MA Design Futures

Royal College of Art

Candidates are selected entirely on merit. We welcome applications from all over the world, as well as from mid-career designers and career changers.The selection criteria considers creativity, imagination and innovation as demonstrated in your portfolio or equivalent professional experience, as well as your potential to benefit from the programme and to achieve the MA standard overall.Portfolio requirementsFor your application we want you to compile a single illustrated document (PDF, maximum ten pages and project proposal) showing us a diverse range of projects from previous studies, professional work or self-initiated work and you must include a project proposal. This should show clearly through writing and images of your own work your interest in pursuing Design as an interdisciplinary field that seeks to address current and future challenges.If you are currently a designer or design student, select a few of your most creative, original and ingenious pieces of work, including your process and decision making, the skills and tools used, as well as its purpose and final outcome. If you're not a designer or a student from a different discipline, dont worry – show us how youve achieved excellence in your own field, communicate it in writing and/or visually, and make it personal, evidencing your unique creativity and how this might be relevant to Design. In both cases we are interested in how you think, what gets you excited, your desire to learn new skills, and your ability to build and grow ideas that contribute to the future of design and the planet.Project proposalWord count: 700 wordsFont: Minimum 10ptFormat: Include at the end of your portfolio PDFThe project proposal (700 words) is an indicative statement about what you intend to explore as a Design Futures issue on the programme. It is recognised that this will change and develop while you are studying. We want to understand your interests, your particular angle on this topic, the context, and how you would approach it. Avoid generic statements about global issues.Personal statementPlease provide a 300-word written personal statement that addresses the following points:Introduce yourself, your interests and your motivations for applying to the Royal College of Art, and to this programme in particular.Briefly summarise any educational background and professional experience to date that will support your application.Tell us what you want to do in the future.Video requirements