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Sustainable Design at Kingston University - UCAS

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2024 - 20252025 - 2026
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Course summary

Reasons to choose Kingston

  • This course is open to designers from all backgrounds who want to go beyond the boundaries of their existing disciplines rather than simply refine their existing practice.
  • You will benefit from site visits and visiting speakers from a wide range of organisations that further sustainability.
  • This course is distinctive through a focus on multi-disciplinary, socially-led design for sustainable change.
About this course The MA Sustainable Design welcomes those who want to direct their existing creative practice towards ambitious and inclusive visions of sustainability. It focuses on the power of social innovation, systems thinking, and design for service to drive collective sustainable change. This established course will enable you to raise your sustainability literacy, and then design meaningful responses to the challenges of unsustainability that move you the most. The cohort includes designers of communications, clothing, products, interiors, buildings, services, and digital environments, unified by a commitment to designing sustainability itself. You will also have the chance to collaborate with students on other courses in the Design School. Example modules
  • Design for Social Innovation
  • Designing Research
  • Sustainable Design Principles, Perspectives and Practices
For a full list of modules please visit the Kingston University course webpage.

Modules

Example modules: Design for Social Innovation; Designing Research; Sustainable Design Principles, Perspectives and Practices. For a full list of modules please visit the Kingston University course webpage.

Assessment method

Assessment typically comprises exams (e.g. test or exam), practical (e.g. presentations, performance) and coursework (e.g. essays, reports, self-assessment, portfolios, dissertation). The approximate percentage for how you will be assessed on this course is as follows, though depends to some extent on the optional modules you choose: Type of assessment: Coursework: 100%

Entry requirements

You'll normally need to have: A 2:1 or above honours degree or equivalent in a related art, design or craft subject and/or appropriate professional experience. A portfolio of work reflecting your experience and skills working in 2D and 3D. We also welcome applicants with relevant professional or vocational experience

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

EU £21800 Year 1
England £12400 Year 1
Northern Ireland £12400 Year 1
Scotland £12400 Year 1
Wales £12400 Year 1
International £21800 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

Please visit the course provider webpage for further information regarding additional course costs.
Sustainable Design at Kingston University - UCAS