Certificate of Higher Education in Design and Innovation at The Open University

This 120-credit certificate introduces design thinking and the design process through study materials, online tools and practical activities. It is also the first stage of the BA/BSc (Honours) Design and Innovation (Q61) and is the same as Stage 1 of the Diploma of Higher Education in Design and Innovation (W73).

Duration: 1 year at a pace equivalent to full-time, or 2 years part-time (120 credits)  |  Intake: February and October (U101)  |  Study mode: part-time distance learning  |  Location: Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Students study the 60-credit module Design thinking: creativity for the 21st century (U101) and pick 60 credits of option modules in a complementary subject from either Arts or Sciences, organised into themes.

Career pathways

Develops understanding of the processes, principles and issues involved in designing and producing new products, with basic skills in applying design processes and generating ideas, concepts and proposals.

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