Overview

Design for Change from Leeds Beckett University invites you to explore how design can be a catalyst for inclusive, ethical, and transformative impact. You’ll define what change means to you, in environmental, societal, cultural and political contexts.

Key facts

Lead a self-directed design project aligned with your values and aspirations as a changemaker, focusing on design for change
Investigate and address complex societal and environmental issues through a design-focused lens
Gain essential design tools, innovative methods, and critical frameworks to shape your own changemaking agenda
Engage with diverse communities, organisations, and decision-makers in real-world contexts to practice designing for change
Become a leader in your space - whether as a designer, practitioner, activist, facilitator, storyteller, collaborator, organiser, or strategist ready to challenge, reimagine, and transform the world through creative design for change

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Design for Change: Critical Methods
Design for Change: Advanced Project
Design for Change: Expanded Practice
Design for Change: Critical Methods
Design for Change: Advanced Project
Design for Change: Expanded Practice

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Key information

Duration

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

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-21 00:00:00

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Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Leeds, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Design View 393 other Masters in Design in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Lower Second Class

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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General requirements

Applicants should either have at least a second class honours degree in the cognate subjects of Art or Design, at least a second class honours degree in a non-cognate subject supported by evidence of an aptitude for the subject applied for, or have equivalent experience or training, normally from within the work environment.

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Tuition Fees

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18440 GBP / year

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Citizens or residents

10400 GBP / year

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Living costs

Leeds

United Kingdom

637 - 1103 GBP / month

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Funding

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