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Arts University Plymouth: Design (Built Environment)
| Institution | Arts University Plymouth View institution profile |
|---|---|
| Department | Arts, Design and Media |
| Web | https://www.aup.ac.uk/ |
| Study type | Taught |
MA
Summary
Develop a unique practice using co-design and practice-led research to transform the spaces people inhabit for increased wellbeing, social agency and sense of place, approaching space as a dynamic infrastructure.
MA Design (Built Environment) prepares you to develop a unique practice using methods of co-design and practice-led research to transform the spaces people inhabit for increased wellbeing, social agency and sense of place.
You will learn how to approach space as a dynamic infrastructure.
At a glance
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Award: MA Design (Built Environment)
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Learning emphasis: project-based, place-based, and open-knowledge approaches to design
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Practice focus: co-design and practice-led research
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Professional focus: well-being, circular production and regenerative design
How you’ll learn
Develop a project within a learning environment that emphasises project-based, place-based, and open-knowledge approaches to design.
Multidisciplinary community and expertise
Study as part of a multidisciplinary community of practitioners who have expertise in interior design, CAD modelling, 3D photogrammetry, spatial acoustics, material innovations, and immersive media environments
Professional practice for social and cultural change
Discover ways of working professionally, with a focus on well-being, circular production and regenerative design, to lead social and cultural change.
Why choose this course?
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Develop a project within a learning environment that emphasises project-based, place-based, and open-knowledge approaches to design.
-
Study as part of a multidisciplinary community of practitioners with expertise in interior design, CAD modelling, 3D photogrammetry, spatial acoustics, material innovations, and immersive media environments.
-
Discover ways of working professionally, with a focus on well-being, circular production and regenerative design, to lead social and cultural change.
Careers and future opportunities
Career opportunities include: Interior Designers, Experience Designers, Production Designers, Materials Specialists, Creative Directors, Design Entrepreneurs, Product Managers and Design Production Managers.
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
|---|---|
| Location | Main Site Tavistock Place Plymouth PL4 8AT |
Fees
| Channel Islands;England;Northern Ireland;Wales;Scotland;Republic of Ireland | 10050 GBP for Per year |
|---|---|
| EU;International | 17500 GBP for Per year |
Summary
Develop a unique practice using co-design and practice-led research to transform the spaces people inhabit for increased wellbeing, social agency and sense of place, approaching space as a dynamic infrastructure.
MA Design (Built Environment) prepares you to develop a unique practice using methods of co-design and practice-led research to transform the spaces people inhabit for increased wellbeing, social agency and sense of place.
You will learn how to approach space as a dynamic infrastructure.
At a glance
-
Award: MA Design (Built Environment)
-
Learning emphasis: project-based, place-based, and open-knowledge approaches to design
-
Practice focus: co-design and practice-led research
-
Professional focus: well-being, circular production and regenerative design
How you’ll learn
Develop a project within a learning environment that emphasises project-based, place-based, and open-knowledge approaches to design.
Multidisciplinary community and expertise
Study as part of a multidisciplinary community of practitioners who have expertise in interior design, CAD modelling, 3D photogrammetry, spatial acoustics, material innovations, and immersive media environments
Professional practice for social and cultural change
Discover ways of working professionally, with a focus on well-being, circular production and regenerative design, to lead social and cultural change.
Why choose this course?
-
Develop a project within a learning environment that emphasises project-based, place-based, and open-knowledge approaches to design.
-
Study as part of a multidisciplinary community of practitioners with expertise in interior design, CAD modelling, 3D photogrammetry, spatial acoustics, material innovations, and immersive media environments.
-
Discover ways of working professionally, with a focus on well-being, circular production and regenerative design, to lead social and cultural change.
Careers and future opportunities
Career opportunities include: Interior Designers, Experience Designers, Production Designers, Materials Specialists, Creative Directors, Design Entrepreneurs, Product Managers and Design Production Managers.
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
|---|---|
| Location | Main Site Tavistock Place Plymouth PL4 8AT |
Fees
| Channel Islands;England;Northern Ireland;Wales;Scotland;Republic of Ireland | 10050 GBP for Per year |
|---|---|
| EU;International | 17500 GBP for Per year |
Summary
Arts University Plymouth is an arts university for the 21st century, preparing students who are uniquely placed to provide creative solutions to the complex global challenges of a changing world. We are the city of Plymouth’s first and only specialist arts university, allowing us to offer our students a dynamic and unique learning experience.
