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Design Management and Entrepreneurship MA

This course is aimed at entrepreneurs in the design industry with ambitions to apply their creative and analytical skills to business and social contexts. Your studies will explore and analyze business models, spanning from small and local to multinational corporations and social enterprises, preparing you to respond to the demands and contemporary challenges of the global design industry.

Our extensive choice of optional modules means that this course can be tailored to suit you. Explore areas ranging from communication and commerce in global fashion markets to the display, interpretation, and conservation aspects of museum and exhibition design.

With us, you will discover design management and design thinking, and gain a thorough understanding of brand management. We will teach you to examine the role of design in service industries, and develop your business planning skills with an awareness of international markets. You can also further your understanding of marketing, web presence and in-store retail design and explore creative solutions to the major sustainability issues within the industry.

Intakes

Application Processing Time in Days: 20

Minimum English Language Requirements

English Level Description	IELTS (1.0 -9.0)	TOEFL IBT (0-120)	TOEFL CBT (0-300)	PTE (10-90)
Expert	9	120	297-300	86-90
Very Good	8.5	115-119	280-293	83-86
Very Good	8	110-114	270-280	79-83
Good	7.5	102-109	253-267	73-79
Good	7	94-101	240-253	65-73
Competent	6.5	79-93	213-233	58-65
Competent	6	60-78	170-210	50-58
Modest	5.5	46-59	133-210	43-50
Modest	5	35-45	107-133	36-43
Limited	4	32-34	97-103	30-36
Extremely Limited	< 4	< 31	< 93	< 30

Job Opportunity Potential

Many of our graduates pursue careers as project managers in varied sectors of the design industry. Previous graduates have secured roles with companies such as multinational retailer Next, creative design agency mark-making* and bespoke lighting manufacturer JPR Lighting Limited. Others have gone on to run their own creative businesses with the support from the university’s Enterprise team.

The focus on research and developing your skills as an independent learner will also be an excellent stepping stone to study at PhD level.

PSW Opportunity

2 Years PSW is applicable after the course.(Bachelors & Masters only)

Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria

Entry criteria

You should have the equivalent or above of a 2:2 UK bachelor’s honors degree in a related subject. If you have other professional quali?cations and industry experience, we will consider your application on an individual basis.

Applicants should have a good working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite applications such as Photoshop, Acrobat, and InDesign for example. Adobe XD, Dreamweaver, and Dimensions are quite useful but not essential. Good working knowledge of MS Office including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint would be advantageous.

Interview and Portfolio

Applicants and relevant qualifications should submit a portfolio of work (please see our Design Management and Entrepreneurship application portfolio advice for full details). Overseas applicants will be invited to send samples of their work.

India

A Bachelor's degree with 50%-60%, depending on the university you have studied and the course you are applying for.

Some courses have additional entry criteria such as a portfolio, work experience or require you to have a degree in a related field.

Sri Lanka

A Bachelor’s degree with GPA 3.0 (out of 4.0) for courses requiring a 2:2 classification, and GPA 3.3 (out of 4.0) for courses requiring a 2:1 classification.

Bangladesh

4 year Bachelor degree from BUET with a minimum of 55% or GPA 2.75/4.0 OR 4 year Bachelor degree from a well-recognized university with a minimum of 60% or GPA 3.0/4.0

De Montfort University

Leicester , England ,United Kingdom