Shanghai Luwan University
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Shanghai Luwan University

Shanghai Luwan University

Designing the future, honoring the past, building Shanghai's tomorrow.

220 Han Dan Lu, Yang Pu Qu, Shang Hai Shi, China, 200437

About Shanghai Luwan University

Located in the heart of Yangpu, Shanghai, a district celebrated as the 'Central District of Shanghai's Academic Institutions', Shanghai Luwan University stands as a beacon of architectural and design innovation. The university's ethos is deeply rooted in Shanghai's evolving architectural landscape, blending historical reverence with a forward-thinking approach to the built environment. Once an industrial powerhouse, Yangpu now thrives as a modern knowledge economy zone, fostering a rich environment for creative design and intelligent manufacturing. This heritage informs the university's commitment to intertwining artistic creativity with scientific innovation, cultivating design professionals equipped to shape the future of urban spaces. The university aims to create a sustainable and aesthetically pleasing environment while integrating technology and preserving cultural identity. Through its curriculum and research, Shanghai Luwan University addresses real-world challenges, fostering an innovative alliance between art, technology, and industry.
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Master International Design Strategy / China Studio
Master

This program focuses on deciphering local behaviors and understanding the Chinese market to offer coherent and user-adapted projects with an anthropological approach to design. It is a stepping stone to an international designer career.

2 years
English
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Master

This program offers an interdisciplinary study and research platform. Students can choose courses from Fashion Design, Industrial Design, Environmental Design and Landscape Design, Public Art, and Animation Design.

English
Fashion Design
Course

This program provides participants with the techniques to design and create menswear or womenswear while responding to changing needs in the international fashion and luxury industries. It focuses on creating collections based on informed analysis of materials and fabrics in connection with art, design, creativity, and fashion.

English, Chinese, Italian
Master of Design (Research)
Master

This program is for graduates who want to deepen their understanding and hands-on skills in both research-for-design and research-by-design as a way to define the future of the design profession.

2 years
English
Master of Interaction Design
Master

This program is concerned with designing interactive digital products, digital environments, systems, and services that can satisfactorily meet the needs and desires of the intended users. It prepares and equips students with up-to-date theoretical knowledge and requisite practical industry-standard skills in this rapidly advancing field.

1 year
English
Master of Interaction Design (Extension)
Master

This program is concerned with designing interactive digital products, digital environments, systems, and services that can satisfactorily meet the needs and desires of the intended users. It prepares and equips students with up-to-date theoretical knowledge and requisite practical industry-standard skills in this rapidly advancing field.

English
Visual Communication (Graphic Communication) - BA (Hons)
BA

This course enables you to realize your potential as a creative practitioner and a problem-solving designer. You’ll gain professional knowledge of design, brand identity and advertising, user experience, motion graphics, expressive design, and web design.

Chinese
GLOBAL FASHION
Course

This course provides students with the necessary skills and practical skills, and through the teaching of three key fashion areas of fashion design, fashion business and fashion modeling, it will show students the world of fashion in all directions and multiple angles.

1 year
English, Italian, Chinese
Master of Animation and Visualisation
Master

This program has been developed in partnership with the industry-leading digital animation studio Animal Logic and is offered through the UTS Animal Logic Academy. The course develops creative professional practice, conceptual skills and technical dexterity in animation and visualisation production.

1 year
English
Graduate Certificate in Animation and Visualisation
Graduate Certificate

This program has been developed in partnership with the industry-leading digital animation studio Animal Logic and is offered through the UTS Animal Logic Academy. The course develops creative professional practice, conceptual skills and technical dexterity in animation and visualisation production.

English
Bachelor's in Architecture
Bachelor

This program will teach you all about practical design skills of buildings, roads, homes, structures and entire cities. You will also develop your drawing skills and draftsmanship, as well learn how to effective design processes, architectural modelling and digital illustration.

4 years
English
Deadline: Apr 2026
PhD in Architecture (AD)
PhD

This program focuses on developing advanced research skills in the field of architecture. It typically involves independent research and a dissertation.

4 years
English
Deadline: Apr 2026
Master's in Architecture (International)
Master

This program focuses on developing skills in architectural design and theory with an international perspective. It usually involves studio work, lectures and seminars.

2.5 years
English
Deadline: May 2026
Master's in Landscape Architecture (International)
Master

This program focuses on landscape design, planning and management with an international perspective. It includes studio work, field studies, and theoretical coursework.

2.5 years
English
Deadline: May 2026

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Shanghai Luwan University is Designing the future, honoring the past, building Shanghai's tomorrow.

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Shanghai Luwan University provides a comprehensive curriculum including: Master International Design Strategy / China Studio, Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Fashion Design, Master of Design (Research), Master of Interaction Design.

Shanghai Luwan University is situated in Yang Pu Qu, China, offering a vibrant context for architectural study.