United Kingdom Landscape
De MontFort University Logo

De MontFort University

Leicester, England, United Kingdom
Apply Now for Free
About

Product Design at De MontFort University at Main

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

Level Masters
Discipline Arts and Humanities
Duration 12 months
Intakes Jan, Sep
Application Fees GBP 0
Tuition Fees GBP 14100
Campus Main
Make your Study Abroad Dream Come True

Connect with Expert!

Admission Requirements
Language proficiency (minimum)
IELTS 6
TOEFL 60
PTE 50
Duolingo Not Accepted
Exam proficiency (minimum)
SAT Not Required / Waiver
ACT Not Required / Waiver
GRE Not Required / Waiver
GMAT Not Required / Waiver
Requirements

Minimum GPA - 70%

Rankings
QS Ranking 711-720
Times Higher Education 601-800
ARWU --
Webometrics 694
QS Ranking

QS Quacquarelli Symonds is the world’s leading provider of services, analytics, and insight to the global higher education sector, whose mission is to enable motivated people anywhere in the world to fulfil their potential through educational achievement, international mobility, and career development.

THE Ranking

THE (Times Higher Education) has been providing trusted performance data on universities for students and their families, academics, university leaders, governments and industry, since 2004. We create university rankings to assess university performance on the global stage and to provide a resource for readers to understand the different missions and successes of higher education institutions.

Shanghai Ranking

The Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) was first published in June 2003 by the Center for World-Class Universities (CWCU), Graduate School of Education (formerly the Institute of Higher Education) of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China, and updated on an annual basis

Webometrics Ranking

The "Webometrics Ranking of World Universities" is an initiative of the Cybermetrics Lab, a research group belonging to the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), the largest public research body in Spain. CSIC is among the first basic research organizations in Europe. The CSIC consisted in 2006 of 126 centers and institutes distributed throughout Spain.

Get up to ₹75 Lakhs for
Study Abroad Education Loan

Single Application for 10+ Banks
Quick Sanction within 3 days
Zero Service Fees
No-Collateral Required
Scholarships
The Scholarships, Bursaries and Awards by De MontFort University for International Students
Campuses
Renowned Alumnis
Placements
Landmark Outline