MA Design - UCA

The Applied Design Project is the culmination of your studies and will form an exposition of the central ideas and concepts developed throughout your MA Design. As such it should achieve a resolution to previous project units and demonstrate evidence of advanced conceptual, theoretical and technical capability over an extended period of self-directed study and practical production.

Throughout this unit we aim to develop and harness your skills in managing design and look to you as the design pioneers for strategic innovation and change.

The unit will cover the main dimensions of research practice. It is expected to give you the knowledge and acumen required to understand different research approaches and skills, and enable you to complete research within the academic and professional environment.

The Advanced Design Lab unit is made up of 3 strands: communication design, interactive design and product design. The strands have been developed to reflect the broad nature of Design and allow for divergent and convergent thinking. You will be given the choice to explore one of these areas from the outset, dependent on your personal aims and ambitions.

The aim of this unit is to allow you to reflect on the multidisciplinary nature of contemporary design communication. You will bring together all the key subject disciplines of design practice and develop your analytical skills while generating conceptual thinking needed to prepare for high-level professional practice.

This unit introduces you to definitions and concepts of creativity and design. It allows you to explore what creativity in design is and reflects on methods of creativity and how to study people's needs.

The Applied Design Project is the culmination of your studies and will form an exposition of the central ideas and concepts developed throughout your MA Design. As such it should achieve a resolution to previous project units and demonstrate evidence of advanced conceptual, theoretical and technical capability over an extended period of self-directed study and practical production.

Throughout this unit we aim to develop and harness your skills in managing design and look to you as the design pioneers for strategic innovation and change.

The unit will cover the main dimensions of research practice. It is expected to give you the knowledge and acumen required to understand different research approaches and skills, and enable you to complete research within the academic and professional environment.

The Advanced Design Lab unit is made up of 3 strands: communication design, interactive design and product design. The strands have been developed to reflect the broad nature of Design and allow for divergent and convergent thinking. You will be given the choice to explore one of these areas from the outset, dependent on your personal aims and ambitions.

The aim of this unit is to allow you to reflect on the multidisciplinary nature of contemporary design communication. You will bring together all the key subject disciplines of design practice and develop your analytical skills while generating conceptual thinking needed to prepare for high-level professional practice.

This unit introduces you to definitions and concepts of creativity and design. It allows you to explore what creativity in design is and reflects on methods of creativity and how to study people's needs.

The Applied Design Project is the culmination of your studies and will form an exposition of the central ideas and concepts developed throughout your MA Design. As such it should achieve a resolution to previous project units and demonstrate evidence of advanced conceptual, theoretical and technical capability over an extended period of self-directed study and practical production.

Throughout this unit we aim to develop and harness your skills in managing design and look to you as the design pioneers for strategic innovation and change.

The unit will cover the main dimensions of research practice. It is expected to give you the knowledge and acumen required to understand different research approaches and skills, and enable you to complete research within the academic and professional environment.

The Advanced Design Lab unit is made up of 3 strands: communication design, interactive design and product design. The strands have been developed to reflect the broad nature of Design and allow for divergent and convergent thinking. You will be given the choice to explore one of these areas from the outset, dependent on your personal aims and ambitions.

The aim of this unit is to allow you to reflect on the multidisciplinary nature of contemporary design communication. You will bring together all the key subject disciplines of design practice and develop your analytical skills while generating conceptual thinking needed to prepare for high-level professional practice.

This unit introduces you to definitions and concepts of creativity and design. It allows you to explore what creativity in design is and reflects on methods of creativity and how to study people's needs.