Friedemann Schaber
Senior Lecturer in Product Design
Faculty of Arts, Science and Technology
DiscoverLevel
Postgraduate
Duration
MPhil: Full Time 12 months - 3 years or Part Time 30 months - 5 years
PhD: Full Time 2 years - 4 years or Part Time 3 years - 6 years
PhD by Published Works: Part Time 1 year - 2 years
Starting
October and March
Fees UK
Full Time: £5,500Part Time: £2,775
Location
WatersideDistance Learning
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A PhD is the highest academic credential that a student may pursue and provides a fantastic opportunity to advance into higher managerial positions within the sector. If you have a degree in design, arts and humanities, or a related field, such as architecture, engineering, entrepreneurship, or marketing, our Design MPhil, PhD, and PhD by Published Works programme is an ideal way to broaden your design knowledge and research abilities.
This programme permits you to investigate and develop a research topic centered on a large piece of work that must provide evidence of unique contribution to knowledge. Completing a PhD may provide you with a fantastic sense of personal accomplishment as well as help you gain a high degree of transferrable abilities that will be beneficial in the future. Our research degrees are available in full-time, part-time, and off-site study formats (subject to approval). You must adhere to an authorised work schedule, which may include conferences, seminars, masterclasses, guided reading, or a mix of study approaches. This research programme concludes with the creation of a large-scale piece of written work in the form of a research thesis. You will be assigned a primary supervisor who will be part of a supervisory team of up to three people who will advise and support you on your project.
Visit our Centre for Sustainable Futures and Centre for Art and Design to learn more about our ongoing research efforts.
Updated 16/04/2024
PhD study leads to a range of opportunities. You might become a researcher in industry or government or an academic in an international institution. It is an opportunity for you to investigate a research question or issue in depth, enabling you to take a more reflective, more innovative role in design. Our students have progressed to a wide range of areas. Several have moved into design practice related to their topic, while others have gone on to take up roles in design research and development, teaching and consultancy. Some have engaged in research for toys, games and artefacts, graphic user interfaces (GUIs) and earthquake resilient architecture, proposing a revision of the building regulations to make European buildings more resilient.
Access to the Osbourne Robinson Poster Collection; regular research seminars, conferences, and events organised by the Centre for Sustainable Futures and the Art and Design Research Centre; specialised training in subjects including teaching in higher education and how to get your work published.