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MA Responsible Innovation

Northumbria University, Newcastle

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Northumbria University, Newcastle

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  • Qualification

    MA - Master of Arts

  • Location

    Newcastle City Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    22-SEP-25

  • Duration

    1 Year

Course summary

If youre fed-up with the way things are or the way theyre going and you want to create more hopeful futures, this course is for you, whatever your background.

You might be fed-up with wasteful lifestyles, unfair systems, cultural intolerance, harmful production and consumption cycles, who gets a say and who doesnt, and how data is shaping our lives. On this course you will learn about these issues and many more as you undertake types of designing that aim to make positive change.

If you believe that we can change things for the better, that bright ideas and hard work can positively change lives, then this course is for you.

The knowledge and practices of different types of design, informed by social sciences, economics, politics and emerging science underpin this course. Your day-to-day will include design-led innovation, design activism, social design, relational design and participatory design channelled towards navigating the complex and tricky transitions faced by communities, enterprises, and institutions as we move towards new ecological, technological, social and political realities. 

If you want to learn from world-leading experts and with real-world organisations, this course is also for you.

This is a highly practical course - you will learn through working on a range of projects with real communities, enterprises, and institutions exploring futures and their consequences. Youll be taught by leading academics from across the disciplines. Working in multidisciplinary teams with your peers and alongside professionals from partner organisations, this Masters course will help prepare you for future employment using design as a tool for responsible innovation and change.

Tuition fees

Students living in United States
(International fees)

£ 19,350per year

Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

University information

Northumbria University, Newcastle

Northumbria University, Newcastle

Northumbria University, Newcastle

  • University League Table

    37th

  • Campus address

    Northumbria University, Northumberland Building, Northumberland Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, NE1 8ST, England

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Northumbria is based in the heart of multicultural Newcastle, famous for its safety and friendliness. Accommodation is only a short walk from campus.
Newcastle is known for its affordability, with a low cost of living that helps your money go further.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Business & Management Studies

    45th out of 123 1

  • Entry standards

    / Max 217
    133 61%

    40th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    77.0 77%

    33rd

    4

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 5
    3.10 78%

    50th

    26

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