About this program
MA Design
MA Design at the University of Lincoln is a studio practice based, multi-disciplinary programe that puts your self-initiated creative project at its heart.
The taught elements are geared towards consolidating and expanding your creative thinking, planning, and design execution. It aims to strengthen your reflective creative practice via explorations of the creative process itself, related to future-facing practical design applications in your chosen specialism.
By asking you to reflect on the bridge between design theory and practice, MA Design aims to enhance your professional development via improved skills in research, devising, and managing particular projects, thinking about end users, and building design communication skills.
MA Design is centred around the belief that the future of the design professions lies in working across traditional design specialisms, being more effective in the 'gig economy', and building a career relevant to the concrete realities of the new cultural economy.
The programe offers insights into a broad range of conceptual debates to help contextualise your creative project and these debates are integrated with practical inquiries to help with the actual making needed in the studio and workshop.
Students have access to a wide range of creative technologies and dedicated workspaces, a wide network of creative practitioners from across the Lincoln School of Design, staff working in other disciplines within the University, and creative industry contacts - all of which can help you develop your particular creative project.
Admission requirements
Entry Requirements
A minimum 2:2 honours degree or equivalent professional experience.
If you have studied outside of the UK, and are unsure whether your qualification meets the above requirements, please visit our country pages for information on equivalent qualifications.
Overseas students will be required to demonstrate English language proficiency equivalent to IELTS 6.0 overall, with a minimum of 5.5 in each element. For information regarding other English language qualifications we accept, please visit the English Requirements page.
If you do not meet the above IELTS requirements, you may be able to take part in one of our Pre-session English and Academic Study Skills courses.
These specialist courses are designed to help students meet the English language requirements for their intended programe of study.
For more information about admission requirements, please visit the university website.
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Learn moreProgram content
- Critical Review of Current Practices
- Design: Purpose and User.
- Final Major project
- Project Development for Design
- Research for Design
- Writing Design Proposals
Scholarships & funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the university website for more information.
Tuition
2023/24
Full Time
- Home: £9000
- International: £16300
Qualification
How You Study
Modes of study within the course include lectures by staff and visiting practitioners, student-led seminars, student presentations and 'crit' sessions', industry visits, and one-to-one tutorials.
There is scope to work on live projects and collaborations with industry when appropriate. You will also be asked to contribute to the MA Final Show in our dedicated exhibition space. The MA Design Program also maintains regular links with current practising designers and these individuals form part of a vibrant and regular visiting lecturer series.
Career paths
The MA Design programe maintains regular links with current practising designers and these individuals form part of a vibrant and regular visiting lecturer series.
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