London,
United Kingdom
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
MA Design for Social Innovation and Sustainable Futures in London United Kingdom | University of the Arts London
University of the Arts London
|
London United Kingdom
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Qualification
Masters Degree (Taught)
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
GBP
23,610
(c. USD31,593.72)
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
15 months
The MA in Design for Social Innovation and Sustainable Futures brings together like-minded individuals passionate about ecological justice and sustainability. Cultivate a deeper analytical approach as you apply your design skills and bold creativity to address pressing environmental and social issues. This program serves as an interactive, inventive hub for designers tackling intricate worldwide challenges.
This curriculum examines the evolving role of design and its interconnectedness with ecological and social issues. Regardless of whether you specialize in graphics, systems, animation, filmmaking, or architecture – and irrespective of your academic or career history – you'll explore how your field intersects with global systems. By examining environmental factors, material impacts, human-centered approaches, and ethical considerations within diverse cultural, economic, and political frameworks, this program blends hands-on learning with intellectual inquiry, focusing on groundbreaking work, collaborative efforts, diverse perspectives, and tangible impact.
Duration: 1 year 3 months full-time (45 weeks structured across four terms)
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 6.5
Qualification Requirements
The MA Design for Social Innovation and Sustainable Futures course welcomes applicants who are keen to explore design in terms of its humancentred and strategic approach its collaborative potential and as a leading force for driving meaningful and contextually relevant societal and ecological transformation
Applicants may come from a range of design disciplines or related creative industry experiences with a 21 or above Honours degree course or have other equivalent qualifications
The course team also welcomes students with relevant technical practical background experience who have worked in creative industries and who show a commitment to design and experiential learning being keen to explore their practice as a place of sustainable action and social transformation
The teaching team is looking for applicants who value critical thinking and socially and environmentally focused design and are looking to question the relationship of design industry and the global systems it inhabits
Educational level may be demonstrated by
Honours degree at 21 or firstclass
Possession of equivalent qualifications
Prior experiential learning the outcome of which can be demonstrated to be equivalent to formal qualifications otherwise required
Or a combination of formal qualifications and experiential learning which taken together can be demonstrated to be equivalent to formal qualifications otherwise required
IELTS 6.5 or equivalent is required with a minimum of 6.0 in speaking and reading and 5.5 in writing and listening
TOEFL IBT - valid for 2 years - Score Required - 90 - Listening - 17, Reading - 18, Writing - 17, Speaking - 20.
TOEFL iBT Home Edition is NOT accepted.
Applicants may come from a range of design disciplines or related creative industry experiences with a 21 or above Honours degree course or have other equivalent qualifications
The course team also welcomes students with relevant technical practical background experience who have worked in creative industries and who show a commitment to design and experiential learning being keen to explore their practice as a place of sustainable action and social transformation
The teaching team is looking for applicants who value critical thinking and socially and environmentally focused design and are looking to question the relationship of design industry and the global systems it inhabits
Educational level may be demonstrated by
Honours degree at 21 or firstclass
Possession of equivalent qualifications
Prior experiential learning the outcome of which can be demonstrated to be equivalent to formal qualifications otherwise required
Or a combination of formal qualifications and experiential learning which taken together can be demonstrated to be equivalent to formal qualifications otherwise required
IELTS 6.5 or equivalent is required with a minimum of 6.0 in speaking and reading and 5.5 in writing and listening
TOEFL IBT - valid for 2 years - Score Required - 90 - Listening - 17, Reading - 18, Writing - 17, Speaking - 20.
TOEFL iBT Home Edition is NOT accepted.
Tuition
GBP
23,610