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Design and innovation isn’t just about creating things. It’s about finding creative solutions to problems that affect every aspect of our lives. With our design and innovation degree, you’ll learn how to use design thinking to make things better for people, places and our planet, developing the creative mindset and skills employers increasingly demand. By combining design with a complementary subject of your choice – from engineering to the arts – you'll build a BA or BSc qualification that’s unique to your passions and career goals.

Entry Requirements

There are no formal qualifications required to study this degree. Computer and internet access required.

If you’re new to study or to the OU, it is recommended that you start with a course at Level 1.

Progression Routes

This qualification is aimed at anyone who may be part of a design team and would like to learn more about the subject, as well as those who have particular design skills but would like to find out how design processes can be better managed and facilitated. Through course work, activities and projects you build up a design portfolio and gain experience in contributing to the operation of design processes which you can demonstrate to potential employers.