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| Application Deadline: | Applications can be made at any time | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 5,102 - ≈ € 13,083 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Loughborough / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | October |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of Loughborough University
Department of Design and Technology offers 5 Masters programmes, for example:
* Industrial Design
* User-Centred Product Design
* Sustainable Product Design
* Virtual Product Design
* Product Design in Business
These programmes offer five named routes designed to improve the effectiveness of designers within industry and to enable both recent design graduates and current practitioners of design to advance their core knowledge and specialist skills to a higher level.
These programmes aim to develop further students´ critical awareness of major issues in design practice, hence increasing their value to current and potential employers. They will develop students´ skills in producing (both manually and through computer aided design) a balanced portfolio of high quality product designs and will enable them to deal with complex and inter-related issues both analytically and creatively.
The flexibility and range of choice in the modules offered enables students to develop skills and competencies in the creative and/or analytical aspects of industrial design. It is the balance and focus of these skills and competencies that characterise the different named programmes.
The programmes can be taken on a full-time or part-time basis.
The courses aim to develop design research skills in design students and practitioners, through an extended Masters project. This may be used as a platform to study for a research degree or to enhance skills in a practitioner.
Contents
Compulsory Modules
On each route, students study five compulsory modules, two of which are route-specific. The three compulsory modules common to all programmes are:
Semester 1 * Design Practice
* Research Methods for Design Ergonomics
Semester 2 * Major Project Research and Feasibility Route-specific
Compulsory modules:
Industrial Design routeSemester 2 * Design Communication Skills
* Industrial Design Major Project
User-Centred Product Design routeSemester 1 * Inclusive Design
Semester 2 * User-Centred Design Major Project
Sustainable Product Design routeSemester 2 * Sustainability Design
* Sustainable Design Major Project
Virtual Product Design routeSemester 1 * Advanced CAD Techniques
Semester 2 * Virtual Product Design Major Project
Product Design in Business routeSemester 1 * Product Design in Business 1
Semester 2 * Product Design in Business 2
* Product Design in Business Major Project
Optional Modules
Two options, (one for the Product Design in Business route) typically from the following:
Semester 1 * Inclusive Design
* Advanced CAD Techniques
* Product Design in Business 1
Semester 2 * Design Communication Skills
* Sustainability and Design
* Product Design in Business 2
MDes students undertake professional design practice within industry (not available on the Design in Business route).
Assessment
Modules provided by the Department will be assessed by coursework only. Modules from other departments may be assessed by examination, coursework or a combination of both.
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
First degree or equivalent in industrial design or closely related subject. A lower level qualification
with appropriate industrial experience may also be considered. Entry also depends on a suitable portfolio of design work which should include manual sketching, rendering, CAD drawings and photos of any physical models made. Work may be submitted as hardcopy or digital images on CD/DVD.
Acceptable English language qualification
* GCSE English Language - Grade C or above
* IELTS band 6.5 with not less than 6.0 in Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking
* TOEFL (including the Tests in Written and Spoken Practice) minimum score of 600 (paper-based test) or 100 (Internet-based test) with specific requirements for sub tests
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Master's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.5 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade B (Score: 75) |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 600 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 100 |
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