Integrated Masters - Master of Design (MDes) - Design (Placement Year) (W2P2)

Brunel's Design BSc/MDes degree is focused on developing students commercial awareness, technical skills and ability to innovate, meaning they can develop physical and digital products that both look good and work well.

There is a lot of project-based learning to test students' skills and they’ll see the outcome of their design from concept to making the actual product. This means they’ll be able to build a great portfolio of their best-quality projects, academic and industry briefs, and case studies during their studies.

Students will have workshop training and will use industry-standard equipment and software to develop quality hands-on skills to become a competent designer. Independent access is available to modern facilities that include dedicated design studios, digital sketching, extensive prototyping workshops, and electronics and digital fabrication labs. The practical knowledge students gain is transferable to the industry and provides a head start for their future career as a designer and design thinker in the modern world.

Brunel's design course can be studied 3 years full-time (or 4 years full-time for MDes) or 4 years full-time with placement (5 years full-time with placement for MDes). The placement year helps students to prepare for the world of work and they’ll have a year’s worth of invaluable professional experience when they graduate. Brunel's students have worked in both small innovation start-ups and multinational organisations such as Adidas, Chanel, Jaguar Land Rover, Philips, Disney and Lego.

Students have the opportunity to add another dimension to their university experience by spending a term or a year in one of Brunel's partner universities via exchange programme: Politecnico di Milano in Italy; Delft University of Technology in The Netherlands, San Francisco State University in USA and Institut Superieur de Design, ISD Bubika in France. New exchange opportunities are being developed with India, Canada and China.

Made in Brunel is a unique, student-led initiative that showcases design talent at its finest. Each year students run a series of industry and community events leading up to the Made in Brunel exhibition. This annual showcase is a highlight of the London design calendar and promotes the incredible work that students produce to the creative community, and is a great way for students to network with design professionals and potential employers.

If students are interested in turning a product or technology idea into a business after they graduate, Brunel is in partnership with the Central Research Laboratory (CRL), a design incubator for start-ups. They’ll have access to meeting rooms and work space as well as prototyping facilities. A team of in-house professionals will guide and support them at each stage and a number of previous entrepreneurial students have successfully commercialised their products.

The British Industrial Design Association graduate employability survey ranks Brunel second for creating the ‘most employable graduates. Brunel Design School has been recognised as one of the best places in the world to research and study design by the 2021 QS World University Ranking by subject.