Master 2 Recherche en Design at ENSCI – Les Ateliers

The Master 2 Recherche en Design trains design researchers to question contemporary forms of life through design projects and research. It is aimed at design professionals of any discipline who want a research career in academic laboratories or corporate R&D, and prepares for a doctorate in design, including CIFRE (in companies) and COFRA (in public administrations) theses. It is built in partnership between ENSCI - Les Ateliers and ENS Paris-Saclay and awarded within the Université Paris-Saclay Design master.

Department: Centre de recherche en design (ENSCI - Les Ateliers and ENS Paris-Saclay)  |  Study mode: French  |  Location: Paris, Île-de-France, France

What you will study

The second year emphasises research tools and practice-based research, with each student developing an individual research problem. Listed teaching units include Atelier 2 Studio expérimental ENSCI (5 ECTS, ten weekly 4-hour sessions at ENSCI), a research-institution internship (6 ECTS, Semester 2), and an intensive collective unit on investigating, conceptualising and writing in design research.

Career pathways

Doctorate in design (including CIFRE and COFRA theses), academic careers as teacher-researchers in universities and design schools, and research positions in academic laboratories or corporate R&D.

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