Sustainable Design

Entry requirements

Degree and experience

Candidates will normally have a previous degree, although this does not have to be in a design subject, or equivalent.

Applicants must demonstrate through their personal statement within the application form and, where appropriate, at interview a clear motivation to engage with issues of sustainability and design through demonstrating:

• an ability to articulate individual perceptions and understandings of sustainable design
• an ability to positively engage in critical discussion regarding the broader implications in relation to sustainability
• to present a body of work that demonstrates experience and competency
• an ambition to critically appraise and develop their practice within the context of sustainability.

Months of entry

September

Course content

Sustainability is a fundamental part of the design industry. Our Sustainable Design MA is at the forefront of this discipline, specialising in research-led learning, criticality and innovation in design practice, theory and culture.

As a student on our established postgraduate degree you will learn to utilise design research in order to examine sustainable development challenges and pursue original ideas for more equitable and just futures. You will have opportunities to expand critical conversations about how design informs and interrelates with the complex and challenging issues of sustainability and design culture.

‘Sustainable Design’, or ‘Design for Sustainability’ (DfS), has evolved considerably over the last 40 years. You will learn with researchers, academics and industry experts who critically confront sustainability issues in, through and for design. Thematics within the course evolve continually in line with the discipline and will include, for example, gender equality and space, design justice, pluriversality, regenerative design, decolonising design, and confronting legacies of oppression in design theory, practice, and education.

Learning alongside students with different professional backgrounds and experience, our Sustainable Design MA is designed to continue to drive this discipline forward, by equipping you with the skills to implement change and adapt to the shapeshifting nature of sustainable development.

Information for international students

English language requirements

IELTS 6.5 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in each element.

Fees and funding

Scholarships, bursaries and loans

We offer a range of scholarships for postgraduate students. Bursaries and loans may also be available to you.

Find out more about postgraduate fees and funding.