Study MDes Industrial Design (China) at University of Liverpool in the UK, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
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MDes Industrial Design (China)

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What will I learn?

Growth in China will redefine patterns of consumption, production, and cultural appropriation domestically and globally for generations to come. As China-based companies shift to a designed-in-China strategy and international companies seek to design for the Chinese market, there will be a growing number of high profile design opportunities for Industrial Design Masters at a strategic level. The MDes Industrial Design programme is for graduates or professionals with design or engineering backgrounds, who want to deepen their design and design research thinking. You will develop an appreciation for – and practice transformative approaches towards – design solutions, including products, interaction design and environment systemsDuring the programme, you will gain specialist knowledge and skills whilst broadening your design practice experience through individual research projects and final prototype development work for exhibition and manufacture.Benefit from the strong links of the Department of Industrial Design with International Organisations, Universities, Design Studios and Manufacturing Companies.Forge a consistent learning process through the support of the Industrial Design Department Research Labs, directly connected to the three main Design Tracks: Design for Social Innovation / Digital & Interaction Design / Design for Manufacturability.Enjoy a creative and challenging program with a wide range of live design projects with our industry partners, study visits to Europe and design exhibitions and competitions.Earn a prestigious Masters’s Degree as a competitive step towards becoming a fully equipped contemporary designer, ready to work in a variety of design fields.

Which department am I in?

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Study options

Full Time (2 Years)

Tuition fees
£100,000.00 (US$ 129,143) per year
This is a provisional fee yet to be approved

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Application deadline

15/06/2027

Start date

September 2027

Venue

Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU)

No. 111, Ren'ai Road, Suzhou Industrial Park (SIP),

Suzhou City,

Jiangsu,

215123, Southern Jiangsu, China

Entry requirements

For international students

Top 100 of 2025 Shanghai Ranking or World-class universities or First-class disciplines (MoE, Peoples Republic of China): 75 per cent or above (Weighted Average Mark)Other universities: 80 – 85 per cent or above (Weighted Average Mark), depending on your undergraduate institution. UK:UK upper second class honours (2:1) or equivalentNorth America:3.0 Cumulative GPA (out of 4) or3.2 Cumulative GPA in the final two years of your undergraduate programme Bachelor Degree (UK 2:1 or equivalent) in industrial design; engineering; architecture; urban planning and design, or another design-related discipline.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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