The university was recently voted 2nd in the UK for Facilities in the annual Whatuni Student Choice Awards, 3rd in the UK for Student Support, and 4th in the UK for Lecturers & Teaching Quality. Arts University Plymouth was crowned the 2024 Winner in South West England for the categories of University of the Year, Facilities, Student Support, and Learning & Teaching Quality.
Why choose MA Design (Built Environment) at Arts University Plymouth?
We place you at the crossroad of material traditions and futures. Design for the built environment is an expanding area of practice that encompasses both time-honoured heritage processes and an exciting exploration of new material applications across a range of diverse disciplines and industries. Our MA Design (Built Environment) places you at the overlap of these creative forces to consider where you can imagine new, unrealised forms and practices.
A pro-active, Interdisciplinary community. New ideas and material practices do not develop in isolation. You come to university to be challenged, supported and to take risks in a context that will inspire you to innovate and understand craft as an active process of inquiry into material behaviours, possibilities and interdisciplinary forms. The course encourages conceptual exploration and transformation whether you are a jeweller, woodworker, biomaterial designer or ceramicist.
Accelerated personal development through guided, practice-led research. We believe craft is a starting point rather than a destination. As a practice steeped in tacit knowledge that is often transmitted through hands-on skills and customs, the power of the direct creativity that it offers is aligned to your personal transformation. You will be trained to carry out material-led research processes in clay, glass, wood, biomaterials, metals, fibre and other materials that leads to personal discovery and future-oriented, contemporary professional options.
World-class workshops and facilities: During your time on the course, you will have access to one of the most diverse and spacious ecosystems of workshops, studios and labs known in a contemporary art and design school. Based primarily in our Materials Lab, you are immersed in facilities that allow you to hone your existing skills and be introduced to novel processes. Our approach is to support the full range of analogue and digital processes where you can play and experiment with where the material meets the technological in your practice.
Sustainable ethos and specialist knowledge: Part of the value of design-led creative practice is the fact that many traditional methods and techniques take into account the cycles, ecology and biodiversity of nature. Built into our craft course is an emphasis on the sustainable, non-extractive and regenerative approaches to working with materials, which not only provides a meaningful link between the past and the future, but puts you at the forefront of knowing the alternative ways of making that support new, more sustainable industries and give rise to material innovations that better serve the environment and planet.
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | MA applicants are normally expected to have an undergraduate degree at 2:2 or above. However, the strength of your creative practice and other forms of experience will be taken into account at the interview stage and we encourage you to start a conversation with us. |
| Location | Main Site Tavistock Place Plymouth PL4 8AT |
Fees
| Republic of Ireland | 9500 GBP for Year 1 |
|---|---|
| Channel Islands | 9500 GBP for Year 1 |
| EU | 17500 GBP for Whole course |
| England | 9500 GBP for Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | 9500 GBP for Year 1 |
| Scotland | 9500 GBP for Year 1 |
| Wales | 9500 GBP for Year 1 |
| International | 17500 GBP for Whole course |
Summary
Arts University Plymouth is an arts university for the 21st century, preparing students who are uniquely placed to provide creative solutions to the complex global challenges of a changing world. We are the city of Plymouth’s first and only specialist arts university, allowing us to offer our students a dynamic and unique learning experience.
The university was recently voted 2nd in the UK for Facilities in the annual Whatuni Student Choice Awards, 3rd in the UK for Student Support, and 4th in the UK for Lecturers & Teaching Quality. Arts University Plymouth was crowned the 2024 Winner in South West England for the categories of University of the Year, Facilities, Student Support, and Learning & Teaching Quality.
Why choose MA Design (Built Environment) at Arts University Plymouth?
We place you at the crossroad of material traditions and futures. Design for the built environment is an expanding area of practice that encompasses both time-honoured heritage processes and an exciting exploration of new material applications across a range of diverse disciplines and industries. Our MA Design (Built Environment) places you at the overlap of these creative forces to consider where you can imagine new, unrealised forms and practices.
A pro-active, Interdisciplinary community. New ideas and material practices do not develop in isolation. You come to university to be challenged, supported and to take risks in a context that will inspire you to innovate and understand craft as an active process of inquiry into material behaviours, possibilities and interdisciplinary forms. The course encourages conceptual exploration and transformation whether you are a jeweller, woodworker, biomaterial designer or ceramicist.
