Industrial Design

The standard entry requirements for this course are as follows:

An honours degree in a relevant field: For example, product design, 3D design, furniture design, service design, interaction design, architecture, game design, creative computing, engineering, and led social innovation.

Applicants are also considered from disciplines as broad ranging as performance practice to physical and behavioural sciences. In this context, applicant portfolios must demonstrate some proficiency in industrial design skills, and that personal and professional aspirations are compatible with the aims of the course.

Or an equivalent EU/international qualification.

And normally at least one year of relevant professional experience.

MA Industrial Design will teach you to be strategic, respond to trends, initiate new design approaches and thrive in multidisciplinary teams.

The course is internationally recognised as a leader in postgraduate industrial design education. It is part of the Product, Ceramic and Industrial Design programme.

Why choose this course at Central Saint Martins

• Internationally recognised: Central Saint Martins' Product and Industrial Design courses were awarded the Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Further and Higher Education, recognising their leadership in design education and contribution to industry, commerce and design professions, both in the UK and internationally.

• Discipline (re)defining: The course provides a platform for you to question what industry is today. We continually reappraise design practices, addressing critical and socially responsive design across market-led, societal and environmental contexts.

• Collaborative and multidisciplinary: Our course culture is not governed by a particular dogma but instead encourages diverse engagement and prototyping of the discipline itself. We apply intellectual development directly to design practice, expanding your strategic skills to create new approaches and thrive in multidisciplinary teams.

• People-centred design: We strive to develop innovative approaches to better understand users. Recent innovations include methods informed by theatre and performance as well as storytelling and scenario-building techniques used as research, ideation and communication strategies.

• Networked: The course has extensive links to the design industry through collaborative projects, staff practice, research as well as participation in international exhibitions, publications and competitions. Our network provides a range of external practitioners as lecturers, mentors and collaborators ensuring your curriculum is current and informed by industry.