During the course of your programme, you have to choose and pass a specialisation. This gives you a more distinctive profile and it is an opportunity to point your academic profile in the direction you wish to go after graduation.
You can choose one of the specialisations in the table below, or you can apply for an individual specialisation (see below).
For how to register, go to Study Administration / Registration
The details
Each specialisation amounts to a total of 22.5 ECTS points, and consists of two specific modules:
Module 1 is a 7.5 ECTS course that you attend during the second semester.
Module 2 is a 15 ECTS course that you attend during the third semester.
Click the title for a description of the specialisation
| Data-driven Design* | Part 1 - 7.5 ECTS - KGDADDD1KU
Data-Driven Design & Development |
Part 2 - 15 ECTS - KADATDE1KU
Data in Design |
| UX Design | Part 1 - 7.5 ECTS - KAUXDE11KU
UX Design I |
Part 2 - 15 ECTS - KAUXDE21KU
UX Design II |
| Interaction Design | Part 1 - 7.5 ECTS - KADEINT1KU
Designing Interactions |
Part 2 - 15 ECTS - KASIINT1KU
Situating Interactions |
| Service Design** | Part 1 - 7.5 ECTS - KBINSDM1KU
Introduction to Service Design and Management |
| Part 2 - 15 ECTS - KBSEDMI1KU Service Design - Management and Implementation |
| Public Digitalisation | Part 1 - 7.5 ECTS - KBDISTA1KU
The Digital State |
Part 2 - 15 ECTS - KBDIPST1KU
The Digital State in Practice |
*From Spring 2024, the course Data-Driven Design & Development will replace KAKRDAT1KU Crtitical Data Analysis as part 1 of the Data-driven Design specialisation. This is not reflected in the PDF description.
**From Spring 2024, only the DIM Service Design specialisation will be offered. Read more.
You register for the courses - not the specialisation
You cannot register for a specialisation. Instead, you must sign up for and pass the courses on the specialisation. A course registration for the 1st part of the specialisation is a prerequisite for signing up for the 2nd part in the following semester.
Individual Specialisation
If the specialisation options do not meet your specific demands or ambitions, you can apply for an individual specialisation.
An individual specialisation must meet the same official requirements as the predetermined specialisation. As the specialisation normally leads to the thesis, you need to ensure a progression within the individual specialisation.
A specialisation is in total 22.5 ECTS.
Please follow this link for information on how to apply.