Overview

It naturally blends hard engineering and design skills with the necessary understanding of the global policy and societal contexts of disability.

As a student on the MSc Disability Design and Innovation (Hons) from University College London (UCL), you will learn core research methods, combined with a solid base in technology, disability, and development. You will develop skills in team working, project planning and communication though working in small groups. You will develop your ability to build both marketing and business strategies to ensure products, services, or programmes are capable to delivering a sustainable, positive difference to disabled people’s lives.

What this course will give you

UCL received the highest percentage (96%) for quality of research in Computer Science and Informatics in the UK's most recent Research Excellence Framework (REF2014).

UCL Computer Science graduates are highly valued as a result of the department's strong international reputation, strong links with industry, and ideal location close to the City of London.

UCL Computer Science contains some of the world's leading researchers in computer graphics, geometry processing, computer vision and virtual environments.

The programme team takes an experimental approach to our subject, enjoy the challenge and opportunity of entrepreneurial partnerships, and place a high value on our extensive range of industrial collaborations.

The MSc Design, Disability, and Innovation at UCL is the flagship programme for the Global Disability Innovation Hub.

Employability

The programme is designed to prepare you to pursue a career in the international development job market, to understand how innovation and technology more generally can be harnessed to improve the lives of the world’s one billion disabled people, and to apply design thinking to the challenges that disabled people are often confronted with.The research-based curriculum promotes strong research skills, which you will develop through your final research project/ dissertation; you will be well equipped to undertake doctoral research.

Programme Structure

Compulsory modules

Research Methods and Making Skills

Future Global Technologies for Disability and Development

MSc Disability, Design and Innovation Dissertation

Loughborough University: Design Thinking

Loughborough University: Collaborative Unit

London College of Fashion: Applied Business and Marketing Strategy for Disability Developments

Audience

The programme is intended for students who want to make a fairer world through disability innovation. One of the strengths of the programme is its diversity, which values students from occupational therapy, user experience design, international development, human computer interaction, product design, neuroscience, diplomatic service, medicine, disability activism and many other disciplines.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-28 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-28 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-09-28 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-27 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

London, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

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General requirements

A minimum of an upper second-class UK Bachelor's degree (or international qualification of an equivalent standard) in engineering or social sciences, or five years' experience of working in international development, design or assistive technology development. Applicants entering via the experience route will be required to attend an interview before being offered a place. For applicants without an engineering background, successful completion of an online preparatory course is compulsory. This will be delivered over the summer and will fully prepare applicants for the technical components for the programme.

Tuition Fees

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39800 GBP / year

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Citizens or residents

20500 GBP / year

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Living costs

London

United Kingdom

1137 - 2157 GBP / month

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Funding

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