Design Innovation

Overview

Reasons to study Design Innovation MA/MSc at  De Montfort University :

• You will study in a flexible learning environment, by selecting a specific specialism you can tailor your course to ensure it matches your personal career aspirations

• There is a year-long creative major project, allowing your personal interests to be developed, supporting your preferred career direction or establishing the design concept for your own business

• The School of Design’s close-knit community of postgraduate students and staff creates a supportive learning environment for design students from around the world

• You will develop the design skills and creativity required by tomorrow’s entrepreneurs and design industry professionals

• You will learn from an expert teaching team, who are all active in their own field and who maintain links with the commercial sector ensuring they teach real-world, relevant skills

• You will have benefit from top-class facilities, working in a dedicated centre with access to a range of workshops and a host of specialist equipment
• DMU is the UK’s sole higher education representative in GREAT - the Government’s flagship marketing campaign which links creativity and commerce. As a GREAT partner, the university stands alongside British brands recognised as world leaders in their fields, including BBC Worldwide, Jaguar Land Rover, Mulberry, Cambridge Satchel Co, INDE Appshaker and Framestore

• The new Vijay Patel building has been designed to provide the space and facilities where ideas can develop and flourish for all of our art and design courses 

You can tailor the course to your career aspirations by selecting a specific specialist area of study from a diverse range of options, which comprises: Footwear Design; Furniture Design; Interior Design; Interactive Design; Museum and Exhibition Design; Product Design; Retail Design; or Visual Communication Design. Alternatively, you can elect to simply focus on Design Innovation in its own right.

Graduate careers

Graduates have launched their own design businesses and consultancies, moved into dynamic careers such as a creative designer or taken on senior roles in design strategy or brand management. Some graduates have chosen to do a PhD, developing their research to a deeper level.Businesses started by DMU graduates include: the Pooja Kapoor fashion brand; Whiteroom Media; Luidpro Design; and Cerebral Innovation. Recent graduates have become:

• Chief Designer for Fasoli srl, which designs and produces fashion footwear for brands such as Michael Klein Paris, asics, Naughty Monkey and Airfit

• Senior Industrial Designer for Wistron Corporation, producing notebook PCs and other electronic equipment

• Lingerie Garment Technologist for MAS Intimates, co-ordinating production for lingerie of Marks & Spencer, Victoria’s Secret, La Senza and other brands

• Designer for Max C LondonDesigner and Production Supervisor at Fleur La Fleur fashion design

• Head of User Experience (web design) for Freestyle Interactive Ltd

• Creative Services Manager (Australasia) for Revlon

• Project Manager at Ideal Design (interior design, Taiwan)