Master of Design Futures
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Quick facts
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Entry score
Not applicable
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Duration
Full-time 1 year, Part-time 2 years -
Location
Online -
Fees
AU$31,680 (2019 total)
Next intake
February, July Entry score
Not applicable
Duration
Full-time 1 year Location
Online
Overview
The Master of Design Futures is an accelerated post-professional program for experienced designers wanting to apply their skills to strategic and leadership roles.
Develop strategic skills and practices that equip you for leadership roles in traditional design businesses and organisations using design as their strategic means of encouraging innovation.
This program will equip you to be a design leader for the future by:
- extending your practice in strategic applications of traditional design skills
- developing your capability to identify and articulate the contribution you make to organisations
- framing this new practice in the context of how we design our social, cultural and economic futures
- introducing you to a global network of design professionals and different orders of design problems
This is a graduate education program for working professionals who want to learn about meaningful, potent and valuable domains for design practice, and to develop the capacity to articulate, frame and deliver the value that design brings to broader contexts of business, government and society.
Details
The program is delivered entirely online through RMIT University’s new Connected Studios platform. You will have your own virtual studio, connected to your international classmates. You’ll learn how contemporary collaborative work happens and build an online presence while you study.
The program publishes Design Futures, an online magazine style view of work going on in the program, which showcases current work and presentations by international thought leaders from industry and the academy.
You’ll use your design skills to respond to assignments and projects through the year, building toward your Major Project, where you’ll tackle real-world problems in briefs framed by our international network of industry leaders.
Assessment in each course involves presentations, reports, group and solo project work.
All programs are delivered in English.
You will have access to the Learning Hub and other online and digital resources through the myRMIT student portal.
Our international Industry Advisory Board of Australian and International designers is lead by Adjunct Professor Dan Hill from the Future Cities Catapult. The Board links our teaching with latest directions in strategic design and design leadership.
RMIT University is committed to providing you with an education that strongly links formal learning with professional or vocational practice.
Program features
- Accelerated, innovative curriculum spanning 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time
- Delivered fully online
- Orientation module consisting of commissioned keynote presentations by international leaders in the field
- Introductory transition module of facilitated learning experiences designed to help working practitioners transition to study.
3 Core Courses (24 credit points each):
- Future Design Contexts: new modes of design practice, from social entrepreneurship to strategic design
- Future Design Clients: techniques and skills for working with people in design
- Future Design Leadership: how design works inside organisations
3 Electives (12 credit points each):
- Design Strategy
- Service Design
- Choose one equivalent course offered by any school or university
Research Project:
- Research methods (12 credit points)
- Major Project as capstone to the program (24 credit points)
The following program structure(s) is an example of what students are currently studying in this program.
Choose a program structure
| Title | Location | Duration | Plan code | CRICOS | ||
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| Master of Design Futures | City Campus |
1 Year (4 semesters) Full Time; 2 Years (8 semesters) Part Time
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1 Year (4 semesters) Full Time
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MC245 |
Choose a program structure
Program code: MC245
Career
The program is designed to develop skills and practices required for leadership roles in design-oriented organisations. These include businesses traditionally identified with design, as well as a growing field of public and private organisations that use design to achieve their strategic goals.
Potential future careers include:
- Design Manager
- Principal Designer
- Chief Experience Officer
- Designer Founder.
Admissions
You must have:
- Successfully completed an Australian Bachelor degree (or equivalent overseas qualification) in a design-related discipline, AND
- Five years' relevant professional experience in design,
OR
- At least eight years' relevant professional experience in managerial (or equivalent) design roles such as Director, Senior Designer, or Manager of a design team.
