Deepen your design capabilities with a traditional or practice-based research degree in the UTS School of Design.
As a Doctor of Philosophy or Master of Design (Research) student, you’ll join a dynamic community of researchers and practitioners making a meaningful contribution to the global design field.
Areas of practice
Our postgraduate research programs span four areas of design practice:
- Fashion and textiles
- Product design
- Visual communication
- Social, service and transition
When you enrol in a research degree, you’ll deepen your knowledge of design across these fields and deliver practical outcomes that resonate with industry, government and the wider community.
Research themes
All School of Design research aligns with one or more of our five research themes:
- Material ecologies – bringing together studies in material culture, material thinking and material futures.
- Critical visualisation – exploring the capacities and politics of the visual in shaping the critical issues and stories of our time.
- Intersectional design histories and theories – revealing new inter-disciplinary histories and theories across intersectional genders, communities, workers, ethnicities and sexualities.
- Change design – advancing the capacity of design practices and perspectives to support transition toward more just, diverse and safe futures.
- Design sovereignty – actioning Indigenous self determination through partnered projects and investigations.
