Design Products MA

The MA Design Products at the RCA explores new terrain for designing products by critically questioning “what is a product” and evolving new design disciplines and practices. With an ethos that embraces ideas such as circularity, multi-species design, design justice and decolonising design, you experiment across research-based tools and cross domain methods to synthesize context, creativity and technical delivery. You collaborate with industry, startups, governments and global agencies to measure impact against the UN Sustainable Development Goals, while developing a personal portfolio through project-based units, culminating in an independent research project in Term 3.

Candidates are selected entirely on merit and applications are welcomed from all over the world. The selection process considers creativity, imagination and innovation as demonstrated in your portfolio, as well as your potential to benefit from the programme and to achieve high MA standards overall.

For MA Design Products, you should have a good undergraduate degree or equivalent in an area of design, or related background and proficient written and spoken English. Several years of professional experience, either before or after a first degree, is a benefit, and you must be able to demonstrate critical and innovative thinking, a design curiosity and the ability to thrive in student led projects.

Applications are welcomed from candidates from related backgrounds, such as engineering, architecture, communication, sports science, medical/health, international development/NGO, economics/business, material science, technology development and user experience.