Master of Arts - Product Design

The Product Design MA will enhance students' portfolio, professional standing and employability by offering a study specialism in either a Design Practice or Design and Business.

Reasons to study the Product Design MA at DMU:

• Specialism and Choice: Learn in a flexible learning environment, by selecting a specialism – and choosing from several optional modules within your specialism, you can tailor your course to ensure it matches your personal career aspirations
• Skills and Creativity: You will develop the design skills and creativity required of tomorrow’s designers, entrepreneurs and design industry professionals
• Expertise: You will learn from an expert teaching team, who are active in their own field and who maintain links with the commercial sector - ensuring you develop the most relevant skills for the requirements of industry
• Community: The school’s close-knit and passionate community of postgraduate students and staff creates a supportive learning environment for design students from around the world
• Facilities: You will benefit from first-rate facilities, working in a dedicated postgraduate centre with access to a range of workshops and a host of specialist equipment
• Art and Design Building: The 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

Through studying this course, you will gain new insights within the field of product design. You will develop a greater understanding of design practice, learn more about research methodologies and have the opportunity to explore service design or how emerging digital technologies can enhance your skillset and your work. At the same time, you will have the opportunity to deepen your knowledge of design business and global markets.

By choosing a specialism, and studying a variety of core and elective module choices, you will be able to create a personal and distinct programme of learning that is focused on your individual interests and ambitions. These studies culminate in the final term where you will undertake a comprehensive design project within your own specialised area of product design. You will have the option of undertaking a year-long work-based project* in industry between term 2 and term 3 OR you will have the option to undertake a term 3 work-based project* as an alternative to the final major project.

The school has gained international recognition for its design and research activities and its undergraduate and postgraduate success. Our expert academics and design practitioners are uniquely placed to help you to broaden and deepen your understanding of design.

*work-based projects are arranged by the student not by DMU or provided by DMU

• Minimum Level of Education Required: 4-Year Bachelor's Degree
• Min GPA: 70.0%
• English Proficiency Requirements:
  For direct admission, applicant must be from an English speaking country or meet either of the following English test scores:
  • Min TOEFL iBT: 60 (Min Listening: 7.0, Min Reading: 8.0, Min Speaking: 16.0, Min Writing: 18.0)
  • Min IELTS overall: 6 (Min Listening: 5.5, Min Reading: 5.5, Min Speaking: 5.5, Min Writing: 5.5)
  • Min PTE overall: 50
  Applicants interested in applying for direct admission, but are yet to complete an acceptable language test, can do so, but must provide valid results before receiving a final offer letter.
  For conditional admission, you are required to provide English proficiency scores:
  • Min TOEFL iBT: 32 (Min Listening: 2, Min Reading: 2, Min Speaking: 11, Min Writing: 11)
  • Min IELTS overall: 4.5 (Min Listening: 4, Min Reading: 4, Min Speaking: 4, Min Writing: 4)
  • Min PTE overall: 29

Other fees:

• Art and Design Materials Fee: up to £100 per year
• Research, Study Trips and Field Visits Fee: £100 per year
• Specialist Printing Fee: up to £50 per year
• Reading Materials Fee: £30 per year

* Note: Additional fees may apply
** All fees are subject to change without notice