Furniture Design - MA
Master
In London
Description
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Type
Master
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Location
London
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Duration
1 Year
This research-led and practice-based MA addresses the needs of graduates from furniture and related discipline backgrounds, or those who wish to collaborate with professionals in the field. Our Furniture Design MA is one of several postgraduate design courses that co-exist at our School of Art, Architecture and Design, offering rich opportunities for the collaborative and multidisciplinary approach that is a feature of the current and future design sector, and a requirement for success in the field.
The course is grounded in the understanding that design is a key driver for change in society and the environment. However, traditional roles in design are increasingly blurred and designers need to be able to negotiate complex and ambiguous problems. The challenges and opportunities for designers are being constantly reimagined, as the unpredictability of the future tests our capacity to adapt, invent and apply creative design solutions to emerging needs. Graduates of this course will design furniture products and systems that have not yet been conceptualised.
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About this course
a first class or strong upper second class degree, or equivalent, in a related subject
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Subjects
- Design
- Furniture Design
- Project
- Design Project
- Project Development
- Development
- Design research
- Furniture
- Democratising Luxury
- Democratising
Course programme
The modules listed below are for the academic year 2020/21 and represent the course modules at this time. Modules and module details (including, but not limited to, location and time) are subject to change over time.
Year 1 modules include:
- Design Project Development (core, 40 credits)
- Design Research for Practice (core, 40 credits)
- Project as Professional Practice: Furniture Design (core, 60 credits)
- Democratising Luxury (alternative core, 20 credits)
- Design for Change (alternative core, 20 credits)
- Interior Contexts (alternative core, 20 credits)
- Material Thought (alternative core, 20 credits)
Assessment is based on portfolios of written, research, visual and physical project work.
The MA is concluded with a major project in which you'll select an area of study, formulate your own argument or theoretical position and produce an independent body of work. The project challenges you to study a topic that interests you, which will test your creative ambition. This work will be exhibited at the MA graduation show in our central London location.
Furniture Design - MA