Design (W23)

Open University
Undergraduate DipHE Distance learning 4 Years ArtFashion, textiles, and jewelleryGraphic designProduct designEngineering and technology

About this course

Our Diploma of Higher Education in Design builds and enhances your design skills, empowering you to apply a design-led creative approach to today’s social, ecological, and technological challenges. It explores design theory and practice, portraying design as a catalyst for change and its potential to tackle issues across various domains. Through project-based learning, you’ll develop core professional design competencies, participate in activities that refine your skills, integrate knowledge from a spectrum of disciplines, and gain valuable collaborative experiences. Moreover, you’ll have opportunities to craft design projects and develop your unique design identity, working towards collating a professional portfolio.

Key features

  • Cultivate your design identity, values and field of practice

  • Develop confidence and ability to work with diverse groups across different disciplines

  • Deepen your scholarship on design history, theory and practice

  • Explore how you can use design to enhance our capabilities to live sustainably

  • Learn how social and professional networks can work to address real-world challenges and opportunities
  • Career Prospects

    Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

    2126 Aerospace engineers
    1121 Production managers and directors in manufacturing
    2123 Electrical engineers
    2141 Web design professionals
    2129 Engineering professionals
    3116 Planning, process and production technicians

    Course Details

    Qualification
    Diploma of Higher Education - DipHE
    Study Mode
    Distance learning
    Duration
    4 Years
    Start Date
    2025
    Academic Year
    2025
    Campus / Location
    Milton Keynes
    Scheme
    Undergraduate
    Subjects
    Art, Fashion, textiles, and jewellery, Graphic design, Product design, Engineering and technology