Design (Integrated)

The Design (Integrated) degree at Brunel University of Londonhas 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) at 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