Master of Arts - Digital Design

Program Description

This exciting course investigates how digital or computer-related technologies can be embraced and exploited by designers in any sector, from media, product and fashion design to interior and exhibition design. 

Students will have access to industry-standard software and hardware such as Adobe Creative Suite and Autodesk MAYA while working in a dynamic environment with ongoing digital design and multimedia research, and commercial projects. There are also opportunities to work on digital projects set by external companies and other organisations.

Reasons to study the Digital Design MA at DMU:

• 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
• Students can explore areas of design, outside their undergraduate degrees, from a digital perspective, expanding knowledge and making them more employable
• They will be exposed to the latest digital technologies including app and web design as well as social media. Previous students have helped create three apps for heritage organisations that are currently available on Apple App Store with another in development
• Students will work on actual live projects for external companies such as Caterpillar
• Students will learn from an expert teaching team, who are all active in their own field, and profit from visiting lecturers involved in world-class research
• Students will have benefit from top-class facilities with a host of specialist equipment, including a suite of devices for app development
• The new Vijay Patel building has been designed to provide the space and facilities where ideas can develop and flourish for all of the university's art and design courses