Why study BA Design (Hons)Êat Goldsmiths, University of London?
  • You'll undertake a professional placement in your second year, allowing you to gain invaluable work experience and professional contacts. Recent placement organisations have included Imagination, Oxfam, Alexander McQueen, Selfridges and Studio Myerscough
  • Our graduates are industry leaders Ð they work in top design consultancies (Pentagram, Heatherwick studio) and companies (Dyson, Selfridges, Oxfam), they've set up their own design studios (including Jailmake, PAN Studio, UsCreates), and they've progressed to become senior designers, consultants, and creative directors
  • You'll be taught technical skills by staff who work in the industry and have their own practices
  • The degree offers excellent teaching, in an exciting and dynamic educational environment
  • You'll have dedicated studio space and use industry-standard workshops, with the latest in laser cutting and 3D modelling technology
  • We're the top Design degree in the UK for the second year running, with a score of 100/100 (Guardian University league tables by subject 2016)
  • Our students regularly work on and win national awards
  • Our degree shows attract massive interest from creative industry leaders who offer exciting placements to our students, and careers to our graduates
  • Using an interdisciplinary approach, you will engage with a diverse set of critical and practical ideas, and will be encouraged to push beyond the boundaries of traditional design specialisms. The BA Design equips you with the skills and confidence to build a career in a wide range of professions: opening a host of potential career pathways.

Careers

Most of our BA Design graduates find employment in the creative and cultural industries.Ê

Our graduates have:

  • worked for top London design consultancies (Pentagram, Heatherwick studio, Imagination, Mother)
  • worked for major international companies and brands (Dyson, LEGO, Arup, Facebook, Google, Burberry, Selfridges, The Future Laboratory, Moving Brands, FutureGov, Natural History Museum, Eden Project, Oxfam)
  • set up their own design studios (including Jailmake, PAN Studio, UsCreates, Kin Design)
  • worked as freelance designers
  • progressed to become senior designers, consultants, design managers and creative directors
  • found employment in the public sector and NGOs
  • had work commissioned for public spaces, private companies and charities