Our Diploma of Higher Education in Design builds and enhances your design skills, empowering you to apply a design-led creative approach to today’s social, ecological, and technological challenges. It explores design theory and practice, portraying design as a catalyst for change and its potential to tackle issues across various domains. Through project-based learning, you’ll develop core professional design competencies, participate in activities that refine your skills, integrate knowledge from a spectrum of disciplines, and gain valuable collaborative experiences. Moreover, you’l...
Our Diploma of Higher Education in Design builds and enhances your design skills, empowering you to apply a design-led creative approach to today’s social, ecological, and technological challenges. It explores design theory and practice, portraying design as a catalyst for change and its potential to tackle issues across various domains. Through project-based learning, you’ll develop core professional design competencies, participate in activities that refine your skills, integrate knowledge from a spectrum of disciplines, and gain valuable collaborative experiences. Moreover, you’ll have opportunities to craft design projects and develop your unique design identity, working towards collating a professional portfolio.<br/><br/>**Key features**<br/>- Cultivate your design identity, values and field of practice<br/><br/><br/>- Develop confidence and ability to work with diverse groups across different disciplines<br/><br/><br/>- Deepen your scholarship on design history, theory and practice<br/><br/><br/>- Explore how you can use design to enhance our capabilities to live sustainably<br/><br/><br/>- Learn how social and professional networks can work to address real-world challenges and opportunities<br/>
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Course Details
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Study Mode
Distance-online
Duration
4 Years
Start Date
10/2025
Campus
Distance Learning
Varied
Application deadline
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Course Code
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Institution Code
O11
Points of Entry
Year 1
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Region | Costs | Academic Year | Year |
---|---|---|---|
Northern Ireland | £4,960 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |
Scotland | £5,088 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |
Wales | £5,248 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |
Republic of Ireland | £14,664 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |
England | £15,568 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |
EU, Channel Islands, International | £16,368 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |