Design MA

<strong>Deepen your creative expertise with a Masters in Design, empowering you to be strategic, innovative, and adaptable across a range of industries.</strong><br/><br/>Looking to advance your career or acquire specialised knowledge in your field? This Masters course in design helps you meet the rigorous and ever-changing demands of industries everywhere. The programme focuses on user-centred design, helping you develop research and practice-based design solutions for today and beyond.<br/><br/>Whether your background is in design or another discipline, you’ll gain the skills and knowledge to develop, test and critically evaluate innovative design strategies and solutions for real-life scenarios. You’ll gain first-hand experience of the needs and trends in markets across a variety of sectors, before focusing on a large-scale design project within one of our core specialisms.<br/><br/>You’ll learn from tutors with a wide range of design expertise and internationally recognised profiles in research and practice. Plus, you’ll draw from multiple perspectives and cutting-edge research to develop design solutions in stimulating environments.<br/><br/>Upon graduation, you’ll have the technical and creative expertise to broaden or enhance your career potential.<br/><br/><strong>Why study at Leeds</strong><br/>• Get industry experience: Get the chance to collaborate with clients and gain consultancy experience as part of our 2-week online Global Industry Programme.<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Get hands on with live projects: Work on live projects from industry or research projects within the School of Design.<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Your course, your choice: Apply your specialist design project in a real-life setting or produce an independent research dissertation based on a relevant field.<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Learn in expert facilities: Test your skills with our creative spaces, like our 2D art studio, photography studio, digital printing studio, and laboratory for materials testing and characterisation.<br/><br/><br/><br/><strong>Rankings and awards</strong><br/><br/><br/>- 6th in the UK for Art and Design, Complete University Guide 2026<br/><br/><br/>- 53rd in the world for Arts and Humanities, QS World Rankings by Subject 2026 <br/><br/><br/><strong>Where this degree could take you</strong><br/><br/>Here’s an insight into the job roles some of our design graduates have obtained:<br/><br/><br/>• Content Strategist at Alibaba Group<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Visual Designer at Amazon<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Editorial Designer at the American Planning Association<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Associate Professor at the Beijing Institute of Technology<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Designer at Brand42<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Designer at Central 23<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Test Leader at Decathlon<br/><br/><br/><br/>• UX Design Analyst at Deloitte UK<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Creative Strategist at DTG Limited<br/><br/><br/><br/><strong>Alumni profile: Lucy Clanfield</strong> <br/><br/><strong>“The most valuable takeaway from my industry experience has been the confidence Ive developed in both me and my abilities as a designer.</strong><br/><br/>Lucy Clanfield, Pace Intern <br/><br/><strong>Career support</strong><br/><br/>10 most targeted for 10+ years by the UKs leading employers, The Graduate Market 2026, High Fliers Research <br/><br/>At Leeds, we help you to prepare for your future from day one. <br/><br/>Our Careers Service has the global expertise and sector-spanning industry partnerships that, combined, go way beyond simply helping you get a job. They provide you with the resources you need to upskill and achieve the future you aspire towards – even in the face of lightning-paced change.