Strategic Design and Entrepreneurship (MSSc SDE)

Description Strategic Design and Entreprenurship is offered in collaboration with the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts Schools of Architecture, Design and Conservation. You will learn to balance and utilize knowledge of design thinking and processes in combination with tools for commercialization and management. This cross disciplinary insight will allow you to work generatively with designers from a managerial perspective as well as prepare you for design related business entrepreneurship. Strategic Design and Entreprenurship is a joint master programme between Copenhagen Business School (CBS) and the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts Schools of Architecture and Design (KADK). The philosophy behind the programme is to enable students of both institutions to learn about how management and design practices come together to benefit development, as well as enable designers and architects to start their own business. Read more about the programme, the study environment and hear students share their insights on MSc in Strategic Design and Entreprenurship on cbs.dk Career Opportunities Depending on whether you are a CBS Student or a KADK student, you will obtain the following degree: CBS students: MSc in Social Science – Organisational Innovation and Entrepreneurship -  Strategic Design and Entrepreneurship KADK students: cand.arch/Master of Arts in Architecture - Strategic Design and Entrepreneurship or cand.des./Master of Arts in Design - Strategic Design and Entrepreneurship About the degree The courses from CBS will be conducted using lecture and at times the Harvard “case method”, which involves a high-energy discussion, debate and interaction. Students are encouraged to bring their own views into discussions, to share learning with fellow students. The studio classes will take place in the Studio at CBS, a specialized training facility. The courses from KADK will be held at the facilities at KADK on Holmen, Copenhagen and will be structured as an alternation between theoretical input, academic analysis, conceptual development and prototyping, co-creation and interaction with entrepreneurs and stakeholders from the architecture and design industry. The collaboration between CBS and KADK offers an attractive and engaging programme in Strategic Design and Entrepreneurship. Each institution contributes to the programme, including teaching, space, materials and exams. Admission You are qualified for admission to the programme if you: Have a bachelor degree before study start Fulfil the language requirement before the application deadline Fulfil the academic requirements before study start Please note: Fulfilment of the entry requirements does not guarantee admission. The programme has a limited number of places. If there are more qualified applicants than places available on a programme, there will be a selection process. Read all about entry requirements and how to apply on Application and admission at cbs.dk Find deadlines and other key dates on How to apply at cbs.dk Application fee and tuition fee There is an application fee and a tuition fee for all full-time degree students from outside the EU, EEA or Switzerland. Read more about application and tuition fees on Non-EU/EEA citizens at cbs.dk For further information Are you in­ter­ested in study­ing at CBS? Read more about all your op­tions, learn more about Den­mark and how to pre­pare for life in Copen­ha­gen on International students at cbs.dk

Living costs€1,770 a month in Copenhagen, rent included

€21,240

Living costs from SiT estimate from livingcost.org city data (Nov 2026), converted from USD at the ECB reference rate of 30 Oct 2026 (1 EUR = 1.1172 USD)

Typical requirements in Denmark for this degree level. Your advisor gives you the final list.

• A completed qualification that gives access to Master's Degree study.
• Academic transcripts and any programme-specific assessment the institution asks for.
• Your advisor checks the final requirements for your education system and intake.

Confirm the accepted English-language evidence with the institution for the selected intake.

Prepare for and book LanguageCert Academic with SIT Connect

A typical checklist for this degree level. Your advisor gives you the final list.

The central catalogue records this programme as accredited.