You should have (or expect to be awarded) an undergraduate degree of at least second class standard in a relevant/related subject.
If you don't have a related undergraduate degree, we also welcome those who have significant practical experience in a design-related field: you will be judged on the relevance of your previous work experience and on your art and/or design work. We will also consider applicants who do not have a design-related background but who have engaged in research either in academia (as students or academics) or at work.
We expect a high standard of achievement in design or other creative practice, and competencies in the use of equipment used to produce design work (IT and/or manufacture workshop skills).
You need to present, in portfolio and at interview, evidence of evolved critical and creative thinking in design.
For the MA Design: Expanded Practice, you apply directly to Goldsmiths using our online application system.
To complete your application, you will need to have:
This is a radical post-disciplinary programme for practitioners who want to push the boundaries of what design can be and do. During the Masters we work with you to transform your practice as a critical and social undertaking. By challenging the role and norms of traditional design towards an emerging type of ‘advanced design’, unshackled from the history of specialisms and entrenched methods, you will become part of a community of practice. You'll be encouraged to actively contribute to a deep understanding of how design is set to address and affect change within contemporary society. Whatever your background or previous degree we expect you to examine your own practice. This might be in a traditional field of design such as graphic design, product design, fashion design or interior design. Other fields such as teaching, social science, humanities, curating, engineering, science and business are also considered practices and are welcomed on the programme. The MA is structured around thematic areas of investigation (Studios) which situates you – the practitioner – in a particular field of study and reference. You can find out more about these Studios in the section below.
This is a radical post-disciplinary programme for practitioners who want to push the boundaries of what design can be and do.
The programme runs for 15 months over five 10-11 week terms and is full-time (this means a minimum of 4 days per week). It is largely delivered through project briefs (both working in groups and individually), which allows an experimental and exploratory design process.