Northumbria University In The UK Teaching And Research Design Management Postgraduate Courses

Design management derives from United Kingdom in1960s. With the constantdevelopment and practice, design management in England is stable as aninterdiscipline subject. Northumbria University was established in1870, it is one ofthe largest universities in United Kingdom. Northumbria University focuses oninnovative programmes, traditional values as well as the combination of social andcultural diversity. The design management programme in Northumbria Universityspecially emphasizes on the combination between design management theory and thepractice. It is based on the design market; therefore, the students can know how thedesign business operates. What is more, the programme provides the chance forstudents to do the related research and some visit activities so that students can thinkpositively and creatively. Therefore, in the view of our design management education,doing the research on English design management education makes a big progress. Itis a breakout for us to learn from.This dissertation demonstrates the development of design managementprogramme in Northumbria University, the programme curriculums, the programmesystem, the training objectives as well as the teaching methods. From those features, itis crucial for our design management education to reform. In the meanwhile, with theincreasingly development of design management in China, to research on this topiccan help local design management education find a proper way to develop.