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Curriculum

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Digital experiences
that truly touch people

As a Deviner, you use your design, development and ux skills to (re)shape the future of digital experiences. Expand your knowledge within Devine's three core skills. As you reach your final year, personalise your curriculum by choosing your expertise.
Discover our 2 tracks of choice.

In the Studio everything comes together

This is the place where you will experiment and iterate together with your fellow students. All under the guidance of teachers and industry experts.

More about the studio

The program

Our program adapts to the current trends. The following schedule is subject to changes, that's why we have it only as a pdf. You can view it via the link.

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Design-UX

See, listen and create.

In this track, you explore design as a way of thinking, creating, and storytelling. You are curious about how design shapes the way we live and communicate. To explore this, you learn how to translate ideas into meaningful experiences that resonate with people. You develop skills in combining typography, spacing, color, and imagery to create effective digital communication.

As a Deviner, you don’t just learn how to design, but also why design matters. In your final year, strategy and imagination come together. Through experimentation and research, you grow into an experience designer—someone capable of shaping systems, platforms, and possible futures. Each prototype brings your vision closer to reality.

Courses such as Experience Design, Futures Through Design, and Design Narratives encourage you to imagine what the future could look like. By the end of the program, you are ready to enter the design world with a strong creative identity and a versatile portfolio.

Career opportunities are broad and varied, including roles such as interaction designer, experience designer, brand strategist, user researcher, or future thinker.

Job Roles

  • UI designer
  • Digital product designer
  • UX designer
  • Motion designer
  • Brand designer
  • Content creator
  • Digital storyteller
  • …
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Technology

Building with code

As a creative developer, you use code to bring ideas to life. Code becomes your tool for making things move, respond, and communicate. You begin with the fundamentals, building your first web pages, while simultaneously experimenting with hardware such as sensors, circuits, and physical prototypes.

From web applications to interactive installations

You design systems where digital and physical worlds strengthen each other—from web applications to interactive installations that respond to movement, touch, or sound. You learn how software and hardware interact seamlessly. One week you might program visuals that react to music; the next, you could build an object that lights up when someone walks past, or create a small installation controlled by gestures. You generate concepts and translate them into functional, tangible prototypes.

Bridge the gap between ideas and realization

After graduating, you are a developer, maker, and creative thinker all in one. You can work as a creative technologist at a design agency, an interaction developer in an innovation lab, or a technical artist creating interactive installations. You may choose to freelance on projects that merge technology and creativity, or even start your own studio.
Whatever path you take, you will bridge the gap between ideas and realization—and play an active role in shaping how people experience technology.

Job Roles

  • Front-end developer
  • Creative coder
  • Mobile developer
  • Web developer
  • UX-engineer
  • Digital maker
  • …
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Studio

The Studio is a creative lab spanning four semesters where curiosity and digital skills come together. This constantly evolving course embraces play, iteration, and discovery. You explore design thinking, graphic styles, and digital production. The goal is not perfection, but insight and surprise.

From the second year onwards, the Studio is where the two study tracks converge. Collaboration takes place through working in pairs and peer reviews. Together, you create prototypes that respond to human experiences. You incorporate user feedback and ethical design principles to make your projects future-proof. You move from open exploration in the first year to producing complete, context-aware digital projects that bridge the gap between design, technology, and society.

Personal Development


You will not only learn what to create, but more importantly, how to continue learning, experimenting, and innovating in a rapidly changing digital world.

Does the future look Devine?

Would you like to know more?

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact us and we will personally inform you on anything you want or need to know before you become a Deviner.

Open days

Saturday 14th of March (10AM - 16PM)

Saturday 9th of May (10AM - 16PM)

Saturday 27th of June (10AM - 16PM)

Webinars

Study in vibrant Kortrijk – UNESCO creative city in the heart of Europe – and explore two complementary programs at Howest: Digital Design & Development (Devine) and Industrial Product Design (IPO). In multidisciplinary, hands-on projects with real partners, students create compelling digital experiences and prototype tangible products. Industry coaches accelerate skills in UX, design, code, engineering and fabrication, building a portfolio that opens doors to internships and careers in industry leading companies. Taught in English both programs welcome international students into a warm, creative community. People love products that love the people!

Tuesday 25th of November (2PM)

Friday 23th of January (2M)

Tuesday 23th of April (10AM)

REGISTER HERE FOR THE WEBINARS