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Lab for Living at Sheffield Hallam University - UCAS

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2025 - 2026
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Course summary

Please check the Sheffield Hallam University website for the latest information Course summary

  • Develop an understanding of the diverse range of concepts, approaches, issues and debates related to design for health research, practice and its related fields.
  • Explore and articulate your professional aspirations within contemporary models of design for health practice, linked to your disciplinary field.
  • Develop the ability to use appropriate knowledge and methods at a professional level to engage in design for health projects.
Placing emphasis on expanding professional aspiration and development, this course provides a stimulating and supportive environment within which you develop your interests and ideas at the intersection of design and health. Our academic staff are design specialists, researchers and practitioners with expertise across all facets of design and health, who will support and encourage you to engage in creative practice. The course is part of an interdisciplinary Postgraduate design programme which promotes an ethos of social and cultural innovation. How you learn The course will be taught by staff from Lab4Living; a trans-disciplinary research group based at Sheffield Hallam that has conducted more than 100 projects including collaborations with more than 80 academic, hospital and community organisations in over fifteen countries. You learn through
  • immersive learning alongside peers in a studio environment
  • practice-based research
  • project work
  • individual and group tutorials
  • lectures
  • seminars
  • constructive critical debates
  • reflective practice
Live projects You may have opportunities to undertake live, real-world projects as part of your course. Field trips There are often opportunities to go on study trips and visits with free travel and accommodation for all mandatory field trips in the UK. These range from workshops, design exhibitions or visits to practitioners’ studios and conferences. Networking opportunities You will benefit from working alongside MA Design for Health students and being part of a vibrant interdisciplinary post-graduate environment - including extensive links to international networks in the broader design for health community. There are also opportunities to learn from and engage with colleagues working across Industry (e.g. Design Futures, from visiting specialists across a range of hospital and community health provision and from end users) and the broader academic art, design and media research community and at SHU. Future careers This course develops your creative potential for careers in
  • design
  • design management
  • making or manufacturing company-employed design
  • independent design practice
  • postgraduate study at PhD level
  • education
  • retail/marketing
  • design research
  • academia
  • social enterprise
  • health and social care service design
Where will I study? You study at City Campus through a structured mix of lectures, seminars and practical sessions as well as access to digital and online resources to support your learning.

Modules

Module and assessment information for future years is displayed as currently validated and may be liable to change. When selecting electives, your choices will be subject to the core requirements of the course. As a result, selections may be limited to a choice between one of two or more specified electives in some instances. Compulsory modules Lab For Living

Assessment method

Coursework

Entry requirements

A 2:2 degree or equivalent in an appropriate design discipline or significant relevant experience. Overseas applicants from countries whose first language is not English must normally produce evidence of competence in English, with an IELTS score of 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in all skills. If you are an International or non-UK European student, you can find out more about the country specific qualifications we accept on our international qualifications page. For details of English language entry requirements (IELTS), please see the information for 'All students'.

English language requirements

Overseas applicants from countries whose first language is not English must normally produce evidence of competence in English, with an IELTS score of 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in all skills.

Please click the following link to find out more about English language requirements for this course

https://www.shu.ac.uk/Courses/Art-and-design/PgCert-Lab-for-Living/Full-time/

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

England £9535 Year 1
Northern Ireland £9535 Year 1
Scotland £9535 Year 1
Wales £9535 Year 1
Channel Islands £9535 Year 1
Republic of Ireland £9535 Year 1
EU £17155 Year 1
International £17155 Year 1

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

Our tuition fee for UK students on full-time undergraduate degree courses in 2025/26 is £9,535 per year. These fees are regulated by the UK government and therefore subject to change in future years. During your placement year you will pay a reduced fee of £1,200. If you are studying an undergraduate course, postgraduate pre-registration course or postgraduate research course over more than one academic year then your tuition fees may increase in subsequent years in line with Government regulations or UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) published fees. More information can be found at https://www.shu.ac.uk/study-here/terms-and-conditions-and-student-regulations under student fees regulations. Our tuition fee for International/EU students starting full-time study in 2025/26 is £17,155 per year. During your placement year you will pay a reduced fee of £1,200. Please refer to our website for up-to-date information on costs and fees: https://www.shu.ac.uk/study-here/undergraduate/fees

Sponsorship information

Scholarships, discounts and bursaries may be available to students who study this course.

Lab for Living at Sheffield Hallam University - UCAS