MDes Graphic Design Master of Design - MDes

MDes Graphic Design (Master's of Design) is a specialist creative postgraduate award designed to develop design industry leaders who can bridge creative excellence with strategic brand management. This professional design qualification emphasises design strategy, client management, and leadership capabilities while developing advanced technical skills in contemporary graphic design practice. By the end of this degree, you will be equipped to lead design teams, manage complex branding projects, and make strategic decisions in design consultancies and creative industries globally.

MDes Graphic Design shares specialist practice modules with our MA Graphic Design, but these programmes serve fundamentally different purposes. MA qualifications support students to develop advanced skills as a graphic design practitioner, perfecting craft and deepening creative practice. MDes qualifications support you in becoming a design leader—learning to direct, manage, and strategically position design practice within agencies, studios, and commercial contexts. If you want to lead design teams, run studios, direct brand strategy, and make strategic decisions that shape the industry, MDes Graphic Design is for you.