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Introduction. The article discusses the formation of professional competencies of future masters of design through project activities. Project activities are considered in the context of two-level education. Substantiates the relevance of the transition of higher education in Russia to a two-level system of bachelor's and master's degrees, as a result of which there is a reorganization and modernization of professional training of highly qualified specialists in all areas. The concepts of «competence» and «professional competence» as mandatory components of the educational program are defined. The problems of correlation of formation of complex competencies at both stages of training of future designers are revealed. Methodology and methods of research. The methodological basis was the competence-based approach in the professional training of designers through project activities within the two-level education system. The implementation of this approach is carried out in stages, where the design is one of the main means of formation of professional competencies of students. Result of research. The model of project activity in a two-level system of training designers is described. This model considers the differences of project activities in three components: scientific, project, effective. The necessity of changing the specificity of design in the master's degree in comparison with the bachelor's degree is substantiated. Conclusion. Training in design according to the developed model leads to the understanding of the importance of the desire to learn, personal motivation and activity of students, providing a higher level of professional competence. This allows at graduate level most fully to recreate the professiogram of a designer of the highest category.