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  MSt in the History of Design


University of Oxford    Department for Continuing Education

Part time October MA, Other 2 years Award winner
Creative Arts & Design (9) History & Archaeology (19)

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The MSt in the History of Design is a two-year part-time master's programme offered by Oxford University. This unique course delves into the fascinating world of design, exploring how everyday objects and places reflect historical experiences since 1851. Taught through blended learning, it allows students from around the globe to join and accommodates those with full-time commitments. The programme focuses on developing interpretative skills for understanding design historically, combining visual and material analysis with archival research. Graduates from any background who are passionate about critically analyzing objects and sites through the lens of design history are encouraged to apply. Further information is available on the Department for Continuing Education website.

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This two-year part-time master's degree explores how ordinary things and places created since 1851 reveal fascinating traces of historical experience.

The programme is taught through blended learning, enabling participants to join from all over the world and to allow those with other commitments, such as full-time employment, to pursue postgraduate study with Oxford University.

The course aims to provide students with a framework of interpretative skills helpful to understanding design historically. Combining close visual and material analysis with archival research and historical methodologies, the course explores the design of objects for use and environments.

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