Universities United Kingdom Goldsmiths University of London Courses MPhil/PhD Design

MPhil/PhD Design
at Goldsmiths University of London

London, United Kingdom

Tuition Fee £ 20,250
Country Rank-
Duration36 Months
Score IELTS: 7

Program Overview

Both the MPhil and the PhD can be linked to design practice.

A practice-based MPhil explores new approaches to, or applications of, existing knowledge by means of practice.

A practice-based PhD creates new knowledge by means of practice.

In either case, your final presentation will include both an original, creative practice component and a thesis that will contextualise this practice.

Since the practice component of your research constitutes a significant part of the final examination, the thesis requirement is reduced. Assessment is by thesis and viva voce.

Course Content
Program structure

Current studies include:
- Empirical Speculation and Prototyping Futures in the Refugee Crisis
- The Housing Database Made Visible: Regenerative politics, participation and design
- Re-scripting Organisations: Inventing the designer-in-residence
- Curating Issues of Concern: Mediating critically engaged design
- Making Algorithms Public: Rendering visible the operations and politics of algorithmic systems
- Space for Boundary – Space as Place: An investigation into the design of architectural boundaries in residential mass housing, in the context of urban sustainability
- Re-doing Patient Experience Through Design-led Research: Considering the multiplicity and ontological politics of multiple sclerosis
- Designing the Future? How can speculation play a role in improving foresight for science and technology policymaking?
- Making Home: Agency, precarity and the internet of things
- Designing for Ambivalence: A designer’s exploration of the competing discourses offered by smartphones to mothers and their young children
- Controlled Prototyping Environments: Reconceptualising location through participatory and embodied design practice
- What's Happening? Explorations in the strategising and unfolding of free-form design events
Entry Requirement
You should normally have (or expect to be awarded) a a good 2:1 or 1st class honours degree, and a taught Masters in a relevant subject area.

You might also be considered for some programmes if you aren’t a graduate or your degree is in an unrelated field, but have relevant experience and can show that you have the ability to work at postgraduate level.

If English isn’t your first language, you will need an IELTS score (or equivalent English language qualification) of 7.0 with a 7.0 in writing and no element lower than 6.5 to study this programme. If you need assistance with your English language, we offer a range of courses that can help prepare you for postgraduate-level study.
Fees & Scholarships
Annual tuition fees

These are the fees for students starting their programme in the 2022/2023 academic year.
- International - full-time: £20250

Cost Of Studying At Goldsmiths University of London

Interest rates as low as 8.9% ^*

250K+

Students Assisted

800Cr+

Loan Amount Disbursed

5000+

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MPhil/PhD Design at Goldsmiths University of London