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Global Innovation Design MA

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Study mode

Full time

Duration

2 years

Start date

09-SEP-24

Key information
DATA SOURCE : IDP Connect

Qualification type

MA - Master of Arts

Subject areas

Design (Non-Industrial) Art Engineering Design Management Of Change & Innovation

Course type

Taught

Course Summary

The MA/ MSc Global Innovation Design (GID) programme is double Master’s programme that is run jointly with Imperial College London, and features two terms spent at partner institutions either in Tokyo and New York, or in Beijing and Singapore.

GID is about developing innovators who can combine a deep understanding of culture and context with skills in design, technology and leadership to create lasting positive impacts for people and the planet. GID helps students become this new type of innovator in three ways: firstly, by helping students develop their own vision, agency and leadership skills; secondly, by immersing students in different cultures and contexts to help hone insightful working and inform and inspire new innovations; and thirdly, by helping students learn how to adopt and apply transdisciplinary practices for creating transformational change.

The programme’s transdisciplinary approach to innovation combines the skills and cultures of two internationally renowned but very different organisations: a predominantly technical university (ICL) and a college of art and design (RCA). This transdisciplinary culture forms the foundations of the work in GID and prepares students to head into exploratory territory with their work and their travels when they explore new ideas and new ways of working with our partners across the world. The result is the rigour and precision of scientifically grounded work in combination with the insightful and creative aspects of place-based design explorations.

Modules

RCA Wide Provision (30 Credits) - Core
GID Fundamentals (15 Credits) - Core
Cyber Physical Systems (15 Credits) - Core
Design Psychology (15 Credits) - Core
Solo Vision (15 Credits) - Core
RCA School Grand Challenge (15 Credits) - Core
RCA Wide Provision (30 Credits) - Core
Cultural Research (15 Credits) - Core
Cultural Insights (15 Credits) - Core
International Partner Residency 1 (30 Credits) - Core
Process Metamorphosis 1 (15 Credits) - Core
Cultural Design (15 Credits) - Core
Process Metamorphosis 2 (15 Credits) - Core
International Partner Residency 2 (30 Credits) - Core
Context Exploration - Master’s Project (30 Credits) - Core
Impact Experimentation - Master’s Project (30 Credits) - Core
Action – Master’s Project (60 Credits) - Core

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£16,600

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£38,600

Entry requirements

CCandidates are selected entirely on merit and applications are welcomed from all over the world. The selection process considers creativity, imagination and innovation as demonstrated in your portfolio, as well as your potential to benefit from the programme and to achieve high MA standards overall. To apply to Global Innovation Design you’ll normally need to have at least a UK honours degree at 2:1 level (or the equivalent) in any subject relevant to innovation, and it’s desirable to have some relevant work experience. In exceptional circumstances we will consider applicants without this degree qualification (for example, excellent professional experience or outstanding creative or technical abilities).