OR
- Five years’ relevant professional experience in managerial (or equivalent) design roles such as Director, Senior Designer, or Manager of a design team and successfully completed the following single course offerings available through RMIT Short Courses:
- GRAP2494 Service Design
- GRAP2626 Design Strategy
- GRAP2623 Future Design Contexts
You must have:
- Successfully completed an Australian Bachelor degree (or equivalent overseas qualification) in a design-related discipline, AND
- Five years' relevant professional experience in design,
OR
- At least eight years' relevant professional experience in managerial (or equivalent) design roles such as Director, Senior Designer, or Manager of a design team.
OR
- Five years’ relevant professional experience in managerial (or equivalent) design roles such as Director, Senior Designer, or Manager of a design team and successfully completed the following single course offerings available through RMIT Short Courses:
- GRAP2494 Service Design
- GRAP2626 Design Strategy
- GRAP2623 Future Design Contexts
For equivalents to Australian academic entry requirements, see the Country equivalents web page.
Entry requirements
You must include with your application a personal statement outlining:
- why you will benefit from undertaking the Master of Design Futures
- how it aligns to your interests, aspirations and career ambitions.
You must include with your application a personal statement outlining:
- why you will benefit from undertaking the Master of Design Futures
- how it aligns to your interests, aspirations and career ambitions.
For detailed information on English language requirements and other proficiency tests recognised by RMIT, visit English language requirements and equivalency information.
Don't meet the English language test scores? Complete an Advanced Plus Certificate at RMIT English Worldwide.
Pathways
Fees
2019 indicative fees
Full-fee places: AU$31,680*
* This is an accelerated program. The 2019 tuition fee quoted is based on a total annual load of 144 credit points.
Additional expenses
- Student services and amenities fee (SSAF): AU$303 maximum fee for 2019.
- Other items related to your program, including field trips, textbooks and equipment.
This program is offered on a full-fee paying basis only. If you are offered a place, you will need to pay the full tuition costs of your program. However, eligible students (such as Australian citizens or holders of an Australian permanent humanitarian visa) may apply to defer payment of some or all of their tuition fees via the Commonwealth Government’s FEE-HELP loan scheme.
Fees shown above apply to 2019 only and are based on an annual full-time study load of 144 credit points. A proportionate fee applies for more or less than the full-time study load. Tuition fees are adjusted on an annual basis and these fees should only be used as a guide.
For more information and to learn how to calculate your exact tuition fees see postgraduate study fees.
How does a HELP loan work?
If your FEE-HELP and/or SA-HELP loan application is successful, the Australian Government will pay RMIT, on your behalf, up to 100% of your fees. This amount will become part of your accumulated HELP debt.
You only start repaying your accumulated HELP debt to the Australian Government once you earn above the minimum income threshold for repayment, which is set each year by the Australian Government (this also applies if you are still studying). The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) will calculate your compulsory repayment for the year and include this on your income tax notice.
For more information about loan repayment options see Commonwealth assistance (HELP loans) or Study Assist.
In addition to tuition fees, you will be charged an annual student services and amenities fee (SSAF), which is used to maintain and enhance services and amenities that improve your experience as an RMIT student. The SSAF is calculated based on your enrolment load and the maximum fee for 2019 is $303.
You may be eligible to apply to defer payment of the SSAF through the SA-HELP loan scheme. If you use SA-HELP, the amount will be added to your accumulated HELP debt.
For more information about calculating your actual SSAF see Paying SSAF.
You may also be required to purchase other items related to your program, including field trips, textbooks and equipment. These additional fees and expenses vary from program to program.
Local student postgraduate tuition fees apply for all students of this program.
The indicative local students total tuition fee for full-fee places for 2017 commencement is AU$30,240.
This is an accelerated program. The 2017 fee quoted is based on a total annual load of 144 credit points.
Postgraduate tuition fees are adjusted annually.
In addition to tuition fees you also need to pay for:
- Student services and amenities fee (SSAF) in each calendar year.
- Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) - Student visa holders must have cover for the total duration of their visa.
- Some programs incur additional expenses.
You also need to account for your living expenses. Estimate the cost of living in Melbourne.