IIID is continuously developing a worldwide list of information design courses.
The key feature of all courses listed by the IIID is that they have amongst their declared aims that students acquire knowledge enabling them to deliver effective information design outcomes.
The collection is not exhaustive. If you find a course missing or incorrectly listed please contact the Karel van der Waarde at waarde@glo.be
Please note that being listed does not constitute a recommendation by the IIID.
Level/Type | Country | City:University | Degree + Link |
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BA / BSc & diplomas | Australia | Adelaide: University of South Australia | Bachelor of Design (Visual Communication) |
BA / BSc & diplomas | Australia | Melbourne: Monash University | Bachelor of Communication Design |
BA / BSc & diplomas | Australia | Sydney, NSW: Billy Blue College of Design | Bachelor of Communication Design |
BA / BSc & diplomas | Austria | Graz: FH Joanneum | Informationsdesign |
BA / BSc & diplomas | Austria | St. Pölten: New Design University | Grafik- & Informationsdesign |
BA / BSc & diplomas | Austria | Wels: FH Oberösterreich | Productdesign und Technische Kommunikation (BA) |
BA / BSc & diplomas | Brazil | Curitiba: Federal University of Parana | Design Gráfico |
BA / BSc & diplomas | Brazil | Recife: Universidade Federal de Pernambuco | Design (bacharelado) |
BA / BSc & diplomas | Canada | Calgary: Mount Royal University | Bachelor of Communication — Information Design |
BA / BSc & diplomas | Canada | Toronto: Humber College | Graphic Design (Advanced diploma) |
BA / BSc & diplomas | Canada | Toronto: OCAD University | Graphic Design |
BA / BSc & diplomas | Canada | Vancouver: Emily Carr University of Art + Design | Communication Design Major |
BA / BSc & diplomas | Germany | Augsburg: Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften | Kommunikationsdesign (Bachelor) |
BA / BSc & diplomas | Germany | Ravensburg: Schule für Gestaltung | Kommunikationsdesign mit Schwerpunkt Informationsdesign |
BA / BSc & diplomas | Germany | Schwäbisch Gmünd: Hochschule für Gestaltung | Kommunikationsestaltung (BA) |
BA / BSc & diplomas | Germany | Stuttgart: Stuttgart Media University (Hochschule der Medien) | Informationsdesign |
BA / BSc & diplomas | India | Ahmedabad: National Institute of Design | Graphic Design B.des |
BA / BSc & diplomas | Japan | Tokyo: Otsuma Women’s University: School of Information Studies | Information Design Course |
BA / BSc & diplomas | Japan | Tokyo: Tama Art University, Dept. of Information Design | Art & Media course, Interaction Design course |
BA / BSc & diplomas | Norway | Gjøvik: Norwegian University of Science and Technology | BA Grafisk design |
BA / BSc & diplomas | Philippines | Quezon City: Ateneo de Manila University | Bachelor of Fine Arts Major in Information Design |
BA / BSc & diplomas | South Africa | Pretoria: University of Pretoria , Department of Visual Arts | BA information design |
BA / BSc & diplomas | Sweden | Eskilstuna: Mälardalens Högskola | Informationsdesign (BA): 3 specalisms |
BA / BSc & diplomas | Switzerland | Basel: FHNW: Institute of Visual Communication | Visual Communication |
BA / BSc & diplomas | Switzerland | Lugano: Università della Svizzera italiana | Bachelor in Communication Science |
BA / BSc & diplomas | Switzerland | Luzern: Hochschule Luzern | Bachelor Graphic Design |
BA / BSc & diplomas | Switzerland | Zürich: Zürcher Hochschule der Künste | BA Design: Visual Communication |
BA / BSc & diplomas | United Kingdom | Birmingham: Birmingham University, School of Visual Communication | Visual Communication - Graphic Communication - BA (Hons) |
BA / BSc & diplomas | United Kingdom | Bournemouth: Arts University Bournemouth | BA (Hons) Graphic design |
BA / BSc & diplomas | United Kingdom | Coventry: Coventry University | Graphic Design BA (Hons) |
BA / BSc & diplomas | United Kingdom | Falmouth: The S chool of Communication Design | BA (Hons) Graphic Design |
BA / BSc & diplomas | United Kingdom | Hereford: Hereford College of Arts | BA (Hons) Graphic & Media design |
BA / BSc & diplomas | United Kingdom | Lincoln: University of Lincoln, School of Architecture & Design | BA (Hons) Graphic Design |
BA / BSc & diplomas | United Kingdom | London: Middlesex University | BA (Hons) Graphic Design |
BA / BSc & diplomas | United Kingdom | London: University of the A rts, Central Saint Martins | BA (Hons) Graphic Design Communication |
BA / BSc & diplomas | United Kingdom | London: University of the A rts, Chelsea | BA (Hons) Graphic design |
