MSc Design Management
The course
- Delivery type
- Weekday evenings and Saturday
- Duration
- 1 year (full-time) / 2 years (part-time)
- Intake date
- September, January
- Location
- Dubai
Contact
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Contact
Heriot-Watt University Dubai Campus
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Telephone
+971 4 571 7000
Overview
Our MSc Design Management postgraduate programme blends practical and theoretical capabilities, showcasing design as a transformative force for business innovation. You’ll master advanced design thinking, UX design, strategic change, sustainable design and management, and research methods.
This program will empower you to address today's significant global challenges—like decarbonisation, poverty, and net-zero emissions—by working towards solutions not only in traditional creative fields like architecture, fashion, branding, and product design but also in emerging design markets such as finance, health, hospitality, and medical care.
Designed to meet the rising demand for creative management in Middle Eastern businesses, particularly in the UAE, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia, this programme helps diversify economies beyond oil and gas. Our mission is to inspire a new generation of graduates to encourage imaginative interdisciplinary collaboration.
As the first postgraduate teaching programme launched in the MENA region, we're leading the way in fostering innovative, sustainable thinking.
Accreditation
Read more about the UAE Federal Accreditation.
Student profile
The MSc in Design Management programme has provided me with the opportunity to explore novel concepts in innovation and management and further develop my areas of interest.
Course content
Stage 1
- E11DY Design Thinking and Innovation
- E11ST Strategic Design
- E11SU Sustainable and Design Management
Stage 2
- E11RM Research Methodologies
- E11CT Change Management
Optional courses
- E11DI Design Technologies
- E11UX User Experience Design
Stage 3
- E11MM Masters Project: Academic Paper
Entry requirements
For MSc entry, a good relevant Honours degree (first or second class) or equivalent overseas qualifications will be considered. Given the clear practical element of the programmes, we will also consider non-graduate candidates holding less than a good Honours degree, or its equivalent, but with compensating qualifications or experience may be admitted to the Postgraduate Diploma programme. Transfer to the MSc will be possible later on if exams and course work are at MSc level.
To find out more about the specific entry requirements for your country, please refer to our International Entry Requirements.
To find out about the entry requirements for this programme, please send an email to dubaienquiries@hw.ac.uk
English language requirements
Where English was not the medium of instruction at secondary school, applicants must demonstrate English language proficiency equivalent to IELTS 6.5 (with all elements passed at 6.0 or above). Applicants who have completed secondary and tertiary education will need to provide documentary evidence. A minimum of one year full-time study in English will be required.
Fees and funding
- AED 91990*
* All tuition fees inclusive of VAT
Scholarships and bursaries
See our range of degree entry, undergraduate, postgraduate taught and PhD scholarships and discounts.