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MPhil - Master of Philosophy
Royal College of Art
Full Time
SEP-25
2 years
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MPhil - Master of Philosophy
Royal College of Art
Full Time
SEP-25
2 years
MPhil - Master of Philosophy
Royal College of Art
Part Time
SEP-25
4 years
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As a research student in the School of Design, you may be designing an innovative object or system.
The School of Design is home to internationally significant research, much of which is practice-based. The teaching and research areas of the School – Design Products, Fashion, Global Innovation Design, Innovation Designing Engineering, Healthcare Design, Robotics, Service Design and Textiles – represent a wide range of approaches to design research.
Research topics range from those which are strongly user-focused – such as designing new medical innovations or citizen science through to those which are more experimental – such as designing trust in AI systems or multi-species design. We particularly encourage applications in our strategic design research plan areas including: The future of making; Manufacture and materials; Systems and design; Design for safety; Design for health; Intelligent machines; Data capture and creation; Design science and Design resilience.
The programme welcomes applications from candidates from across the world and of all ages, including those with academic and professional backgrounds. Applications are considered in terms of quality of proposal, quality of practice (where appropriate), readiness to undertake a research degree at this level and supervisory capacity.
Students living in
Domestic
£10,250 per year
Students from Domestic
High residency - £10,250 per year; Low residency - £8,400 per year
£30,450 per year
Students from EU
High residency - £30,450 per year; Low residency - £25,700 per year
£30,450 per year
Students from International
High residency - £30,450 per year; Low residency - £25,700 per year
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