The practice of design has dramatically evolved in response to emerging technologies and the growing need for industries to respond to a rapidly changing world. Across all business sectors, employers seek designers who can create solutions to complex problems – through creative making, entrepreneurial thinking and consideration of all potential outcomes. There’s a wealth of opportunity for skilled designers in business, health, science, art, entertainment, manufacturing and other industries.

By studying Design with us, you’ll become adept with new techniques, tools and methods. You’ll imagine, create and test solutions for both immediate and future scenarios. You’ll engage with real projects in partnership with both peers and industry professionals. In this way you’ll create positive change in local, communal and global contexts.

Our studio-based learning environment, fully-equipped workshop and digital resources will help you to bring your ideas to life.

The Design Programme offers a Postgraduate Certificate, Master of Design and a PhD in Design. Postgraduate study in Design suits people with a background in design or those coming from other industries such as health, engineering, science or finance.
Advanced study in Design empowers students to think critically, explore and customise methodologies, experiment with creative solutions and strengthen a design practice that is strategic, viable and sustainable. No matter which industry you're working in, design skills could be what takes you and your organisation to the next level.

Our postgraduate programmes centre around the critical values of social responsiveness, interdisciplinarity and entrepreneurship while exploring the methodologies and practices associated with contemporary design. Advanced tools and technologies associated with machine learning, gaming, automation, mixed realities and smart devices are explored to develop a refined design practice that is relevant across all sectors of industry and community.

Research methods and models include:
- Case study analysis
- Human-centred design
- Human-computer interaction
- Design ethics
- Design cognition, creativity and design thinking
- Speculative design and design futures
- Analysis of design impacts and metrics
- Co-design
- Service design
- Gamification
- Systems thinking
- Prototyping
- Testing and evaluation
Our postgraduate programmes will prepare you as a future design leader able to adjust and contribute to constantly changing local and international contexts.