Master of Arts - Design Innovation and Management

Program Description

Offering an exciting and innovative approach to learning, this course gives students the framework for developing innovative design products in all areas of design while developing an understanding of marketing and business strategy.

Students can tailor the course to their career aspirations by selecting a specific specialist area of study from a diverse range of options, which comprises: Footwear Design; Furniture Design; Interior Design; Interactive Design; Museum and Exhibition Design; Product Design; Retail Design; or Visual Communication Design. Alternatively, students can elect to simply focus on Design Innovation in its own right.

Reasons to study Design Innovation MA/MSc at DMU:

• You will study in a flexible learning environment, by selecting a specific specialism you can tailor your course to ensure it matches your personal career aspirations
• There is a year-long creative major project, allowing your personal interests to be developed, supporting your preferred career direction or establishing the design concept for your own business
• Industry placement opportunity you can choose to undertake a year-long work placement, gaining valuable experience to enhance your practical and professional skills further
• The School of Design’s close-knit community of postgraduate students and staff creates a supportive learning environment for design students from around the world
• You will develop the design skills and creativity required by tomorrow’s entrepreneurs and design industry professionals
• You will learn from an expert teaching team, who are all active in their own field and who maintain links with the commercial sector ensuring they teach real-world, relevant skills
• You will have benefit from top-class facilities, working in a dedicated centre with access to a range of workshops and a host of specialist equipment
• DMU is the UK’s sole higher education representative in GREAT the Government’s flagship marketing campaign which links creativity and commerce. As a GREAT partner, the university stands alongside British brands recognised as world leaders in their fields, including BBC Worldwide, Jaguar Land Rover, Mulberry, Cambridge Satchel Co, INDE Appshaker and Framestore
• The new Vijay Patel building has been designed to provide the space and facilities where ideas can develop and flourish for all of our art and design courses