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Master of Design

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A Master of Design (MDes, M.Des. or M.Design) is a postgraduate academic master degree in the field of Design awarded by several academic institutions around the world. The degree level has different equivalencies; some MDes are equivalent to Master of Fine Arts and others to a Master of Arts or Master of Science postgraduate degree in alternative disciplines. It often follows a Bachelor of Design degree and requires around two years of study and research in design.

Awarding institutions

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  • University of Gloucestershire, awards a one year (full time) or two year (part time) Master of Design degree. [1]

Undergraduate studies

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Some European institutions award an undergraduate MDes degree. Like all European master degrees, this usually requires a four-year program with a research project or dissertation.

  • Coventry University, Coventry, UK, awards MDes in various Industrial Design courses including Transport and Automotive design, in four-year programs.[7]
  • University of Leeds, Leeds, UK, awards a Master of Design degree specializing in Product Design, in a 4-year undergraduate program. Students are awarded a BDes after 3 years and can continue to a 4th year after which they receive a MDes.[8]
  • De Montfort University, Leicester, UK, awards a Master of Design degree specialising in Design Products, in a 4-year undergraduate program. It also offers part-time study opportunity to complete in 7 years. Students are awarded a MDes. after the successful completion of the programme.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Graphic Design MDes - University of Gloucestershire".
  2. ^ "Arts and Design | SCHOOL OF THE ARTS & DESIGN". arts-design.uonbi.ac.ke. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
  3. ^ "College of Engineering and College of Environmental Design launch new Master of Design program". Berkeley Engineering. 2019-06-25. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
  4. ^ "IIT DELHI, Department of Design". NDTV. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  5. ^ "MDes Program, DoD, SNU".
  6. ^ "Master of Design | UIC - School of Design". design.uic.edu. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  7. ^ "Undergraduate Automotive Courses". wwwm.coventry.ac.uk. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
  8. ^ "MDes, BDes Product Design". leeds.ac.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
  9. ^ "Design Products MDes (Hons)".