36 monthsProgramme duration
19,950 GBPTuition Fee/year
SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Architecture and Built Environment
Degree
MSc
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Design Innovation MSc is a one-year, intensive master’s course designed to equip you with the skills to create impactful product and service solutions – shaping better outcomes for people, places, and the planet.
Choose the core MSc or specialise in one of three distinct awards – Healthcare, Materials, or Events – to develop skills in research, design thinking, ideation, collaboration, and digital tools. Throughout the course, you’ll tackle real-world problems, particularly those related to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
Through both qualitative and quantitative research methods, you’ll identify opportunity gaps and apply sustainable design practices. This interdisciplinary course fosters collaboration, enhancing teamwork and process management skills, as well as deepening your knowledge of business contexts, the circular economy, and prototype evaluation.
You will refine your digital skills in UX/UI and product and experience design, utilising AI tools for ideation and design. You will also develop prototyping skills, including 3D printing for real-world testing.
Graduates from this forward-thinking master’s course will be highly skilled, ethically driven, and equipped to design sustainable solutions to global challenges.
Choose the core MSc or specialise in one of three distinct awards – Healthcare, Materials, or Events – to develop skills in research, design thinking, ideation, collaboration, and digital tools. Throughout the course, you’ll tackle real-world problems, particularly those related to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
Through both qualitative and quantitative research methods, you’ll identify opportunity gaps and apply sustainable design practices. This interdisciplinary course fosters collaboration, enhancing teamwork and process management skills, as well as deepening your knowledge of business contexts, the circular economy, and prototype evaluation.
You will refine your digital skills in UX/UI and product and experience design, utilising AI tools for ideation and design. You will also develop prototyping skills, including 3D printing for real-world testing.
Graduates from this forward-thinking master’s course will be highly skilled, ethically driven, and equipped to design sustainable solutions to global challenges.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Architecture and Built Environment
Degree
MSc
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Design Innovation MSc is a one-year, intensive master’s course designed to equip you with the skills to create impactful product and service solutions – shaping better outcomes for people, places, and the planet.
Choose the core MSc or specialise in one of three distinct awards – Healthcare, Materials, or Events – to develop skills in research, design thinking, ideation, collaboration, and digital tools. Throughout the course, you’ll tackle real-world problems, particularly those related to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
Through both qualitative and quantitative research methods, you’ll identify opportunity gaps and apply sustainable design practices. This interdisciplinary course fosters collaboration, enhancing teamwork and process management skills, as well as deepening your knowledge of business contexts, the circular economy, and prototype evaluation.
You will refine your digital skills in UX/UI and product and experience design, utilising AI tools for ideation and design. You will also develop prototyping skills, including 3D printing for real-world testing.
Graduates from this forward-thinking master’s course will be highly skilled, ethically driven, and equipped to design sustainable solutions to global challenges.
Choose the core MSc or specialise in one of three distinct awards – Healthcare, Materials, or Events – to develop skills in research, design thinking, ideation, collaboration, and digital tools. Throughout the course, you’ll tackle real-world problems, particularly those related to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
Through both qualitative and quantitative research methods, you’ll identify opportunity gaps and apply sustainable design practices. This interdisciplinary course fosters collaboration, enhancing teamwork and process management skills, as well as deepening your knowledge of business contexts, the circular economy, and prototype evaluation.
You will refine your digital skills in UX/UI and product and experience design, utilising AI tools for ideation and design. You will also develop prototyping skills, including 3D printing for real-world testing.
Graduates from this forward-thinking master’s course will be highly skilled, ethically driven, and equipped to design sustainable solutions to global challenges.
Admission Requirements
55+
6+
21+
169+
70+
104+
We welcome applications from those with relevant equivalent Level 6 (bachelor’s) qualifications. Our typical applicants hold an undergraduate degree of 2:2 or above, or equivalent experience and a demonstrable interest in the subject.
Please provide examples of undergraduate design projects you have done. We would like to see a sample of three projects. Upload a single link to an online portfolio of your own work using the Upload instructions in your portal.
We'll also welcome your application if you have formal or 'certified' learning (such as training courses not run by universities or colleges) or learning from work experience or self-study. This is called Accreditation of Prior Learning that should have been gained within the last five years and be equivalent to the learning outcomes of our minimum entry qualifications.
Applicants through Accreditation of Prior Learning using their experience to apply should note there is an application fee for entry with advanced standing or with exemption from specific modules or credit.
International applicants who require a student visa to study in the UK must take a recognised language test that is approved and vouched for by the University. Our Applicant Services Team can help with any questions you may have about study visas or suitable language tests.
Please provide examples of undergraduate design projects you have done. We would like to see a sample of three projects. Upload a single link to an online portfolio of your own work using the Upload instructions in your portal.
We'll also welcome your application if you have formal or 'certified' learning (such as training courses not run by universities or colleges) or learning from work experience or self-study. This is called Accreditation of Prior Learning that should have been gained within the last five years and be equivalent to the learning outcomes of our minimum entry qualifications.
Applicants through Accreditation of Prior Learning using their experience to apply should note there is an application fee for entry with advanced standing or with exemption from specific modules or credit.
International applicants who require a student visa to study in the UK must take a recognised language test that is approved and vouched for by the University. Our Applicant Services Team can help with any questions you may have about study visas or suitable language tests.
3 Years
Sep
- Candidates are required to submit references or letter(s) of recommendation for acceptance
Tuition fees
Domestic
9,790 GBP
International
19,950 GBP
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