Course summary
This course is for students with a product, furniture or a directly related 3D design degree who wish to build on their expertise, specialist knowledge and employability. You will develop an advanced understanding of design practice, learn about research methodologies, explore service design and the ways that emerging digital technologies can enhance your work. The flexibility of the curriculum allows you to focus on your individual interests and ambitions and equip you with the practical commercial skills for a successful career in the creative industries. Your studies will culminate in a self-directed design project, during which you will explore real world product design processes such as external validation, prototyping, testing, technical definition and specification. In all your designs and processes we will empower you to experiment boldly and encourage you to take risks. We aim to develop independent learners who can take their own personal and critical approach to tackling complex design challenges. Access to our sophisticated facilities, including industry-standard vector-based and three-dimensional modelling packages, will enable you to push design boundaries and realise your creative visions. Key features
- You can be awarded an MA or MSc depending on your route through your studies and final Major Project. You can also exit the course with a Postgraduate Diploma or Postgraduate Certificate award depending on the credits you have successfully achieved.
- Employability is embedded throughout the course, along with an understanding of professional and commercial practice, to support you in your career aspirations – whether that be as a practice-based designer, entrepreneur or in the wider creative industries.
- By considering sustainability and social responsibility in every design decision made, you will become a responsible ‘global’ citizen with the tools to tackle the complex environmental challenges ahead.
- Learn from an expert teaching team who are active in their own field and maintain their professional skillset, ensuring you develop the most relevant skills for a career in the industry.
- Join a community that is working together to co-design new ways of thinking to redefine the future of creative practice.
- With an optional year-long work placement you can gain valuable experience to further enhance your practical and professional skills.
- The award-winning Vijay Patel Building provides both the space to foster creative thinking as well as top-class facilities, giving you access to a range of dedicated workshops and a host of specialist equipment.
Assessment method
The curriculum is delivered through a combination of lectures, seminars, tutorials, workshops, self-directed learning and group learning. Assessment methods are varied and include design journals, presentation banners, technical drawings, physical artefacts (e.g. test rigs, working prototypes, aesthetic models), reflective essays, research reports, oral presentations, and a dissertation as well as a major design project submission comprising development, technical specification, prototyping and testing elements.
Entry requirements
You should have the equivalent or above of a 2:2 UK bachelor’s honours degree in product or furniture design or a directly related subject. If you have other professional qualifications and industry experience we will consider your application on an individual basis.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this 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
Provider information
De Montfort University
The Gateway
Leicester
LE1 9BH