BA / BSc & diplomas | United Kingdom | London: University of the A rts, London College of Communication | BA (Hons) Graphic and media design |
BA / BSc & diplomas | United Kingdom | London: University of the A rts, London College of Communication | BA (Hons) Information and Interface Design |
BA / BSc & diplomas | United Kingdom | London: University of Westminster | Graphic Communication Design BA Hons |
BA / BSc & diplomas | United Kingdom | Nottingham: Nottingham Trent University | BA (Hons) Graphic Design |
BA / BSc & diplomas | United Kingdom | Plymouth: School of Art and Media | BA (Hons) Graphic Communication with Typography |
BA / BSc & diplomas | United Kingdom | Portsmouth: University of Portsmouth | BA (Hons) Graphic Design |
BA / BSc & diplomas | United Kingdom | Reading: Typography & Graphic Communication | BA Graphic Communication |
BA / BSc & diplomas | United Kingdom | Sheffield: Sheffield Hallam University | BA (Honours) Graphic Design Degree |
BA / BSc & diplomas | United Kingdom | Stoke-on-Trent: Staffordshire University | BA (Hons) Graphic Design |
BA / BSc & diplomas | United States | Ann Arbor MI: University of Michigan, School of Information | Bachelor of Science in Information |
BA / BSc & diplomas | United States | Athens, OH: Ohio University, School of Visual Communication | Information Design: Publication |
BA / BSc & diplomas | United States | Boston, MA: Northeastern University | Graphic and Information Design |
BA / BSc & diplomas | United States | Chicago, IL: Columbia College | Graphic Design, BA |
BA / BSc & diplomas | United States | Chicago, IL: School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) | Visual Communication Design |
BA / BSc & diplomas | United States | New Britain, CT: Central Connecticut State University | BA Graphic Information Design |
BA / BSc & diplomas | United States | Orange, CA: Chapman University | BFA Graphic Design |
BA / BSc & diplomas | United States | Pittsburgh, PA: Carnegy Mellon University | Bachelor of Design |
BA / BSc & diplomas | United States | Portland, Maine: Maine College of Art | BFA Graphic Design |
BA / BSc & diplomas | United States | Rochester, NY: Rochester Institute of Technology, College of Imaging Arts & Sciences | Undergraduate Graphic Design (BFA) |
BA / BSc & diplomas | United States | Rock Hill, SC: Winthrop University | Digital Information Design |
BA / BSc & diplomas | United States | San Diego: California College San Diego | Graphic arts with an information design emphasis (BSc) |
BA / BSc & diplomas | United States | Seattle: University of Washington, Human Centered Design and Engineering | Bachelor of Science in Human Centered Design and Engineering |
BA / BSc & diplomas | United States | Seattle: University of Washington, Human Centered Design and Engineering | Visual Communication Design |
BA / BSc & diplomas | United States | Utica NY: State University of New York (SUNY) Polytechnic Institute | Communication and Information Design (BSc) |
BA / BSc & diplomas | United States | Utica NY: State University of New York (SUNY) Polytechnic Institute | Information Design and Technology (BA) |
MA / MSc & postgrad | Australia | Adelaide: University of South Australia | Master of Design (Communication Design) |
MA / MSc & postgrad | Australia | Canberra: University of Canberra | Master of Digital Design |
MA / MSc & postgrad | Australia | Melbourne: Swinburne University of Technology | Graduate Diploma of Design (Communication Design) |
MA / MSc & postgrad | Australia | Melbourne: Swinburne University of Technology | Master of Design (Communication Design) |
MA / MSc & postgrad | Australia | Wollongong: University of Wollongong | Master of Information and Communication Technology advanced |
MA / MSc & postgrad | Austria | Graz: FH Joanneum | Master of Science (MSc) Technical Documentation |
MA / MSc & postgrad | Austria | Hagenberg: FH Oberösterreich | Kommunikation, Wissen, Medien (MA) |
MA / MSc & postgrad | Austria | Krems: Danube University | Informationsdesign |
MA / MSc & postgrad | Austria | Krems: Danube University | Informationsdesign – user centered (MA) |
MA / MSc & postgrad | Belgium | Brussel: Luca, School of Arts | Master Information Design |
MA / MSc & postgrad | Canada | Toronto: OCAD university | Inclusive Design (Mdes) |
MA / MSc & postgrad | Canada | Toronto: University of Toronto, Faculty of Information | Master of Information |
MA / MSc & postgrad | Chile | Santiago: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Magister en Diseño |
