Design (W23) - Diploma of Higher Education

Open University

Our Diploma of Higher Education in Design builds and enhances your design skills, empowering you to apply a design-led creative approach to today’s social, ecological, and technological challenges. It explores design theory and practice, portraying design as a catalyst for change and its potential to tackle issues across various domains. Through project-based learning, you’ll develop core professional design competencies, participate in activities that refine your skills, integrate knowledge from a spectrum of disciplines, and gain valuable collaborative experiences. Moreover, you’ll have opportunities to craft design projects and develop your unique design identity, working towards collating a professional portfolio.

- Cultivate your design identity, values and field of practice- Develop confidence and ability to work with diverse groups across different disciplines- Deepen your scholarship on design history, theory and practice- Explore how you can use design to enhance our capabilities to live sustainably- Learn how social and professional networks can work to address real-world challenges and opportunities