This course will give you an understanding of this impact and how you can shape it. It includes: learn to be an influential team player and develop leadership and entrepreneurial skills; blend of theory and practice see whole systems and approach design strategically; learn to exploit opportunities such as the circular economy model in the creative industries; get to grips with design thinking and see how it's used in business marketing, systems thinking in finance and sustainability; use frameworks for understanding the complexity of organisations; get new perspectives on strategy, innovation and design thinking; use design research methods to help understand and empathies with users. Design has a transformative effect on the world around us. This impact cuts across culture, business, the environment and the economy. Coursework may include practical work, placement, written assignments and oral presentations. You will study in Dundee, a UNESCO City of Design, a city rich in design heritage, with thriving design industries and huge potential for the future. Graduates could go on to successful careers within professional design and/or management organisations, business enterprises, leadership and management roles in the private, public and voluntary sector, or further their academic study.