Product Design Management MA

Course overview

An optional 40-week industry work placement is available on this course.

This course has been designed to give an understanding of the key issues involved in modern product design management. A key part in providing this understanding is the development of the available analytical and computing tools, their use and scope.

This award has been created to meet the requirements of the design community for a more contemporary MA award which focuses on the management of design. The subject area covers product development at both ends – from initial brief and research, through to manufacture.

This degree will appeal to design organisations as well as engineering employers for the advancement of candidates holding a first degree, or equivalent qualification, in a design related field. The aim is to enhance existing skills and abilities by enabling a systematic approach to design and the decision making process.

The research undertaken as part of the Individual Masters Project will give you an opportunity to explore your particular area of interest in greater depth.

The School of Design , Engineering and Computing is active in research and enterprise and has a well established base in Sustainable Design and Design Simulation. All members of the teaching team are members of either The Sustainable Design Research Centre or Design Simulation Research Centre and accordingly are active in research and publication within these fields or in associated enterprise.

Throughout this course units are taught intensively, usually over 4.5 days, with assessment normally taking place 5-6 weeks after the delivery of the unit.