Courses
MA Brand Development
The MA Design: Brand Development aims to develop the analytical, strategic and creative thinking processes together with the skills related to brand creation, identity, positioning and marketing.
Graduates from design, business and media programmes can take this opportunity to gain true insights and skills in the development of successful brands. Design and business procedures are brought together to interact in a positive and productive way to simulate best practice in organisations committed to brand creation and development.
Teaching
The course combines theory and practice through assignments, case studies, research, analysis, planning, reporting and the production of creative solutions to given problems. You will explore issues such as corporate and brand history; methods of research, analysis and evaluation; issues related to sustainability, marketing, graphic and packaging design; new product development; and design management. Talks by visiting professionals with roles in design/brand management in industry or independent consultancies are an important element of the programme.
The first two trimesters will involve a programme of lectures, seminars, group critiques, assignments, research and independent study. You will take four modules, leading to the postgraduate diploma (PGDip).
The final trimester, leading to the MA, comprises an individually negotiated study, which is research based, resulting in a body of work for assessment and supervised at interim stages by tutorial. A choice of pathways is available at this stage allowing you to focus your study on either creative design or brand management issues.
For further information about this course, please visit the prospectus pages for this course within the main Bath Spa University website. To return press the back button.