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Study mode

Full time

Duration

15 months

Start date

23-SEP-24

Key information
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Qualification type

MA - Master of Arts

Subject areas

Design (Non-Industrial) Management (General)

Course type

Taught

Course Summary

MA Design Management combines academic study with creative and professional practice in a project-led curriculum that draws on a range of interdisciplinary perspectives from business and the arts.

Why choose this course at London College of Communication

  • Study business and management from a creative perspective, within a world-leading art and design institution with strong link to the creative industries.
  • Apply design thinking to real-world challenges; design collaboratively, engage critically and creatively with others and learn from shared experiences.
  • An interdisciplinary course informed by theories drawn from a range of design, business and humanities and delivered through projects, crits and collaborations.
  • Gain insight into creative briefs, target audiences and markets, through design management and innovation.
  • Benefit from diverse potential employment routes including setting up your own business, in-house and external design leadership roles, cultural positions and agency management jobs.

Career

Graduates of MA Design Management will be equipped to contribute to both private and public sectors in areas such as private enterprise, public sector service provision and the voluntary sector.

They will leave with an in-depth understanding of design business and management with the skills of critical analysis and debate usually associated with the humanities and social sciences.

Career opportunities include setting up your own business, managing design projects, strategic leadership in a variety of industries, forecasting, consultancy, research and entrepreneurship.

You could take up a career within a wide range of creative industries or organizations such as museums, galleries, auction houses, publishing, arts administration, Public Relations, marketing, forecasting consultancies, design and branding agencies, advertising and retail. Alternatively, they may go on to work as editors, design critics, journalists, event and exhibition curators or educators.

There are also opportunities to study for further professional qualifications or research degrees such as a PhD or MPhil at LCC/UAL.

Modules

Design Research Methods and Critical Practice (20 Credits)
Design Management and Innovation (40 Credits)
Collaborative Unit (20 Credits)
Design Leadership, Enterprise and Culture (20 Credits)
Final Major Project: Proposal and Thesis (60 Credits)
Global Design Futures (20 Credits)
Final Major Project and Thesis (continued)

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£13,330

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£28,570

Entry requirements

Educational level may be demonstrated by: Honours degree; Possession of equivalent qualifications; Prior experiential learning, the outcome of which can be demonstrated to be equivalent to formal qualifications otherwise required; Or a combination of formal qualifications and experiential learning which, taken together, can be demonstrated to be equivalent to formal qualifications otherwise required.

University information

University of the Arts London (UAL) is one of the world’s leading and most prestigious arts universities, maintaining an internationally renowned list of alumni. Being located in London, it is an ideal place to study a postgraduate qualification and get connected to a thriving creative sector. With modern campus sites spread across London, UAL offers over 100 taught postgraduate degree courses at the university’s six specialist colleges and...more

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