Design Innovation MA

Our MA/MSc Design Innovation programme will help you engage with design and innovation as drivers for change in organisations, generating insight from across the creative and strategic domains.

You will learn from the most influential thought leaders, pioneering researchers and creative innovators, who will expose you to the latest theories and developments in the field. You will have access to the latest knowledge, debates and issues in design and innovation, enhancing your creative, strategic and collaboration skills through a mixture of active learning and project work.

Each module will develop your design innovation knowledge by analysing and evaluating current practices, issues and debates and provide you with the opportunity to respond to genuine industry challenges. Our inspiring learning environment will encourage you to think creatively and improve your effectiveness as a professional in the fields of design, innovation and strategy. Taking part in projects with real organisations will provide you with experience of working in cross-cultural and interdisciplinary design teams, facilitating the development of skills that are essential across a range of disciplines.

Your future career

The careers and employability support on offer at Loughborough University London has been carefully designed to give you the best possible chance of securing your dream role.

Loughborough University London is the first of its kind to develop a suite of careers-focused activities and support that is positioned as the underpinning of every student’s programme. Opportunities include group projects set by a real businesses and organisations, company site visits and organisation-based dissertation opportunities. You will graduate with advanced knowledge of design innovation, in organisational contexts. Your skills and experience will be best suited to senior positions within design and branding consultancies, as well as in-house design and marketing departments. Graduates will also have the opportunity to enhance their knowledge and career prospects further by undertaking a PhD programme.

A 2:2 honours degree (or equivalent international qualification) in design (eg engineering design, fashion design, art and design), innovation, business, media, technology or a related subject. Applicants from non-design backgrounds must have achieved 55% or above in their final year.