MSc Design
Faculty of Performance, Visual Arts and Communications
- Qualification
- MSC
- Entry requirements
You should normally have a minimum of a lower second class BSc honours degree (or an equivalent qualification) in a relevant subject. Maturity, experience and other related qualifications may be considered.
For applicants whose first language is not English, certificate of English language proficiency by the the IELTS or TOEFL test is required. IELTS 6.5 with no band lower than 6.
Provision is made for those students without a strong background in design.
You are required to submit a portfolio relating to your educational and/or employment experience. This may include technical, scientific or design projects, reports, photographs, drawings, sketches, and other evidence of your awareness of design.
- How to apply
- Please email the Postgraduate Secretary: mailto:texpg@leeds.ac.uk
- Fees
- Please email the Postgraduate Secretary: mailto:texpg@leeds.ac.uk
- Scholarships and bursaries
- Please email the Postgraduate Secretary: mailto:texpg@leeds.ac.uk
- Modes of study and duration of the course
- 12 Months Full Time
- Why study?
This internationally regarded Masters course meets global design needs in relation to design, marketing, management and manufacture. The unique study programme provides a rich diversity of multi-disciplinary experience and reflects the vision and intellect of its participating designers and researchers.
The course, which is taken over one calendar year, attracts students from all over the world has the flexibility and depth to respond to individual student interests, whilst fully reflecting external contextual trends - so broadening the employment prospects of Masters-qualified professionals.
- What you study
This unique course, offered alongside the MA in Design, provides applicants who have a technical or scientific background, the opportunity to study Design. The course fosters both creativity and technological or scientific endeavour and is structured to enable you to focus on your chosen design specialism.
The course comprises three related elements: a choice of taught modules that will enable you to develop a range of conceptual and practical design tools; a specialist design project chosen by you and negotiated with staff, in which the tools and skills are applied; and a reflective report through which you will critically reflect on the design project and the application of the design tools.
You may choose to study from a wide range of specialist areas through the negotiated project. These include: fashion design; textile design; graphic design; multi-media design; design management; product design; fashion marketing; and printed textile design.
The core modules studied are: Research Methodology; Sustainable Design; a technical design project; and a reflective report.
The optional modules include: Digital Design Practice; Design Issues; and Marketing for Designers.
For more information about the School and the course visit the School of Design web pages
- Learning and assessment
The course operates over two semesters and a shorter summer period. In the first semester you will undertake taught modules which prepare you to negotiate your chosen project.
Research Methodology, the core module, introduces you to methodologies and tools employed in design research and the issues surrounding them. This module will also determine the aims and objectives of your negotiated project - the core module undertaken in the second semester.
In the second semester you undertake your project and present the solutions at the end of the semester. In the summer period you will write up a reflective report on the whole experience of preparation, negotiation, methodology(ies) used, design development, solution(s) and testing.
Assessment is carried out by coursework, a negotiated project and a reflective report/dissertation.
- What facilities are available
The School of Design is recognized world-wide for its teaching and research activities, and has excellent library and studio resources. As a postgraduate student in the School, you will find yourself in an architecturally beautiful and dynamic environment located at the heart of the university campus.
- Career opportunities
This course will enable you to develop skills required to pursue a career in many fields, including: product development, fashion marketing, design management, project management, education and training, and academic research in Design.
- Who do I contact to visit the department?
Please email the Postgraduate Secretary: mailto:texpg@leeds.ac.uk
- Contact for further information
Please email the Postgraduate Secretary, Michelle Benson, at texpg@leeds.ac.uk or phone 44 (0)113 343 3716
- Other information
Please visit: www.leeds.ac.uk/design