Design Management
In the Design Management program, you’ll develop the strategic thinking and leadership skills necessary to effectively manage design projects, teams, and processes. By combining design principles with business practices, you’ll learn how to drive innovation, deliver impactful solutions, and lead design efforts in a broad range of industries — empowering you to make a significant impact in both creative and business environments.
- 2 Years / Onsite
- Intakes: Jan, Apr, Jun, Oct
Overview
Design Management addresses the ways in which design principles, strategies, and practices can influence and shape business outcomes, organizational culture, and consumer experiences. At Lisburn University, we explore how design can be effectively integrated into business models, product development, marketing strategies, and overall organizational success.
One day in class, your professor might present a case study from a leading design-driven company. You and your classmates analyze, critique, and discuss that company’s design strategy from different perspectives — its approach to innovation, its branding impact, the alignment of design with business goals, and how the company leverages design to create a competitive advantage. Then you’ll develop your own strategic design proposal in response.
Career Opportunities
Our graduates work and intern in a range of jobs in diverse fields — business management, marketing, product design, branding, user experience (UX), innovation strategy, advertising, consulting, event planning, and technology. Many of our alumni also go on to become design leaders, creative directors, or start their own design-focused businesses. Some pursue graduate studies in design management, business administration, strategic innovation, and entrepreneurship.
Program Learning Outcomes
Demonstrate an understanding of how design shapes organizational structures, innovation processes, and business strategies, and how design influences cultural values, norms, and social interactions in both local and global contexts.
Be able to use a variety of design thinking and management tools to analyze creative processes, brand strategies, product development, and user-centered design, while addressing complex challenges in business, technology, and society.
Demonstrate an understanding of the evolution and impact of design as a strategic driver of value in organizations and society, and be prepared to use this knowledge to foster sustainable, inclusive, and innovative solutions for a more equitable and responsible world.
Programme
| Semester 1 | Credits | Number |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction to Design Management | 4 | DM101 |
| Business Fundamentals for Designers | 2 | BF103 |
| Design Thinking and Problem Solving | 4 | DT104 |
| Semester 2 | Credits | Number |
|---|---|---|
| Brand Strategy and Management | 4 | BM201 |
| User Experience and Interaction Design | 4 | UX202 |
| Design for Digital Media | 2 | DM203 |
| Semester 3 | Credits | Number |
|---|---|---|
| Innovation and Product Design Management | 4 | IP301 |
| Marketing and Communications for Design | 2 | MC303 |
| Design Leadership and Ethics | 4 | DL304 |
| Semester 4 | Credits | Number |
|---|---|---|
| Strategic Design and Business | 4 | SD401 |
| Entrepreneurship in Design | 4 | ED403 |
| Production Management | 2 | OP402 |
| Total for the entire period of study | 40 |
Contact us
Unit 1 44-550 Longstone Street, Lisburn BT28 1TP Northern Ireland
How to Apply?
- You Apply
Tell us a little about yourself and we’ll help with the rest. Our convenient online application tool only takes 10 minutes to complete.
- We Connect
After you submit your application, an admissions representative will contact you and will help you to complete the process.
- You Get Ready
Once you’ve completed your application and connected with an admissions representative, you’re ready to create your schedule.