDes program in English or French;
• Access to the corporate world through the alumni network, the school partnerships with companies and the innovation and design centers;
• Opening to the world of research within the Design Labs and the associated research chairs;
• The possibility of completing their knowledge and develop additional skills thanks to the double degrees;
• The guarantee of acquiring a technical expertise in innovation in the areas covered by the MDes programs and gaining the management skills required for a young designer.

MDes : Course outline The master’s course programs are completed over two years, divided into 4 semesters.

• Semester 1
  In Nantes: The goal of this semester for students is to highlight and expand professional knowledge in the context of another culture.
  Students enrolled in International Design Strategy in Brazil, China or India are required to take an orientation seminar followed by an internship, preferably in China, India or Brazil, depending on the chosen program.
• Semester 2
  In Nantes: During this semester, students learn how to manage complex design projects, deepen their knowledge of the economic, social and cultural aspects of the field covered in their program, build and apply a methodology and support their end-of-term project. studies, the subject of which they themselves define.
  Students enrolled in International Design Strategy in Brazil, China or India: during this semester students learn to manage complex design projects; broaden their knowledge of the economic, social and cultural aspects of their chosen program; create and apply a methodology; and prepare their end of study project, on a subject of their choice, related to, depending on their chosen field of study.

• Semester 3
  Continuation and finalization of the end of study project. In parallel, students can participate in collaborative projects with companies and / or institutions.
• Semester 4
  Four to six month internship within a company in France or abroad, as a junior designer

Employability 

Current employment data for our 2016 graduates (bac +5): 18 months after obtaining their degree, 95% of graduates from the class of 2016 are employed. Of these 95%, 55% work in design agencies, 31% work for a company and 14% are self-employed. 1/4 of our graduates are having a career abroad.