Design for Health and Wellbeing - MSc

The Masters is delivered predominantly in a design studio environment, cultivating a culture of creativity, peer learning and transdisciplinary exploration. The program is project focused with continuous assessment. The core design modules are based on collaborative problem solving, creativity and human centred design processes to rapidly research, synthesise and prototype solutions.

You will learn how to conduct design research in a clinical setting to uncover healthcare needs to create a design guide. You will apply ideation techniques to then generate ideas which will be further developed into refined solutions. You will develop expertise in ethics, good clinical practice for medical device design and medical device regulations.

You will learn about entrepreneurship and the analytical and conceptual skills required to establish a new innovative venture. You will also learn about the concepts of health and wellbeing, illness, disease and disability, the determinants of and influences upon health, and health inequalities and protection. Moreover, you will learn about anatomy and physiology in emergent care, the causes, risk factors and symptoms associated with different types of disease profiles along with the different types of treatments.

You will work across healthcare disciplines with external partners. Through clinical immersion in a hospital or other clinical settings you will collaborate with clinicians and other stakeholders to gain context-specific insights and define clinically relevant needs. You will also work with leading companies within MedTech to develop cutting edge solutions.

If you want to explore, if you want to experiment, if you want to innovate, then apply here.

The minimum entry requirement to the programme is a 2:2, (Level 8 - National Qualifications Authority of Ireland) undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in a relevant or appropriate subject as outlined below, or equivalent prior learning that is recognised by the University as meeting this requirement.

Applications are welcome from students of non-design backgrounds who are interested in innovating solutions for tomorrow’s health and wellbeing challenges and opportunities. Examples include, but are not limited to, technical disciplines (science & engineering), business, medicine and allied health professions, and social sciences.

Where applicants are non-native English language speakers, certified achievement in TOEFL or IELTS Standard English Language Competency Test will be required. An interview may be part of the admission process

WHAT TO INCLUDE WITH YOUR APPLICATION

• Qualification transcripts and/or certificates (including certified English translations if applicable)
• A copy of your birth certificate or passport
• A CV
• Statement of Interest: Applicants should describe their key areas of interest in the area of design and health and wellbeing. (500 max words). You may also include the following in your application (optional). Examples of previous work: Applicants can submit a digital portfolio showing samples of relevant student or professional work produced in the last five years. Visual work, analytic reports, proposal documents etc. may be included.
• If your qualifications have been obtained in a country where English is an official language this will suffice
• If this is not available, the following additional documents must be provided:
• English translation of your qualification(s)/transcripts AND
• English language competency certificate
• Please click here for Further Information on English Language Requirements

Applicants may be called for an interview. The interview normally takes 20-30 minutes and includes a review of the applicant’s application documentation.

Guidelines on Completing your Application

• To ensure a speedy assessment of your application, please upload the above documents with your application form – your application cannot be assessed until relevant documentation is uploaded

• Please title appropriately any documents you are uploading with the application form, for example "Supporting Statement", "Undergraduate Transcript", "Postgraduate Transcript", "English Language Certificate" etc.

International students can find more information on eligibility requirements here.