Course summary

Students may join the course from a number of diverse design backgrounds including product design, industrial design or graphic design. Students should show an aptitude for design, we also welcome backgrounds in interaction design, interior design and interior architecture, architecture, textiles, fashion, illustration, fine art or non-design specific subjects such as journalism, philosophy, psychology, anthropology or sociology. Reflective practice and the inherent ability to remain open-minded; paired with a passion for design and a desire to challenge traditional practice and current world views will form the starting point for your professional or academic career. You may want to focus or broaden your design practice, so during your MA studies you can take a variety of approaches from theoretical experimental design to artifact based making/material focused design. Designers mostly work in teams, sometimes cross- or multi-disciplinary. The MA Design and Innovation provides many opportunities to work with other disciplines as it sits alongside other MA courses at AUB and is supported by the local and national design industry. It also takes full advantage of the AUB creative community with some taught sessions delivered in interdisciplinary groups and environments.