MA Sustainable Product Design
1 year full-time, 2 years part-time at UCA Farnham
1 year full-time, 2 years part-time at UCA Farnham
Martin Charter
This course provides a conceptual process and context for the development of creative and innovative products, which includes the study of socio-cultural and economic issues; new technologies; and creative visual language in relation to your practice.
You undertake individual research projects using an integrated product design process. You develop and communicate sustainable design solutions that also meet other relevant design criteria and respond to broader issues such as lifestyles, markets or the information economy.
There are also seminar sessions with visiting professional product designers, who provide critical feedback to advance your design concepts to prototype stage, ready for final exhibition and commercial manufacture.
Stage 1
You study units that include an exploratory project where you investigate the application of product design skills and knowledge alongside contextual perspectives.
You study units that include an exploratory project where you investigate the application of product design skills and knowledge alongside contextual perspectives.
Stage 2
Continue to formulate and develop your ideas, understanding the relationship of your project to professional practice and considering your practice in respect of further contextual perspectives.
Continue to formulate and develop your ideas, understanding the relationship of your project to professional practice and considering your practice in respect of further contextual perspectives.
Stage 3
Your final project represents the culmination of your studies and forms an exposition of the central ideas and concepts developed throughout the course. You have the option to resolve your project as practice-based work or a dissertation or a combination of both.
Your final project represents the culmination of your studies and forms an exposition of the central ideas and concepts developed throughout the course. You have the option to resolve your project as practice-based work or a dissertation or a combination of both.
How this course is taught
You are taught through a mixture of seminars, lectures and specialist subject activities, initially to form your objectives and study plan, identifying design activities and possible commercial partners.
You are taught through a mixture of seminars, lectures and specialist subject activities, initially to form your objectives and study plan, identifying design activities and possible commercial partners.
How this course is assessed
You are assessed on your major project thesis which includes product development work in collaboration with an industry partner. Your thesis could take a number of formats, including: essays, presentations and research papers; conceptual development in models and drawings; and prototyping work in innovation and consumer products.
You are assessed on your major project thesis which includes product development work in collaboration with an industry partner. Your thesis could take a number of formats, including: essays, presentations and research papers; conceptual development in models and drawings; and prototyping work in innovation and consumer products.
