Industrial Design MDes at Brunel University of London

Design at Brunel is all about realising fantastic ideas in the real world. Our Industrial Design MDes Degree suits creative and practical thinkers who prefer to learn through building and evaluating project-based challenges, with a technological understanding and less theory and quantitative analysis. The programme follows the same first three years as the BA Industrial Design, with a further one year to raise the qualification to master's level.

Faculty: College of Engineering, Design and Physical Sciences  |  Department: Brunel Design School  |  Duration: 4 years full-time; 5 years full-time with placement  |  Study mode: full-time; placement year option; integrated master's  |  Intake: September  |  Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

You’ll gain a sound grounding in technical and creative subjects before you move on to more specialised areas with a strong technological and humanistic focus. Compulsory modules by year include Year 1: Design Process and Research, Design Communication, Materials and Manufacturing, Introduction to Mechanics, Computer Based Design, Creative Engineering Practice; Year 2: Design for Manufacturing and Advanced CAD, Design Practice and Minor Projects, Technical Design Applications, UX Design and Graphics, Fundamentals of Design for Sustainability, Fundamentals of Innovation; Year 3: Industrial Design Major Project (Research), Industrial Design Major Project (Development); Year 4: Inclusive Design, Design Research, MDes Major Project.

Career pathways

To help you prepare for the world of work, we’ll encourage you to take the placement option, incorporating a year spent in industry. This means you’ll have a year’s worth of invaluable professional experience and networks when you graduate.

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