Product & Furniture Design MA
This course recognises the diversity of design practice and prepares you for employment within the design industry.
You'll be given time to develop a personal design approach, learn new skills and apply them to carefully structured projects with industry partners, that prepare you for your preferred career direction. The course requires you to challenge yourself, your perceptions of design and your role as a designer.
Live client projects are an integrated feature of the course providing valuable industry experience; recently the course has worked with brands including MADE.com and Tefal. We additionally encourage independent external collaboration. You'll work in an enviable learning environment that includes newly renovated studio spaces and workshops supported by attentive academic and technical staff.
Faculty-wide technical resources available to students on this course include the 3D workshop with ceramics, big build, woodworking, metalworking, blacksmithing and bronze-casting; CNC, Laser, Zund, 3D print, state-of-the-art filming environment and animation suite; industry standard photographic suite with two new digital darkrooms; newly-specified digital media workshops with hardware and software upgraded to a professional level.
Campus Information
Knights Park
Grange Road, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey KT1 2QJ
Intakes
- Jan
- Sep
Application Processing Time in Days: 30
Application Process
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
We provide career support to Kingston University students and recent graduates through a blend of hands-on, practical training and events combined with a focus on building strong relationships with major and local employers and alumni.
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Events
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PSW Opportunity
- 2 Years PSW is applicable after completing a minimum duration of 9 months course (like- Undergraduate, Postgraduate Level)
- 3 Years PSW is applicable after completing PhD level courses.
Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria
- Art, Design and Architecture courses* 6.5 5.5 in all elements
- Critical Studies and Creative Industries courses 6.5 5.5 in all elements
- Journalism, Publishing and Media courses* 6.5 5.5 in all elements
- Humanities and Performing Arts courses* 6.5 5.5 in all elements
- Law, Social and Behavioural Sciences courses* 6.5 6.0 in all elements
- Kingston Business School* 6.5 6.0 in all elements
- Health, Social Care and Education courses* 6.5 6.0 in all elements
- Science, Engineering, Computing and Surveying* 6.5 6.0 in all elements
- Course Type: Full Time
- Course Level: Masters/PG Degree
- Duration: 01 Year
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Total Tuition Fee:
21800 GBP
Average Cost of Living: 13632 GBP /year
Application Fee: N/A