MA / MSc & postgrad | Denmark | Kopenhagen: Designskole Kopenhagen | Type and Wayfinding MA |
MA / MSc & postgrad | Finland | Aalto: Aalto University | Master’s programme in Graphic Design |
MA / MSc & postgrad | France | Nantes: L’École de Design | MDes Digital Culture/Information Design |
MA / MSc & postgrad | Germany | Augsburg: Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften | Design- und Kommunkationsstrategie (Master) |
MA / MSc & postgrad | Germany | Kiel: Muthesius Kunsthochschule | Interaktives Informationsdesign als Masterschwerpunkt |
MA / MSc & postgrad | Germany | Konstanz: University of Konstanz, Data Analysis and Visualization | Computer and Information Science |
MA / MSc & postgrad | Germany | Merseburg: Hochschule Merseburg | Informationsdesign und Medienmanagement (MA) |
MA / MSc & postgrad | Germany | Stuttgart: University of Stuttgart | Institut für Visualisierung und Interaktive Systeme (VIS) |
MA / MSc & postgrad | Germany | Würzburg: Hochschule Würzburg-Schweinfurt | Master Informationsdesign |
MA / MSc & postgrad | India | Ahmedabad: National Institute of Design | Graphic Design MA |
MA / MSc & postgrad | India | Bombay: IDC School of Design | |
MA / MSc & postgrad | Italy | Milano: Scuola Politecnica di Design | Visual Design University Master’s course |
MA / MSc & postgrad | Japan | Daido University: Department of Information Design | Media Design Course |
MA / MSc & postgrad | Japan | Daido University: Department of Information Design | Product Design Course |
MA / MSc & postgrad | Japan | Musashino Art University: Graduate School of Art and Design | Design Programm: Visual Communication Design Course (Master) |
MA / MSc & postgrad | New Zealand | Christchurch: Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology (CPIT) | Graduate Diploma of Information Design |
MA / MSc & postgrad | South Africa | Pretoria: University of Pretoria | MA in Information Design |
MA / MSc & postgrad | Spain | Barcelona: IED | Master in Graphic Information Design and Media Branding |
MA / MSc & postgrad | Sweden | Eskilstuna: Mälardalen University | Information Design and Product Development |
MA / MSc & postgrad | Sweden | Umeå: Umeå Institute of Design, Umeå University | MFA in Interacation Design |
MA / MSc & postgrad | Switzerland | Bern: Hochschule der Künste Bern | MAS Signaletik – Environmental Information Design |
MA / MSc & postgrad | Switzerland | Lugano: Università della Svizzera italiana | Master of Science in Communication, Management & Health |
MA / MSc & postgrad | Switzerland | Lugano: Università della Svizzera italiana | Master of Science in Financial Communication |
MA / MSc & postgrad | Switzerland | Zürich: Zürcher Hochschule der Künste | Field of excellence: Kommunication (Master of Arts) |
MA / MSc & postgrad | The Netherlands | Amsterdam: University of Amsterdam | Master of Media |
MA / MSc & postgrad | The Netherlands | Eindhoven: The Design Academy | Information Design (MA) |
MA / MSc & postgrad | United Kingdom | Brighton: University of Brighton | User Experience Design MSc |
MA / MSc & postgrad | United Kingdom | Falmouth: The School of Communication Design | MA Communication Design (Master of Arts) |
MA / MSc & postgrad | United Kingdom | London: Middlesex University | Visual Analytics (MSc by Research) |
MA / MSc & postgrad | United Kingdom | London: Royal College of Art | Information Experience Design |
MA / MSc & postgrad | United Kingdom | London: UCL, The Bartlett Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis | Mres Advanced Spatial Analysis & Visualisation |
MA / MSc & postgrad | United Kingdom | London: University of the Arts, Central Saint Martins | MA Communication Design |
MA / MSc & postgrad | United Kingdom | London: University of the arts, London College of Communication | Postgraduate Certificate Design for Visual Communication |
MA / MSc & postgrad | United Kingdom | London: University of the arts, London College of Communication | Postgraduate Diploma Design for Visual Communication |
MA / MSc & postgrad | United Kingdom | Reading: University of Reading, Typography & Graphic Communication | MA Information Design |
MA / MSc & postgrad | United States | Ann Arbor MI: University of Michigan, School of Information | Master of Science in Information |
MA / MSc & postgrad | United States | Atlanta, GA: Georgia Tech | Master of Science in Digital Media |
MA / MSc & postgrad | United States | Baltimore, MD: Maryland Institute College of Art | Information Visualization Courses (Master of Professional Studies) |