Accelerated personal development through guided, practice-led research. We believe craft is a starting point rather than a destination. As a practice steeped in tacit knowledge that is often transmitted through hands-on skills and customs, the power of the direct creativity that it offers is aligned to your personal transformation. You will be trained to carry out material-led research processes in clay, glass, wood, biomaterials, metals, fibre and other materials that leads to personal discovery and future-oriented, contemporary professional options.
World-class workshops and facilities: During your time on the course, you will have access to one of the most diverse and spacious ecosystems of workshops, studios and labs known in a contemporary art and design school. Based primarily in our Materials Lab, you are immersed in facilities that allow you to hone your existing skills and be introduced to novel processes. Our approach is to support the full range of analogue and digital processes where you can play and experiment with where the material meets the technological in your practice.
Sustainable ethos and specialist knowledge: Part of the value of design-led creative practice is the fact that many traditional methods and techniques take into account the cycles, ecology and biodiversity of nature. Built into our craft course is an emphasis on the sustainable, non-extractive and regenerative approaches to working with materials, which not only provides a meaningful link between the past and the future, but puts you at the forefront of knowing the alternative ways of making that support new, more sustainable industries and give rise to material innovations that better serve the environment and planet.
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | MA applicants are normally expected to have an undergraduate degree at 2:2 or above. However, the strength of your creative practice and other forms of experience will be taken into account at the interview stage and we encourage you to start a conversation with us. |
| Location | Main Site Tavistock Place Plymouth PL4 8AT |
Fees
| Republic of Ireland | 5320 GBP for Year 1 |
|---|---|
| EU | 9275 GBP for Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | 5320 GBP for Year 1 |
| England | 5320 GBP for Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | 5320 GBP for Year 1 |
| Scotland | 5320 GBP for Year 1 |
| Wales | 5320 GBP for Year 1 |
| International | 9275 GBP for Year 1 |
Summary
Arts University Plymouth is an arts university for the 21st century, preparing students who are uniquely placed to provide creative solutions to the complex global challenges of a changing world. We are the city of Plymouth’s first and only specialist arts university, allowing us to offer our students a dynamic and unique learning experience.
The university was recently voted 2nd in the UK for Facilities in the annual Whatuni Student Choice Awards, 3rd in the UK for Student Support, and 4th in the UK for Lecturers & Teaching Quality. Arts University Plymouth was crowned the 2024 Winner in South West England for the categories of University of the Year, Facilities, Student Support, and Learning & Teaching Quality.
Why choose MA Design (Built Environment) at Arts University Plymouth?
We place you at the crossroad of material traditions and futures. Design for the built environment is an expanding area of practice that encompasses both time-honoured heritage processes and an exciting exploration of new material applications across a range of diverse disciplines and industries. Our MA Design (Built Environment) places you at the overlap of these creative forces to consider where you can imagine new, unrealised forms and practices.
A pro-active, Interdisciplinary community. New ideas and material practices do not develop in isolation. You come to university to be challenged, supported and to take risks in a context that will inspire you to innovate and understand craft as an active process of inquiry into material behaviours, possibilities and interdisciplinary forms. The course encourages conceptual exploration and transformation whether you are a jeweller, woodworker, biomaterial designer or ceramicist.
Accelerated personal development through guided, practice-led research. We believe craft is a starting point rather than a destination. As a practice steeped in tacit knowledge that is often transmitted through hands-on skills and customs, the power of the direct creativity that it offers is aligned to your personal transformation. You will be trained to carry out material-led research processes in clay, glass, wood, biomaterials, metals, fibre and other materials that leads to personal discovery and future-oriented, contemporary professional options.
World-class workshops and facilities: During your time on the course, you will have access to one of the most diverse and spacious ecosystems of workshops, studios and labs known in a contemporary art and design school. Based primarily in our Materials Lab, you are immersed in facilities that allow you to hone your existing skills and be introduced to novel processes. Our approach is to support the full range of analogue and digital processes where you can play and experiment with where the material meets the technological in your practice.
Sustainable ethos and specialist knowledge: Part of the value of design-led creative practice is the fact that many traditional methods and techniques take into account the cycles, ecology and biodiversity of nature. Built into our craft course is an emphasis on the sustainable, non-extractive and regenerative approaches to working with materials, which not only provides a meaningful link between the past and the future, but puts you at the forefront of knowing the alternative ways of making that support new, more sustainable industries and give rise to material innovations that better serve the environment and planet.
