Overview
The Design for Change MA at Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology offers powerful, collaborative design skills which our graduates utilise to achieve co-created solutions which engage everyone and forge progressive change in individuals and communities.
Students are introduced to the latest developments in design theory and practice, and through project based learning, collaboration with our partners at the Institute without Boundaries and real client engagement they learn to apply the transformative capacity of design.
Future careers
Graduates will be prepared to work at a strategic level across a broad range of sectors. Recent graduates are employed as service designers, design researchers and design strategists in a wide variety of sectors, in Ireland and abroad; tech companies, financial services, non-for profits; government organisations and their own enterprise or consulting service.Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Interdisciplinary Research Methods
- Applied Design
- Design: Context and Theory
- Integrated Design Strategies
- Communication Design
- Professional Studies
- Major Project
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 14 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Credits
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Disciplines
Design Instructional Design View 19 other Masters in Design in IrelandAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any academic requirements for this programme.
English requirements
Other requirements
General requirements
- Undergraduate qualification of 2nd Class Honours or higher at Honours Degree level.
- Applicants may be considered provided they can demonstrate Honours Degree equivalence, which can be verified through our RPL (recognition of prior learning) process.
- Some prior experience in a cognate discipline is desirable.
Tuition Fee
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International
13714 EUR/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 16000 EUR for the full programme during 14 months. -
EU/EEA
5142 EUR/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 6000 EUR for the full programme during 14 months.
Living costs for Dún Laoghaire
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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