Course General Description

Medical technology needs innovators who are able to generate great ideas and produce great designs for successful products. Innovators who understand the need for empathy with users and the technologies needed. The MSc Medical Device Design is a one-year full time taught masters. The course teaches fundamental approaches, methods and tools related to the design of medical devices, experiences, systems and services with a focus on users and context of use. The MSc is studio-based with students engaging in lectures, seminars and workshops along with projects with industry and clinical collaborators. The studio environment is an essential component, fostering collaborative peer-to-peer learning while exploring the complexity of medical care.

School General Description

The National College of Art and Design occupies a unique position in Art and Design Education in Ireland. It offers the largest range of Art and Design degrees in the State at undergraduate and postgraduate level and is the only Irish University institution specialising in Art and Design. Many of the most important Irish artists, designers, and art teachers have studied or taught in the College and it has long been central to art and design education in Ireland. Artists and designers of international repute are invited to teach or give special lectures in the College. Exchange programmes with colleges and universities in Europe and the United States now take place annually and individual staff members are linked to numerous professional organisations at home and abroad.