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | MA applicants are normally expected to have an undergraduate degree at 2:2 or above. However, the strength of your creative practice and other forms of experience will be taken into account at the interview stage and we encourage you to start a conversation with us. |
| Location | Main Site Tavistock Place Plymouth PL4 8AT |
Fees
| Republic of Ireland | 9200 GBP for Year 1 |
|---|---|
| Channel Islands | 9200 GBP for Year 1 |
| EU | 17250 GBP for Whole course |
| England | 9200 GBP for Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | 9200 GBP for Year 1 |
| Scotland | 9200 GBP for Year 1 |
| Wales | 9200 GBP for Year 1 |
| International | 17250 GBP for Whole course |
Summary
Arts University Plymouth is an arts university for the 21st century, preparing students who are uniquely placed to provide creative solutions to the complex global challenges of a changing world. We are the city of Plymouth’s first and only specialist arts university, allowing us to offer our students a dynamic and unique learning experience.
The university was recently voted 2nd in the UK for Facilities in the annual Whatuni Student Choice Awards, 3rd in the UK for Student Support, and 4th in the UK for Lecturers & Teaching Quality. Arts University Plymouth was crowned the 2024 Winner in South West England for the categories of University of the Year, Facilities, Student Support, and Learning & Teaching Quality.
Why choose MA Design (Built Environment) at Arts University Plymouth?
We place you at the crossroad of material traditions and futures. Design for the built environment is an expanding area of practice that encompasses both time-honoured heritage processes and an exciting exploration of new material applications across a range of diverse disciplines and industries. Our MA Design (Built Environment) places you at the overlap of these creative forces to consider where you can imagine new, unrealised forms and practices.
A pro-active, Interdisciplinary community. New ideas and material practices do not develop in isolation. You come to university to be challenged, supported and to take risks in a context that will inspire you to innovate and understand craft as an active process of inquiry into material behaviours, possibilities and interdisciplinary forms. The course encourages conceptual exploration and transformation whether you are a jeweller, woodworker, biomaterial designer or ceramicist.
Accelerated personal development through guided, practice-led research. We believe craft is a starting point rather than a destination. As a practice steeped in tacit knowledge that is often transmitted through hands-on skills and customs, the power of the direct creativity that it offers is aligned to your personal transformation. You will be trained to carry out material-led research processes in clay, glass, wood, biomaterials, metals, fibre and other materials that leads to personal discovery and future-oriented, contemporary professional options.
World-class workshops and facilities: During your time on the course, you will have access to one of the most diverse and spacious ecosystems of workshops, studios and labs known in a contemporary art and design school. Based primarily in our Materials Lab, you are immersed in facilities that allow you to hone your existing skills and be introduced to novel processes. Our approach is to support the full range of analogue and digital processes where you can play and experiment with where the material meets the technological in your practice.
Sustainable ethos and specialist knowledge: Part of the value of design-led creative practice is the fact that many traditional methods and techniques take into account the cycles, ecology and biodiversity of nature. Built into our craft course is an emphasis on the sustainable, non-extractive and regenerative approaches to working with materials, which not only provides a meaningful link between the past and the future, but puts you at the forefront of knowing the alternative ways of making that support new, more sustainable industries and give rise to material innovations that better serve the environment and planet.
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | MA applicants are normally expected to have an undergraduate degree at 2:2 or above. However, the strength of your creative practice and other forms of experience will be taken into account at the interview stage and we encourage you to start a conversation with us. |
| Location | Main Site Tavistock Place Plymouth PL4 8AT |
Fees
| Republic of Ireland | 5150 GBP for Year 1 |
|---|---|
| EU | 9200 GBP for Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | 5150 GBP for Year 1 |
| England | 5150 GBP for Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | 5150 GBP for Year 1 |
| Scotland | 5150 GBP for Year 1 |
| Wales | 5150 GBP for Year 1 |
| International | 9200 GBP for Year 1 |
A Little Bit About Arts University Plymouth
As an MA student at Arts University Plymouth you will join our Postgraduate Centre, an active, cross-disciplinary community of makers and thinkers.
Founded in 1856, the institution has been granted full university status and is formally recognised as Arts University Plymouth following approval by the Privy Council, becoming the city of Plymouth’s specialist arts university. Arts University Plymouth is a specialist arts university offering a comprehensive range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses in art and design, and media.
Students benefit from industry standard workshops and studios and state-of-the-art equipment …
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