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Design and Design Thinking is an introductory short course in design delivered by the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, which allows for theory and practice to be implemented in a wide range of educational practices. University of Birmingham offers the Design and design thinking programme.

Overview

Key facts

Learn about the role and skills of the designer, and examine the processes and perspectives they use to develop designs and designed artefacts which can be applied across a wide range of learning environments.Once you have finished this 8-week course, you will be awarded an official University of Birmingham Postgraduate Micro-credential certificate (worth 10 academic credits) and a transcript. You will be able to use these academic credits to apply for advanced entry to the University of Birmingham’s full Online PGCert Design for Learning Environments qualification.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Define the contemporary field of design thinking and critically evaluate its strengths and weaknesses.
Explore classic and contemporary philosophies of design, defining design and the designer in your own context.
Evaluate and use design and learning frameworks, processes and theory to describe activities and actors involved in the design process from idea to use.
Identify and critically evaluate the ethical implications of design and innovation decisions alongside desirability, feasibility and viability.

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 2 months

Start dates & application deadlines

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Language

English

Delivered

Online

Disciplines

Design View 97 other Short Courses in Design in United Kingdom

Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

In order to be eligible for the Design and Design Thinking Postgraduate Micro-credential short course, you will need to possess (or be predicted to obtain) an upper second-class degree or equivalent from a UK university or recognised international institution.

Tuition Fee

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International

850 GBP/full

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 850 GBP for the full programme during 2 months.
National

850 GBP/full

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 850 GBP for the full programme during 2 months.

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Design and design thinking