Exploring the landscape of service design education: A preliminary review of current programmes in higher education

Service design is a relatively young multidisciplinary field and in the past two decades has gained more attention in both the service industry and academia. Even though service design programmes are still not evenly widespread around the world, they are growing and expanding (mostly in Europe). These programmes are provided by different institutions - ranging from design faculties, all the way up to business and management schools - and differ as regards their curricula. This short paper explores this diversity by looking into a curated selection of master's degrees in service design and their curricula, by discussing the initial findings and by hinting at possibilities for future studies