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Design (R63) at Open University - UCAS

Open University

Degree level: Undergraduate
Awarded by: The Open University

Design (R63)

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Course summary

Our Bachelor of Design (BDes) enhances your design skills, empowering you to apply them creatively to today’s diverse social, ecological, and technological challenges and opportunities. It explores a diversity of creative thinking and practice used in design, cultivating professional design competencies while nurturing your unique design identity. It portrays design as a catalyst for change, showcasing its potential to tackle societal issues across various domains. You’ll participate in activities and projects that refine your skills and integrate knowledge from a spectrum of disciplines, and gain valuable collaborative experience. Moreover, you’ll craft design projects aligned with your interests, compiling your design work into a comprehensive portfolio. Key features

  • Cultivate your design identity, values and field of practice
  • Develop confidence and ability to work with diverse groups across different disciplines
  • Deepen your scholarship on design history, theory and practice
  • Learn how you can use design to enhance our capabilities to live sustainably
  • Build your social and professional networks to address real-world challenges and opportunities

Modules

This degree has three stages, each comprising 120 credits. In Stage 1, you’ll study two 60-credit modules. In Stage 2, you’ll study two 60-credit modules. In Stage 3, you’ll study a 60-credit module and complete a 60-credit project module.


How to apply

To apply for this course you will be taken to the provider's website, where you can find out more information and make an application.

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

There are no qualification requirements for this course.


Student Outcomes

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

England £21816 Whole course
Republic of Ireland £20952 Whole course
Scotland £7128 Whole course
Northern Ireland £6954 Whole course
Wales £7872 Whole course
EU £22416 Whole course
International £22416 Whole course
Channel Islands £22416 Whole course

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

Fee information is valid for modules starting before 31 July 2025. Fees typically increase annually.
Design (R63) at Open University - UCAS