MA Design Full-time
University of SunderlandOn campus, United Kingdom
Course overview
MA Design is a flexible postgraduate course ideal for creative professionals and design graduates looking to deepen their skills, refine their portfolio, and expand career opportunities in the design industry. Whether your background is in animation, graphics, illustration, fashion, or games art, this course allows you to tailor your studies to your creative interests. You’ll work on self-directed projects supported by expert tutors and industry standard facilities, developing both practical and critical design skills.
You’ll join a diverse community of designers and benefit from a collaborative studio environment, engaging with contemporary design practice and theory. The course supports progression into a range of careers, such as graphic design, illustration, motion design, UX/UI, and creative direction or further study at PhD level.
Key highlights
- Tailor studies across animation, graphics, illustration, fashion or games art
- Self-directed projects supported by expert tutors
- Access to industry standard design facilities
- Collaborative studio environment within a diverse design community
- Develops practical and critical design skills alongside contemporary theory
- Pathway to further study at PhD level
Entry requirements
- Degree: 2:1 — to include design-related discipline; or above
Scholarships
We Care Postgraduate Bursary
The We Care Postgraduate Bursary awards £2,500 cash to eligible postgraduate students.
Up to £2,500
Careers this course leads to
- Graphic designer
- Illustrator
- Motion designer
- UX/UI designer
- Creative director
Cost of study
UK/Home: £9,250 per year | International: £19,000 per year
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to University of Sunderland, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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