MA Design Management
Ravensbourne University London
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This MA Design Management course offers a range of interdisciplinary perspectives from business, technology, social enterprises and new venture creation. It offers practical research and work-based projects in all areas shaping the creative economy and the fourth industrial revolution – including the role of creative interventions in technology-enabled business transformation, change management and design leadership.Ravensbourne has an established international reputation for innovation at the ...Read more

This MA Design Management course offers a range of interdisciplinary perspectives from business, technology, social enterprises and new venture creation. It offers practical research and work-based projects in all areas shaping the creative economy and the fourth industrial revolution – including the role of creative interventions in technology-enabled business transformation, change management and design leadership.

Ravensbourne has an established international reputation for innovation at the intersection of design and business development. Our portfolio of MSc, MBA and MA programmes encourages an interplay between technology, design, creativity and wider social and economic issues.

The design management programme has been designed in a way that is highly relevant to the leadership and organisational challenges of the creative industries and the technology sectors. The course looks at the creative skills and competences needed to identify and anticipate business change and transform business models so that they are interactive, anticipatory and future focused.

The course invites postgraduate learners to be part of that journey, empowering them to draw on and learn from innovative design thinking and how this can be applied to the creation of new business models and business development.

Key study topics

  • Emergence and discovery of opportunities
  • Organisation and growth of the venture
  • The psychological characteristics of the entrepreneur
  • System, strategies and structure to transform businesses, products and services
  • New cognitive technologies and how to redesign roles/projects to incorporate new technology solutions
  • Creative-skills identifying user needs, idea-generation, conceptualisation and leadership development
  • Market research and brand innovation
  • Work-based learning research project.

These are the types of design management jobs you could potentially move into after graduation:

  • Design manager
  • Business start-up entrepreneur
  • Organisational development
  • Brand strategist
  • Market insights research
  • Senior manager
  • Marketing director
  • Social enterprise
  • Behavioral economics
  • Forecasting and trend-casting.

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Entry requirements

A lower second-class honours (a 2:2, or equivalent non-UK qualifications) or higher in a relevant subject, or an equivalent professional qualification in a related subject. If you are applying directly from an undergraduate degree course without experience or professional practice, you must be able to demonstrate a good knowledge of your chosen subject area.

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£9,750 per year

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This is the fee you pay if the University is in the same country that you live in (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland)

£18,000 per year

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Students from EU

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The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from somewhere in the EU.

£18,000 per year

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Living as a student in London costs about £11,385 per academic year

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Ravensbourne University London
Ravensbourne University London , Greenwich

Ravensbourne University, nestled in London's Design District, is renowned for its academic excellence and strong ties to...

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Ravensbourne University London
Greenwich Peninsula 6 Penrose Way Greenwich SE10 0EW United Kingdom
Nearest tube station: North Greenwich  0.1 miles away Nearest train station: Custom House  0.7 miles away
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