MPhil/PhD Design at Goldsmiths, University of London

Programme overview

Goldsmiths’ School of Design postgraduate research programmes offer you the opportunity to redefine design research in a community of design practice. It is aimed at practitioners and scholars of design, and those in related disciplines, who wish to develop a theoretically engaged, critically aware and empirically informed approach to design, design education, design research and design practice. The programme builds on and contributes to the School of Design ’s internationally renowned approaches to inventive, experimental, and creative research where design’s relation to the social is placed centre stage.

Faculty: School of Design | Department: Design | Duration: 2-4 years full-time or 4-8 years part-time | Study mode: full-time, part-time | Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

We offer the following pathways for your research degree.

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Application information

Entry requirements

You should normally have (or expect to be awared) the following qualifications: A good 2: 1 or 1st class honours degree. A taught Masters in a relevant subject area. You might also be considered for some programmes if you aren’t a graduate or your degree is in an unrelated field, but have relevant experience and can show that you have the ability to work at postgraduate level. English language: IELTS 7.0 with a 7.0 in writing and no element lower than 6.5.

Domestic applicants: GBP 5,238 a year (2026/2027). Home - full-time Source

International applicants: GBP 25,000 a year (2026/2027). International - full-time Source

Duration: 2-4 years full-time or 4-8 years part-time

Apply through the official page: https://mygoldsmiths.gold.ac.uk/OnlineServices/applications/appModuleList.aspx?id=128000010221953

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