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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2026/2027

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Degree Programme Table: Design Informatics (MA (eca)) (PTMARTDESI1F)

Jump to: Year 1

Year 1 Academic year: 2026/27, Starting in: September

Notes:
This programme is currently under review. Please note that programme structure and course availability is subject to change.

Alternative relevant option courses to those listed below may be substituted with the written permission of the Programme Director.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Histories and Futures of Technology

Must be taken during Semester 1

DESI11073 20 credits
Case Studies in Design Informatics 1

Must be taken during Semester 2

INFR11094 20 credits
Data Science for Design

Must be taken during Semester 1

DESI11100 20 credits
Design with Data

Must be taken during Semester 2

DESI11025 20 credits
Dissertation (Design, Context & Communication)

Must be passed at 50% and taken during Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond

DESI11028 60 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 20 credits in this group.

Course Collection (Semester 1)

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Selected courses must be taken during Semester 1
Multi-Sensory Cultures (Level 11)
DESI11092 20 credits
Surfaces & Screens
DESI11110 20 credits
Objects of Desire
DESI11164 20 credits
Design, Play and Games
DESI11166 20 credits
OR

Level 10 and 11 courses in Schedules A to R, T and W

Select between 0 and 20 credits from Level 10 and 11 courses in Schedules A to R, T and W
Notes:
Please note: Elective courses listed are not always offered every year. Students can propose to take other relevant courses (i.e. Schedules A to Q, T, W and Y) from across the wider UoE course catalogue. Elective options should not conflict with the core teaching timetable and may require the approval of the student's Programme Director and, where required, the Course Organiser. PGT students are only permitted to take up to 20 credits of Level 10 courses in total across a programme of study, as per the University Taught Assessment Regulations. This means that at least 20 credits of the chosen electives must consist of Level 11 courses.
AND

Course Collection (Semester 2)

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Selected courses must be taken during Semester 2
Design Informatics Project
DESI11026 20 credits
Disseminating Design Practices
DESI11099 20 credits
Body, Identity and Technology
DESI11176 20 credits
OR

Level 10 and 11 courses in Schedules A to R, T and W

Select between 0 and 20 credits from Level 10 and 11 courses in Schedules A to R, T and W
Notes:
Please note: Elective courses listed are not always offered every year. Students can propose to take other relevant courses (i.e. Schedules A to Q, T, W and Y) from across the wider UoE course catalogue. Elective options should not conflict with the core teaching timetable and may require the approval of the student's Programme Director and, where required, the Course Organiser. PGT students are only permitted to take up to 20 credits of Level 10 courses in total across a programme of study, as per the University Taught Assessment Regulations. This means that at least 20 credits of the chosen electives must consist of Level 11 courses.
Selected courses must be taken during Semester 2
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