This highly flexible Masters offers you either a broad MA Design qualification, or a choice of six specialist MDes qualifications in Graphic Design, Illustration, Fashion, Textile Design, Interior and Spatial Design, or Product Design.

Course description

The highlights

• It’s for experimental and curious designers who want to broaden their practice and collaborate with people from all design disciplines. This approach is critical to the future of design — we need bolder ideas that go beyond conventional boundaries, if we’re going to help solve society’s big challenges
• You will take part in range of live design projects, which will involve working with industry and community stakeholders. This will develop and test your practice and help you build a professional network
• Develop a personalised design curriculum and shape your professional future, with optional modules, professional development seminars, and the freedom to develop your own design projects
• We’re using technology in innovative ways to provide an online studio environment as well as a physical studio on campus. So wherever you are, you will be able to interact with others.

How you will learn

You will learn mostly though integrative studio practice, which involves collaborative thinking and production. You will be able to use a range of facilities, including dedicated Apple Mac suites, the Digital Design Hub, wood and metal workshops, 3D printing equipment, fashion studios, textile workshops, print studios, plus digital and photographic equipment and industry-standard software.

There will also be regular live design projects, professional development seminars, and concept panels to ensure you are regularly challenged and asked to articulate and reflect on your learning. Through these you will develop and refine your design practice for a dynamic professional future.

Careers

The enterprise elements of this MA/Des Design, particularly the live projects, ensure that you will graduate with the knowledge, skills and networks to find employment. Graduates from previous Design programmes at Derby have become independent designers, worked in an array of creative careers and set up their own freelance businesses across the creative industies. For instance, they have worked for organsiations like BBC Creative, The Partners, Superunion, Design for Good, Derby Football Club, Three Guru, Studio East, and many more.