Overview

Programme highlights

The Innovation Design Engineering (IDE) programme from Imperial has now been running for over 30 years, and has produced some of the world’s leading designers working in companies such as Philips, IDEO, Apple, Sony and Samsung.

A significant proportion of graduates go on to set up their own enterprises on leaving the programme. Recent examples include Omlet, Bare Conductive and Concrete Canvas.

In multidisciplinary teams or as individuals, participants work at the centre of complex and demanding projects with an emphasis on prototyping and proving design and enterprise propositions.

The course is managed jointly by the School of Design at the Royal College of Art (RCA) and the Dyson School of Design Engineering at Imperial.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Disruptive Market Innovations
Experimental Design
Group Project
Solo Project
Critical and Historical Studies

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-30 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-08-01 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

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100

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69

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IELTS

7

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Credits

120 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

London, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Design Innovation Management General Engineering & Technology View 171 other Masters in Innovation Management in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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125

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100

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69

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7

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Other requirements

General requirements

The minimum requirement is a 2.1 degree.
You are required to have an aptitude for design or technology led-innovation.
Professional experience or outstanding creative or technical abilities may be accepted in place of a degree in exceptional circumstances.
Entrance exam part 1: All candidates are required to submit a portfolio of work to be assessed by the programme team. See the RCA's website for guidance on the portfolio.
Entrance exam part 2: Selected applicants are invited to the programme for an entrance examination which comprises of an interview (15 minutes in duration, with staff and a student representative) and a creative exercise (one hour).
All candidates must demonstrate a minimum level of English language proficiency for admission to the College.
A wide variety of international qualifications are accepted.
You apply directly to the Royal College of Art (RCA) who jointly deliver this course.
Application fee.

Tuition Fees

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42900 GBP / year

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Citizens or residents

18500 GBP / year

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Living costs

London

United Kingdom

1137 - 2157 GBP / month

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