Design (Hons)

Overview

Why study BA Design (Hons) at Goldsmiths, University of London?

• We give you access to studio space and industry-standard workshops, with the latest in laser cutting and 3D modelling technology.
• You’ll work on live briefs set by real life companies. These projects allow you to develop your ideas and present to design professionals, gaining valuable experience and insight.
• In your second year, you’ll have the chance to do a placement. Past placement hosts have included Selfridges and Alexander McQueen.
• Our graduates have gone on to work for top London design consultancies and major international brands including Dyson, LEGO, Google and Burberry. Many have also gone on to set up their own design studios.
• Students and graduates have also been successful in national and international competitions, winning awards including the New Designer of the Year Award, RSA Design Directions Award, the Design Museum’s ‘Design Mart’ and NESTA’s Creative Pioneer Programme.

Careers

• The programme encourages you to develop as an independent and reflective learner and think systematically about the role of design: now, and in the future. You'll learn how to understand and address key concepts and issues of sustainability and how to critique and develop your design methods and processes to arrive at sensitive and meaningful conclusions.
• You'll also gain the ability to represent, communicate and manifest your ideas convincingly, develop, refine and apply methods and strategies that create meaningful relationships between design and people and develop your innovation and creativity skills, and personal and interpersonal skills.