GraduateArts & Design
Master of Design (Strategic Design)
Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
About this program
QUT's Master of Design (Strategic Design) is a two-year degree in the Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice, taught at the Kelvin Grove campus in Brisbane. It applies design thinking to business, service and systems problems rather than product craft, and graduates can qualify for entry to a research PhD. They work as design strategists, design directors, researchers and design thinking facilitators.
Fees & duration
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Course structure
Study plan in 4 parts
- Year 1
- Semester 1: Design Strategy and Leadership
- Participatory Design and Engagement
- Design Tools and Tactics
- Year 1
- Semester 2: Design Ethics and Impacts
- Designers as Intermediaries
- Digital Design and Technology
- Year 2
- Semester 1: Design Research and Methods
- Design Discovery and Review
- Design Project Brief
- Year 2
- Semester 2: Advanced Design Project
- Speculative Design and Futuring
Career & PR pathway
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Admissions
1 year program: completed Graduate Diploma in Strategic Design, or a recognised bachelor honours degree in design or a related discipline, or a bachelor degree in design plus a graduate certificate in design, or a graduate diploma (or higher) in design, or a bachelor degree in design plus at least two years full-time professional work experience in a relevant field.
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