Design (Integrated)

The Design (Integrated) degree at Brunel University London has a well-established record of research excellence, with multidisciplinary, product-related design research grounded on strong engineering design traditions.  

Research activities within the design programmes at Brunel cover a wide-ranging and diverse field of topics. Academic staff involved within these programmes combine human-centred design for autonomous vehicles, ageing demographics and healthcare systems; from incorporating sustainability in design by developing cleaner electronics, design for 3D and 4D printing, and incorporating social responsibility; to using innovative design for creative industries and information architecture.

Features

Research in Design (Integrated) Design (Integrated) at Brunel University London Brunel University London is organised according to the following thematic priorities:

• Human-Centred Design through inclusive design, design for ageing demographics, perception and enhancement.

• Sustainable Design through social responsibility, cleaner electronics and advanced materials and manufacture.

• Advanced Technologies through engineering methods, optimization techniques, computer-aided-design and other emerging technologies.

• Products, services and digital design through design innovation management, open design, design entrepreneurship, creativity, the digital economy, digital production and interfaces, and Information Architecture.

Courses include: 

• Human Centred Design
• Trust in autonomous vehicles
• Inclusive Design and Design of Healthcare Systems
• Perception Enhancement
• Design and Sustainability – theory, methods and tools