The Master of Design provides new skills for industry leaders of tomorrow. The degree will introduce you to the principles of design-led innovation, strategic design and leadership, and design research methods, equipping you with the ability to lead by design in challenging environments and global economies.  

Learn how to apply design processes to tackle complex problems, develop strategies for innovation and devise practices that lead to a strategic advantage in the market. You’ll be engaged in both analytical and creative thinking, and acquire broad skills in communication, information literacy, inventiveness and critical thinking.  

At the master’s level, this degree can be taken over 1.5 or 2 years respectively. You can also elect to specialise in only one area:

• Design Innovation (1.5 years and 72 credit points)
• Strategic Design (1.5 years and 72 credit points)

The program can also be taken at the level of:

• Graduate Diploma in Design (one year and 48 credit points)

Graduates of the Master of Design (Design Innovation) (Strategic Design) will be prepared to perform roles in organisations that incorporate design skills, design innovation and strategic design into their ways of doing business. These roles include:

• chief design officer
• strategic designer
• design manager
• customer experience designer
• innovation strategist
• digital innovation director.