About BA (hons) Service Design in University of the Arts London
On BA (Hons) Service Design you’ll use interdisciplinary approaches and core design principles to understand the effect of design on individuals, communities and society.
As a discipline, service design involves planning and organising people to design infrastructure, communication and material components in ways that aim to improve the quality of a service, along with the interaction between a service provider and its users.
This course will enable you to consider systems, actions and infrastructures within the context of an emerging practice, positioning you at the forefront of new developments that are increasingly being adopted across public and private sectors.
What to expect
- Learning by making: With opportunities to explore both physical and digital making, you’ll learn how to develop and communicate your ideas to a wide range of audiences through different types of media. You’ll be taught using research-through-design methodologies which emphasise playfulness and prototyping, which will help you to communicate your design process and your final outcomes.
- Human-centred approach: You’ll develop a grounding in qualitative, collaborative and design-led research methods to co-design services in ways that will enable you to step outside your existing knowledge and experience while approaching design from multiple perspectives.
- Social purpose: Throughout the course, you’ll design not only for but with marginalised communities by identifying their needs and addressing inequalities, and by working on briefs that focus on providing social or ecological value.
- Collaborative focus: You’ll learn how to navigate group roles and collaborate effectively within both a course and a discipline underpinned by teamwork.
Industry experience and opportunities
During specific units, you’ll have opportunities to engage in live briefs which might be in partnership with community groups, or private, public or third sector organisations. These live projects will support you to actively learn about touch points in service design, working and co-designing with stakeholders and managing these collaborations.
You’ll also have the opportunity to undertake the Diploma in Professional Studies or the Diploma in Creative Computing between Years 2 and 3 to enhance your learning experience and employability skills.
Entry requirements
- High School leaving examinations - We will consider any High School leaving examinations that are considered to be the equivalent to A-level examinations in the UK.
English language requirements
- IELTS: 6.0 - 6.5 overall, with no less than 5.5 in each component.
- TOEFL iBT: 80 - 90 overall.
- PTE Academic: 51 - 58 (with no less than 51 in each component).
University of the Arts London Highlights
| Type |
Public |
| Campus setting |
Urban |
| Annual Endowment |
321.6 million |
| Cost of attendance |
£25,442 |
| Campus housing capacity |
3286 |
| Student retention rate |
88% |
University of Arts London Cost of Attendance
| Expenses |
Amount (Pounds) |
| Tuition |
£9,250 Undergraduate Courses
£22,880 Postgraduate Courses |
| Housing fee |
£130 per week (average) |
| Meals |
£35 per week |
| Personal expenses |
£33 per week |
