Overview

This Design Innovation and Transformation Design, MDes course from The Glasgow School of Art looks at ways to understand complexity and work with stakeholders using participatory processes that trigger transformation. Research and teaching feeds into projects that combine strategic thinking with hands-on exploration to shape future concepts in areas such as healthcare, education, housing and politics.

As a material practice, design brings form to and contextualises transformation within wider ecosystems at various scales; exploring person and place in parallel to people and planet.

The co-creation of knowledge artefacts will play a key role in navigating and socialising this complexity in order to map strategic pathways towards meaningful change.You will explore a range of techniques, engagement tools and design-research approaches to identify key insights, opportunities and drivers to support creative capacity-building and collective future visioning.

Key facts:

Taught at The Glasgow School of Art’s Glasgow campus, the programme provides opportunities to explore new forms of design in relation to public participation, social and technological innovation and policy-making. You will be encouraged to develop your own personal perspective on Transformation Design and to define new roles for your practice within complex social, economic and political contexts.

The programme also provides an opportunity to share knowledge and methods with students from prestigious international universities as part of the annual Winter School. This seasonal event brings together students and faculty from leading institutions around the world for a two-week programme of lectures, workshops and networking opportunities that offers an insight into what a career in design as a global activity looks like

Programme Structure

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-22 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-03 00:00:00

More details

Applications made after 3 June will be reviewed on a rolling basis

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Design Sociology View 394 other Masters in Design in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Required

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

An undergraduate Degree with minimum Honoursdegree or equivalent in any subject area or equivalentprofessional practice.

Additional entry requirements:

Applicants are normallyrequired to submit a portfolio of work, a videosupporting their application, along with satisfactoryacademic references and a personal statement as partsof their applications.
Applicants may also be required toattend an interview as part of their admissionsassessment.

IELTS for UKVI Academic with an overall score of 6.5 with a minimum of 6 in all components;

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

25900 GBP / year

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Citizens or residents

10500 GBP / year

≈ 10500 GBP / year

Living costs

Glasgow

United Kingdom

620 - 1012 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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