Overview

The Ceramic Design program offered by Staffordshire University is recognised worldwide as one of the leading postgraduate programmes in ceramic design for small and mass manufacture.

This course provides a design-led creative experience of ceramics within a broad subject context. Designing through intelligent making allows you to access ideas through a unique material. The deep knowledge of one material helps you to appreciate the opportunities in ceramics but also its translation into other materials and professional opportunities. Whether your personal aspirations are embedded in 2D surface and pattern, and or 3D shape, form and function.

The course will give you a design-led, creative experience of ceramics as well as consideration of a range of market opportunities to meet your personal aspirations whether designer-producer or industrial ceramic designer.

You’ll take modules on tools and techniques as well as conduct your own programme of design, research and practice. You’ll consider business, management and enterprise for professional practice. A collaborative project will introduce work with external clients.

Careers

Whether aspiring for a career as a studio-based designer or industrial ceramic designer, you’ll be equipped with the required digital and business skills as well as creative knowledge of materials for work in the following roles:

Freelance studio ceramic designer/ producer

Designer in industry

Shape designer

Surface pattern designer

Retail product developer or in-house brand designer

Retail buyer

Sales managers

Lecturers and teachers

Our students and graduates have scooped prestigious prizes

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Tools and Techniques

Collaborative Project

Ceramic Design, Professional Pathways

Creativity and Innovation

Masters Project (Ceramic Design)

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 13 months
Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-31 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-01-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-21 00:00:00 , International

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Language

English

PTE Academic

59

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IELTS

6

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Design Ceramics and Sculpture View 393 other Masters in Design in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

PTE Academic

59

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IELTS

6

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Other requirements

General requirements

An undergraduate degree of 2:1 or higher or equivalent.

You’ll be considered if you have an appropriate level of interest and relevant experience.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

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Non-residents

10609 GBP / year

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Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

16750 GBP / year

≈ 16750 GBP / year

Living costs

Stoke-on-Trent

United Kingdom

550 - 850 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Living costs

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