{"id":11,"date":"2026-06-24T10:48:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T09:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schools.stem.open.ac.uk\/engineering-and-innovation\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2026-06-24T10:48:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T09:48:08","slug":"design-and-innovation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/schools.stem.open.ac.uk\/engineering-and-innovation\/design-and-innovation\/","title":{"rendered":"Design and Innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our courses are for people interested in developing creative design thinking and practical work to address problems in every aspect of life, not just the creative industries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Undergraduate qualifications<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We manage a nested set of undergraduate courses, including the new Bachelor of Design qualification.Bachelor of Design (BDes)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/courses\/design\/certificates\/certificate-of-higher-education-in-design-t54\">Certificate of Higher Education in Design<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/courses\/design\/diplomas\/diploma-of-higher-education-in-design-w23\">Diploma of Higher Education in Design<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/courses\/design\/degrees\/bachelor-of-design-r63\">Bachelor of Design<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BA\/BSc Design &amp; Innovation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/courses\/design\/certificates\/certificate-of-higher-education-in-design-and-innovation-t37\">Certificate of Higher Education in Design and Innovation<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/courses\/design\/diplomas\/diploma-in-design-and-innovation-w73\">Diploma of Higher Education in Design and Innovation<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/courses\/design\/degrees\/ba-bsc-design-and-innovation-q61\">BA\/BSc (Honours) Design and Innovation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As part of these qualifications we have prime responsibility for certain modules that can be taken as&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/courses\/modules\">standalone modules<\/a>&nbsp;for interest or continuing professional development for those with adequate prior knowledge and experience. They also feature in other courses run by other Schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Undergraduate modules<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>U101\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/courses\/qualifications\/details\/u101?orig=q61&amp;setAcc=true\">Design thinking: creativity for the 21st century<\/a>\u00a0(60 credits)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>T190\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/courses\/modules\/t190&amp;setAcc=true\">Design Practices<\/a>\u00a0(60 credits)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>T217\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/courses\/qualifications\/details\/t217?orig=q61&amp;setAcc=true\">Design essentials<\/a>\u00a0(60 credits)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>T218\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/courses\/qualifications\/details\/t218?orig=q65\">Design for engineers<\/a>\u00a0(60 credits)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>T317\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/courses\/qualifications\/details\/t317?orig=q61&amp;setAcc=true\">Innovation: designing for change<\/a>\u00a0(60 credits)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Free courses and resources<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We actively contribute to The Open University\u2019s provision of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/about\/open-educational-resources\/\">open educational resources<\/a>&nbsp;through&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.open.edu\/openlearn\/\">OpenLearn<\/a>&nbsp;and other open media channels. We have provided many study units and rich media assets derived from current and discontinued modules with others arising from our research and scholarship work. 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