Design Thinking
Entry requirements
1st or 2nd class UK honours degree in a relevant business, engineering or design-based discipline, or the international equivalent of these UK qualifications.
Months of entry
October
Course content
In today’s competitive world, business success depends increasingly on the ability to innovate. Business leaders are already recognising the importance of how creative practice and process can improve product and service development and design thinking in shaping business strategy. This course integrates world-class, design-driven innovation, management and research activities through a unique teaching approach.
Who is it for?
The course is designed to suit creative individuals with business acumen who recognise the importance of how creative practice and process can improve product and service development. It aims to develop creative design literate engineers, scientists and management postgraduates providing tools and techniques to visualise complex data flows and strategic communication processes. It is suitable for graduates from a variety of disciplines.
Why this course?
Offered by our Centre for Competitive Creative Design (C4D), this masters in Design, Thinking exploits existing expertise within Cranfield’s School of Water, Energy and Environment and School of Management.
This course is suitable for mid-career professionals in the creative industries sector looking to improve their skills in the strategic, tactical and implementation aspects of the management of creativity and innovation in business.
Fees and funding
For details of any funding or bursaries that may be available, please contact the Student funding office.
Qualification, course duration and attendance options
- MDes
- part time36 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
- full time12 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
- PGDip
- part time36 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
- PGCert
- part time36 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
Assessment
| Assessment | What kind of work will I be doing? (proportionally) |
|---|---|
| Written/ formal examinations | 40 |
| Written coursework / continuous assessment | 40 |
| Group work | 20 |
Course contact details
- Name
- Admissions
- studydesign@cranfield.ac.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)1234 758082