MA / MSc & postgrad | United States | Baltimore, MD: University of Baltimore. Yale Gordon College of Arts and Sciences | Information Design and Digital Media production |
MA / MSc & postgrad | United States | Berkeley, CA: UC Berkeley School of Information | Master of Information Management and Systems (MIMS) |
MA / MSc & postgrad | United States | Boston, MA: Massachusetts College of Art and Design | MFA Communication Design |
MA / MSc & postgrad | United States | Boston, MA: Northeastern University, College of Arts, Media and Design | MFA in Information Design and Visualization |
MA / MSc & postgrad | United States | Chicago: Illinois Institute of technology, Lewis College of Human Sciences | MS in Technical communication and information Design |
MA / MSc & postgrad | United States | Eugene, OR: University of Oregon | Applied Information Management (MA) |
MA / MSc & postgrad | United States | Marietta, GA: Southern Polytechnic State University (SPSU) | Master of Science Program in Information Design and Communication |
MA / MSc & postgrad | United States | New Britain, CT: Central Connecticut State University | MA in Information Design |
MA / MSc & postgrad | United States | Pittsburgh: Carnegie Mellon University | Master of Design in Design for Interactions |
MA / MSc & postgrad | United States | Rochester, NY: Rochester Institute of Technology, College of Imaging Arts & Sciences | Graduate Visual Communication Design (MFA) |
MA / MSc & postgrad | United States | Seattle: University of Washington, Human Centered Design and Engineering | Master of Science in Human Centered Design and Engineering |
MA / MSc & postgrad | United States | Utica, NY: State University of New York, Institute of Technology at UTICA/ROME | Communication and Information Design BS/MS Accelerated Program |
MA / MSc & postgrad | United States | Waltham MA: Bentley University | Human Factors in Information Design (Master of Science) |
PhD | Australia | Melbourne: Swinburne University of Technology | PhD Design (Communication Design) |
PhD | Finland | Aalto: Aalto University | Doctoral Programme in Arts, Design, and Architecture |
PhD | India | Bombay: IDC School of Design | |
PhD | South Africa | Pretoria: University of Pretoria | PhD in Information Design |
PhD | United Kingdom | London: Royal College of Art | Information Experience Design Research |
PhD | United Kingdom | London: Royal College of Art | Visual Communication Research |
PhD | United Kingdom | London: University of the Arts | Research degrees |
PhD | United Kingdom | Reading: Reading University, Department of Typography & Graphic Communication | Postgraduate Research |
PhD | United States | Ann Arbor MI: University of Michigan, School of Information | PhD of Science in Information |
PhD | United States | Baltimore, MD: University of Baltimore, Yale Gordon College of Arts and Sciences | DS in Information and Interaction Design |
PhD | United States | Chicago, IL: Illinois Institute of Technology | PhD in Design |
PhD | United States | Clemson, SC: Clemson University | PhD in Rhetorics, Communication, and Information Design (RCID) |
PhD | United States | Kent, OH: Kent State University | PhD Communication and Information |
PhD | United States | Pittsburgh, PA: Carnegy Mellon University | PhD in Design |
PhD | United States | Raleigh, NC: North Carolina State University | PhD in Design |
PhD | United States | Seattle: University of Washington: Human Centered Design and Engineering | PhD in Human Centered Design and Engineering |
Online | Australia | Open Universities Australia | Information Design |
Online | Canada | Orleans, ON: online-learning.com | Information Design Program |
Online | United States | Baltimore: University of Baltimore: Yale Gordon College of Arts and Sciences | Information Design and Digital Media Production (Graduate Certificate) |
Online | United States | Chicago: Northwestern University | Information Design and Strategy Online (Master of Science) |
Online | United States | Utica NY: Suny Polytechnic Institute | Information Design and Technology (Master of Science) |
Online | United States | San Diego: University of California | Information Design for technical Communicators (Certificate programme) |
Summer School | United Kingdom | Bath: Simplification Centre | Information Design Summer School |
Commercial | United States | Alexandria, VA: The Business University | Introduction to Information Design Course |
MA / MSc & postgrad | Norway | Gjøvik: Norwegian University of Science and Technology | MA Interaction Design |