The Master of Design (MDes) at Griffith explores 21st-century creative practices suited to current or emerging designers who wish to complement their existing skills with concepts, strategies, and technologies to solve complex problems in business, government and communities.

It allows students to advance their skills and knowledge of design context and processes in multiple areas, including experience design, design thinking, emerging design futures and business and professional practice. 

These courses are complimented by a range of practical/making courses in visual communication, prototyping, still/moving images and interactive design. 

The program allows a broad range of disciplines (design and non-design) to upskill and build upon contemporary practices relevant to all designers and equip them with the knowledge base to pursue a major design research project.

They will gain research and critical thinking skills, which will be deployed in a major design project in the program's second year. 

Graduates will be prepared for practice-led work and/or design strategy and leadership in macro, micro and freelance scenarios.

Duration

The Master of Design offers a range of different durations depending on your previous studies:

• Academic transcripts
• Award certificates
• A key/guide to a grading system
• Official English language translations of documents not in English
• IELTS or TOEFL test results if English is not your native language
• Passport or Visa Documents

If you do not meet the academic entry criteria, you may be able to study the Masters Qualifying Program (9354) and qualify for entry into this Master's degree.

To be eligible for admission to the Master of Design, applicants must:

• Hold a Bachelor's degree in a non-related discipline from a recognised tertiary institution
• OR hold a Bachelor's degree or a Graduate Certificate (or higher) in a related discipline from a recognised tertiary institution - these students will be eligible for 40 credit points of advanced standing
• OR hold a Graduate Diploma of Design or a Bachelor Honours degree in a related discipline from a recognised tertiary institution - these students will be eligible for 80 credit points of advanced standing
• OR have a combination of alternative admission criteria such as formal, informal and non-formal learning deemed to be equivalent to either of the above - these students may be eligible for 10 to 80 credit points of advanced standing
• AND provide a brief personal statement of 2-3 paragraphs outlining the following:
  1. Why do you want to study a Master of Design and
  2. A description of the research and/or practical projects that you would like to undertake during the study concerning the courses and topics in the program that attract your interest.
• Relevant work experience