Course Overview

Explore the skills needed to progress in the design industry, developing a higher-level major project in your chosen field, from fashion to industrial design. The course embeds your development through live projects or internships with optional modules in specific design areas.

Learn through initiatives and activities that stimulate and develop creative practice, problem-solving, manufacture and distribution. Thinking and making an observation are applied to practical and social contexts. Your playful and fictional approaches are encouraged through workshops and connections with international events and research projects. A diverse range delivers the course of staff with internationally recognised profiles in research and practice. You take an interdisciplinary approach to creative problem solving by sharing innovative solutions with experienced practitioners – from wearable tech in garments to growing fabrics – pushing the boundaries in design thinking. You consider the many opportunities to create impact through design, learning to mix contemporary practice and thinking to solve real-world problems.

General Eligibility

Applicants are generally expected to have at least a 2.2 UK honours degree or equivalent qualification. A range of degree subjects is acceptable, including issues related to arts, design or another creative discipline. We also consider relevant experience or equivalent qualifications.

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of work permit weekly for international students.

Language Requirement

• Any eligible international students meeting the above entry criteria will be expected to demonstrate an IELTS Score of 6.5 or equivalent at the time of application.