Professional Doctorate (Design Innovation and Creative Practice)

The Professional Doctorate (Design Innovation and Creative Practice) is a higher degree by research designed for design master’s graduates who seek to become expert designers, creative practitioners and innovation leaders shaping the future of design through research, creativity and professional practice. Built around the Design Innovation and Creative Practice, the program combines advanced research with creative inquiry to investigate complex challenges, develop innovative solutions and generate original knowledge that influences contemporary design practice. From human-centred design and service innovation to creative technologies, user experience and interdisciplinary collaboration, you will explore how design can solve real-world problems and create meaningful impact across industries. Whether you are leading creative teams, driving innovation within organisations or advancing professional design practice, the Professional Doctorate (Design Innovation and Creative Practice) equips you to become a research-informed leader who influences the future of design, creativity and innovation. Learning outcomes: Demonstrate systematic and critical understanding in the profession by planning and generating a substantial and original contribution that advances scholarship for professional practice. Synthesise, apply, and analyse existing and new knowledge using critical thinking, digital literacy and problem solving to develop new concepts for advanced professional practice. Critically evaluate wide variety of research approaches and methodologies and select an appropriate research methodology and method(s) to conduct your research project. Plan and execute ethical research that demonstrate the capacity to scope, design, and conduct research projects independently. Use appropriate and coherent communication skills to report, present, publish and disseminate research data and findings to peers and the community. Exhibit autonomy, authoritative judgement and leadership in workplace research and advanced professional practice.