Design (Industrial Design) – (M.A.)

Sheffield was one of the first industrial design schools in Britain. Our MA course builds on this experience and exploits a high level of research expertise to provide an invaluable learning experience, which enhances design and research skills in a practical studio context.

Industrial design is a project-based MA. It offers designers an opportunity to use their creative, practical and theoretical skills to investigate and propose new solutions in response to social, cultural, economic and/or environmental issues.

You can pursue a wide area of investigation that centres around developing a new products and/or systems. We support your investigations by our research, which includes specialisms in the area of medical products, materials development and transport.

In the 2001 UK Research Assessment Exercise we were awarded a rating of 5 for research in Art and Design, the highest rating achieved by any university and only given to a small number of leading departments in this subject who can demonstrate that their research has international standing.

We offer international students a pre-MA programme leading to a Graduate Diploma in Design and English. This allows students to become familiar with the learning culture in art and design in the UK and develop their English language ability in a design environment.

Associated careers

There are many opportunities for employment or self-employment in industrial design. The course encourages an enterprising approach to strengthen students´ abilities to develop their own business practice.

An increasing number of design graduates are undertaking more advanced further study through research degrees (PhD) within the University´s Art and Design Research Centre which has a leading position in the advancement of creative practice in design.