12 monthsProgramme duration
52,842 NZDTuition Fee/year
08 Dec, 2025Application Deadline
MarStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Art and Design
Degree
Other
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
A common assumption is that design is about solving problems in organisations and societies. Although this is part of what designers do, we are all increasingly engaged in complex situations for which no simple solution is possible. In these environments, the designer’s task is to identify and frame problems and devise and facilitate systems in which problems can be addressed, sometimes incrementally, by multiple stakeholders.
The Master of Design provides you with the means to navigate, engage with and design in a variety of professional contexts; for-profit, non-profit and governmental, bringing both theoretical and practical skills to bear on today’s most significant problems.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Art and Design
Degree
Other
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
A common assumption is that design is about solving problems in organisations and societies. Although this is part of what designers do, we are all increasingly engaged in complex situations for which no simple solution is possible. In these environments, the designer’s task is to identify and frame problems and devise and facilitate systems in which problems can be addressed, sometimes incrementally, by multiple stakeholders.
The Master of Design provides you with the means to navigate, engage with and design in a variety of professional contexts; for-profit, non-profit and governmental, bringing both theoretical and practical skills to bear on today’s most significant problems.
Admission Requirements
You must have completed a Bachelors degree from this University with a grade point average of 5.0 or higher in 90 points at Stage Three, or a Postgraduate Certificate in Design with a grade point average of 5.0 or higher.
Alternatively you can gain entry to the MDes if you have completed the Postgraduate Certificate in Design (PGCertDes) with the required grade point average.
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