The MA Design for Industry 5.0 course at Central Saint Martins encourages students to adopt an entrepreneurial use of technology to create digital and physical designs.

Underpinning this industrial design course are principles of human-centred design, and by extension, multi-species design, combined with design-led social entrepreneurship, circular economy and open innovation.

This is enabled by digital transformation along with the fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0) technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine-to-machine communication.

This course experiments in merging physical and digital space. It explores equitable futures for manufacturing through the creative and ethical application of data-driven machinery and intelligent software in dialogue with existing design and manufacturing processes.

The course title, MA Design for Industry 5.0, draws on the EU's concept of Industry 5.0. The course prepares you to shape a planet-centric industry that reinforces its role and contributions to society.

School: Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London (UAL)
Course: MA Design for Industry 5.0
Type: Postgraduate
Location: London, UK
Course dates: starts September 2026, with a duration of two years (60 weeks) extended full-time
Application deadline: 18 March 2026

Applications to this course have now closed.

What will I learn during this course?

– Use of data-driven machinery and intelligent software
– Technologies for decentralised, local manufacture and co-production, to benefit people and planet
– Interdisciplinary approach
– Care-oriented industrial design and manufacturing

What are the requirements?

– An honours degree in a relevant field: product design, 3D design, furniture design, service design, interaction design, architecture, engineering, computer science and ergonomics
– Applicants are also considered from related disciplines but portfolios from these areas must demonstrate some proficiency in industrial design skills and demonstrate that personal and professional aspirations are compatible with the aims of the course
– If no honours degree, an equivalent EU/international qualification
– At least one year of relevant professional experience, which may be the UAL Diploma in Professional Studies (DPS)
– English language requirements: IELTS level 6.5 or above, with at least 5.5 in reading, writing, listening and speaking (please check our main English language requirements webpage)

What facilities and resources are available?

– Term-time access to a range of open technical facilities, including the Loan Store, Digital Fabrication Bureau, Digital Labs, Digital Print, Paint/Surface, Photography Studios and 3D Capture Lab, and Casting
– Term-time access to specialist facilities including Digital Make, 3D Make, Physical Computing Lab, Mixed Reality Lab, Surface Design Lab

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