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Duration
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Start dates
Application
Application
PhD (MPhil also available)
PhD (MPhil also available)
Full-time: 3–4 years
Part-time: 6–8 years
Full-time: 3–4 years
Part-time: 6–8 years
February and October
February and October
January to April
January to April
The Design Group at The Open University has led innovation in distance and online design education since its inception in the early 1970s. Educating designers at a distance requires a completely different starting point and approach to traditional studio models. even though both modes share many properties and features. These different frames ‘make visible aspects’ of learning and teaching in design, meaning the OU is a unique place to undertake design education research.
The Design Group have ongoing interests in the following areas of design education scholarship and research:
Minimum 2:1 undergraduate degree (or equivalent). If you are not a UK citizen, you may need to prove your knowledge of English.
With over 3000 students studying design, the Design School at the OU is a unique place to undertake scholarship and research in design education.
We have current research interests in:
UK fee
UK fee
International fee
International fee
Full-time: £5,006 per year
Full-time: £5,006 per year
Full-time: £16,420 per year
Full-time: £16,420 per year
Part-time: £2,503 per year
Part-time: £2,503 per year
Part-time: £8,210 per year
Part-time: £8,210 per year
Some of our research students are funded via the Open-Oxford-Cambridge AHRC Doctoral Training Partnership; others are self-funded.
For detailed information about fees and funding, visit Fees and studentships.
To see current funded studentship vacancies across all research areas, see Current studentships.
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