International Design Business Management, Master of Science (Economics and Business Administration)

The Master's Programme in International Design Business Management helps you become a future creative professional in integrating design and technology with global business development.

The multi-disciplinary International Design Business Management (IDBM) programme produces drivers of change and innovation to lead initiatives and undertake new business ventures within global environments.

The programme embraces design more broadly as a method, mind-set and competitive advantage by focusing on product, service and business design, technology and innovation management.

Programme overview

The International Design Business Management (IDBM) programme is a joint teaching and research platform of all Aalto University schools.

One of the key components of the IDBM programme is the Industry Project, a challenge based assignment from a client organisation that you will undertake in small interdisciplinary teams during the first academic year.

All master students from the three tracks (Arts, Technology, Business) will study the same compulsory IDBM Core courses during the first year of studies. At the core of the programme is the six-months long Industry Project where multi-disciplinary student teams work together on real-life challenges provided by industry partners.

Career Prospects

IDBM studies prepare you for a career in the creative industries and in businesses and other organisations that draw on creativity, design and technology as key components of their competitive positioning.

These career opportunities exist both in large multinationals and in small start-ups, in a variety of fields. All kinds of organisations are starting to recognise the importance of design to retain their relevance and create better value. These businesses typically leverage design to create new products and services, often involving the latest technology and business venturing and entrepreneurship. These activities have been further supported by the vibrant start-up communities in Aalto University.

International Design Business Management (IDBM) -ohjelma on Aalto-yliopiston korkeakoulujen yhteinen maisteriohjelma. IDBM:ssä koulutus toteutetaan tiiviissä yhteistyössä yritysten kanssa. Ohjelma antaa liiketoiminnan, insinööritieteiden ja muotoilun tulevaisuuden ammattilaisille mahdollisuuden kehittyä haastavissa yritysprojekteissa. Ohjelma kouluttaa maailmanluokan osaajia globaalien, muotoilua ja teknologiaa hyödyntävien liiketoimintakonseptien suunnitteluun ja toteutukseen.