Design University of Dundee

Overview

Throughout the Design from University of Dundee you will develop a future-shaping vision. This will involve using design thinking, innovation, and sustainability. This will allow you to create meaningful value for society, business, and culture.

The ethos is to equip you to turn your passion into impact. We will help you design not just for today’s needs, but for tomorrow’s opportunities and a lasting career.

If you want to use design to shape a better future, this course is for you.

Design today is about more than one discipline. It’s about combining creativity, strategy, technology, and sustainability to solve real-world challenges.

Design is an approach you can take whether your background is in product, textiles, graphic design. It can also be applied to fields like business, education, healthcare, or technology. You’ll learn how to apply design as a transformative tool across these industries and communities.

You’ll develop future-ready skills. These will include

• design thinking
• human–AI collaboration
• research
• entrepreneurship

You will do all of this while gaining the confidence to turn your ideas into meaningful impact.

Career opportunities:

Completion of this course qualifies you for a wide range of roles across industry, public sector, academia and enterprise. The following are just a selection of the roles that may be available to you:

• Digital product designer
• Interaction designer
• Experience (CX) designer
• Design technologist
• Speculative designer
• Circular economy designer
• Sustainability design strategist
• Data visualisation designer
• Human-AI interaction designer
• Inclusive/accessibility designer
• Design operations manager