Design Innovation and Technology (MA)

Our MA Design Innovation and Technology course combines creativity, user-centered design, and technology to explore how design thinking can drive transformation.

From studying this course you'll be able to respond to present-day challenges, anticipate emerging trends, and envision the future. You'll have access to excellent resources and facilities for creative experimentation and production. As you build your expertise, you'll learn to combine traditional making skills with the latest digital technology and fabrication techniques.

Some of the resources and facilities you'll use include:

• interactive media and prototyping facilities
• 3D printers
• laser cutters
• a suite of the latest design technology
• traditional and mixed media facilities

Throughout this MA design innovation course, you'll engage with critical debates and contemporary developments. You'll learn about human-centred research methods, strive to understand diverse contexts, and anticipate user behaviour. There will be a focus on innovation where you'll be encouraged to craft life-enhancing products and services to address real-world challenges.

You’ll also develop skills to engage with the social and ethical responsibilities of design. As well as building an understanding of speculative design, emerging technologies, and their production processes.

How you'll learn

Our MA Design Innovation and Technology course has a co-creative learning environment to create a strong collaborative practice. You'll work alongside industry partners and students from diverse backgrounds, which is similar to what you can expect from a professional setting within this sector.

Your learning will be informed by world-leading research in areas such as immersive and hybrid media, communication design, and generative design. You'll learn from leading practitioners as they share their insights and knowledge through keynote lectures. You'll also have opportunities to get involved with workshops and live briefs, giving you direct exposure to the latest thinking and techniques of this design field.

This MA design innovation course blends the creative approaches of an art and design school with those of a research-intensive university. You'll experience diverse teaching and learning methods to ensure inclusivity and accessibility, supporting you in achieving key learning outcomes.

Build your career in design

With your knowledge and skills in the design and technology innovation sector, you'll graduate confident in your abilities to create impactful and sustainable solutions. During your studies, you'll be supported in refining your existing practice, or with transitioning into innovation-driven roles if that's your area of interest.

You could go into roles such as:

• UX or UI Designer
• Augmented or Virtual Reality Designer
• Product Designer or Manager
• Design Consultant
• Policy Maker
• Project Manager

Completing this MA design innovation course means you'll be in a great position to advance your research with further study or start-up your own business as an innovator or entrepreneur if you choose.