Overview

You will learn how to approach space as a dynamic infrastructure that expresses the material, physical and digital forces that inform it, expanding the ways in which it can be meaningfully and sustainably occupied.

The course builds on previous study of or professional experience in interior design, styling, lighting design, textile design, interior architecture, film or theatre production design, scenography and immersive or interactive media to imagine innovations and creative opportunities across these disciplines.

Spaces designed for our homes, places of business, public parks, cultural spaces and commercial venues are increasingly hybrid, serving as 24/7 centres of work and play, requiring new forms of flexibility and responsiveness in designs to adapt to changes in use, purpose and organisation. Activities that separate work and leisure are also increasingly blended, with fewer clear boundaries between the demands of work and time spent with families, communities or being with the natural world. Designing these kinds of multi-purpose, dynamic and responsive experiences of the built environment are critical not just for individual wellbeing, but also for the social good, where communities of mixed cultural backgrounds, generations and roles in society can meet and co-exist harmoniously and productively.

Programme Structure

The comprehensive Masters structure, which is shared across our specialist subjects, enables our postgraduate students to focus on creative strategies and processes through three sequential units which support you in investigating, testing and developing your ideas. The core tuition focuses on training, research methodology, critical thinking, design, practice-led research methods and professional and conceptual frameworks. All of our programmes have access to outstanding workshop facilities in the university.

By combining learning units with specialist assignments and personal project proposals, you will be able to achieve depth and specialisation within your subject area, while at the same time develop a critical methodology through techniques that can be applied across the commercial, social and public sectors.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-29 00:00:00

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Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

85

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PTE Academic

50

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Plymouth, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Design Interior Design Urban Planning View 394 other Masters in Design in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Lower Second Class

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

85

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50

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

MA applicants are normally expected to have an undergraduate degree at 2:2 or above. However, the strength of your creative practice and other forms of experience will be taken into account at the interview stage and we encourage you to start a conversation with us.
As part of the application, you will be asked to give the usual application details, to provide some digital images of your work, and to submit a short personal statement (300 words approximately). This personal statement is a chance to tell us what you want to do on your chosen MA.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

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Non-residents

17500 GBP / year

≈ 17500 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

9500 GBP / year

≈ 9500 GBP / year

Additional Details

Part-time : UK: £5,320 International: £9,275

Living costs

Plymouth

United Kingdom

731 - 1387 GBP / month

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

Funding

The following international scholarships are available:

https://www.aup.ac.uk/international/finance#scholarships

Creative Scholarships (up to £2,000) - awarded on merit via a panel, applied to students entering the first year of study of either an Undergraduate or Postgraduate course. Applicants will need to meet benchmarks for excellence of portfolio and demonstrate a commitment to study.

Vice-Chancellor’s Arts University Plymouth Excellence Award (£3,500) - available to students entering a full time 1 year MA programme, awarded on a competitive basis by application and panel selection.

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