Design with Learning & Teaching in Higher Education MA: Course features

What this course offers you

This MA develops your design practice whilst giving you the qualifications and experience you need to develop a career in higher education.
It is ideal for designers who have had some professional experience and would like to use their expertise within higher education. It is for those who may have already taught at FE or HE level and who wish to develop this further.
You develop your design practice through individual and teamwork projects; and your pedagocical skills in collaboration with an experienced professional in your field, including lecture programmes and teaching practice.
The course is taught by leading experts and academics from a broad range of relevant fields. Many members of staff are professional practitioners, which keeps your learning cutting-edge (read more in the Research areas section).
Lectures and masterclasses with leading experts; site visits; study tours; and exhibition projects also play a key part on the course. This means that you gain a truly multidisciplinary set of perspectives and skills. You also develop your leadership and organisational skills.
This course is extremely well resourced, not only in terms of academic staff and experts, but also in the facilities available through the university (read more in the Facilities section).
We offer a part-time study option to help you fit your MA around other commitments.