Design Management
Course Overview
This exciting one-year postgraduate certificate program in Design Management builds the skills needed to lead a multidisciplinary design team. Learn all about how to create design strategies for products and services based on business objectives. You'll complete this program equipped with practical tools and interpersonal skills, plus the expertise needed to manage a consultancy or corporate design division.
This program is for:
Design professionals with a global perspective who want to become active partners in helping firms develop and grow through expanded participation in strategic management.
Designers looking to enhance your career opportunities in supervisory or management positions.
Designers seeking to integrate strategic design into the workplace.
Designers with an entrepreneurial spirit wanting to start your own company.
Your courses will include lessons in design process and strategy, project management, finance, team management, design research, contracts, business planning, communications, and intellectual property protection. You'll also participate in a major studio course featuring real-world design projects.
Course Structure
Course Structure:
Semester 1:
Core Courses: 6 (DESN 1022, DESN 1023, DESN 1024, DESN 1027, DESN 1028, COMM 1152)
Semester 2:
Core Courses: 2 (DESN 1021, DESN 1025)
Core Course: 1 (DESN 1029 or DESN 1031)
Note: Students must choose either DESN 1029 (Major Design Project) or DESN 1031 (Design Management Internship) in their second semester.
Entry Requirement
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| IELTS Score (Minimum) | 6.5, minimum 6.0 in each skill band. |
| TOEFL-IBT Score (Minimum) | 88 (online) minimum 22 in each skill band. |
| PTE Score (Minimum) | 60, overall minimum 55 in each skill band. |
Career Opportunities
As a graduate, you can enjoy a career managing design in the corporate sector, in a design consultancy, or in your own business.