The Master in Applied AI for Arts and Design at Elisava Barcelona School of Design and Engineering guides students in integrating AI into creative practice while maintaining a human-centred approach to art and design.

The Master in Applied AI for Arts and Design empowers creatives to harness AI as a tool for artistic innovation and critical reflection. This hands-on programme explores AI's potential to transform art and design while examining its impact on politics, society and culture.

It goes beyond technological intervention, focusing on how students can use AI to create meaningful, forward-thinking work that responds to complex contemporary challenges.

This programme is aimed at designers and artists ready to navigate the future of creativity by embracing technology without losing their personal touch, ensuring students stay at the cutting edge of art, design and technology.

Addressing challenges such as transparency, fairness, privacy and authorship in AI-assisted creativity, the course explores how AI can extend creative boundaries, working as a tool to enhance creative practices.

The Master in Applied AI for Arts and Design teaches students to embrace AI as a catalyst for innovation, not a competitor. Students will learn to leverage AI's potential, critically engage with its limitations and design projects that integrate technology without losing human creativity.

School: Elisava Barcelona School of Design and Engineering
Course: Master in Applied AI for Arts and Design
Type: Postgraduate
Location: Barcelona and Madrid, Spain
Course dates: September 2026 to July 2027
Application deadline: 15 July 2026

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What will I learn during this course?

– Creative and artistic innovation with AI
– Critical thinking
– Ethical awareness
– Technical and conceptual AI literacy
– Future‑oriented design perspective

What are the requirements?

– An official undergraduate degree or equivalent
– Applicants without a university degree are eligible to apply through proven professional experience or by proving significant knowledge in the relevant study area (these applicants will receive a university specialist certificate)
– Supporting documents, submitted in PDF format and in the same language as the programme, must include a CV, letter of motivation, portfolio (or link to a digital portfolio/personal website) and a passport (non-EU applicants) or national ID (EU applicants)

What facilities and resources are available?

– Specialised workshops and laboratories
– Outdoor spaces
– Conference rooms
– Exhibition rooms
– Multi-purpose classrooms
– Other educational spaces in different parts of the city

What career prospects can I expect upon graduating?

Students will be able to establish careers as creative professionals using AI tools, AI‑focused digital creators, ethical and responsible AI practitioners in creative fields, innovation‑oriented designers or artists.

Who teaches this course?

– Pau Aleikum, course director
– José Manuel Pérez Paadin, course director
– Marta Handenawer, course director
– Lluis Nacenta, professor
– Tim Colishaw, professor
– Taller Estampa, professor
– Anne Quito, professor
– Mario Santamaria, professor
– Núria Nia, professor
– Hamill Industries, professor
– Maria Arnal, professor
– Gaston Welisch, professor

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