Course General Description

The MA Design programme is a two year programme focused on a singular design research project which will result in a final dissertation document as well as practice-based design outcomes. This postgraduate course provides exciting possibilities for developing well-researched and ground-breaking solutions to situated design problems. This qualification is aimed at the senior student who shows an interest or aptitude in academic design research. It is an essential qualification for those wanting to follow an academic career path or wishing to specialise on a particular aspect of industrial design, and has been structured to support students towards commercialisation in partnership the University of Johannesburg Technology Transfer Office.

School General Description

Vibrant, multicultural and dynamic, the University of Johannesburg (UJ) shares the pace and energy of cosmopolitan Johannesburg, the city whose name it carries. Proudly South African, the university is alive down to its African roots, and well-prepared for its role in actualising the potential that higher education holds for the continent's development. UJ has transformed into a diverse, inclusive, transformational and collegial institution, with a student population of over 50 000, of which more than 3000 are international students from 80 countries. This makes UJ one of the largest contact universities in South Africa (SA) from the 26 public universities that make up the higher education system. The vision of the UJ is to be an international University of choice, anchored in Africa, dynamically shaping the future". The mission can be described as follows: "inspiring its community to transform and serve humanity through innovation and the collaborative pursuit of knowledge". These are underpinned by four values, namely: imagination, conversation, regeneration and ethical foundation. The six strategic objectives provide a focused means for realising the Vision, Mission and Values of the University as set out above. They further represent a re-working of the original UJ Strategic Thrusts 2020 in the context of a wider positioning of the University as "The Pan-African" Centre for Critical Intellectual Inquiry, with the primary goal of achieving global excellence and stature. "