Course General Description

MA in Design and Culture will provide you with the concepts and skills for undertaking ethnographic research for completion of design projects. These skills can be applied and developed in both the interdisciplinary and international design projects that provide the core of the programme. Design and Culture MA expands the question, does culture inform design or does design inform culture? Through a series of processes and projects you will build a portfolio of work informed by the study of culture through the Media and Creative Industries. This MA in Design and Culture will encourage you to explore the dynamic, contingent relationships between design and its many cultural contexts. As well as this, the Design and Culture programme will enable you to develop your analytical and research skills through undertaking a substantial design innovation and evaluation project that draws on the influences of culture in design.