Design Informatics (MA (eca))
University of Edinburgh · Edinburgh, United Kingdom
About this programme
Design Informatics creates a meeting point between data, culture and design. We imagine alternate futures, disrupt thinking and play with data as a material.Our practice is experimental, speculative and critical, informed through research and industry. We create inquisitive, professional and articulate problem solvers and entrepreneurs as graduates, leading applied data-driven futures with a global reach.We focus on making physical and digital artefacts and experimental data things that explore the role of data-driven technologies as social good. You are supported to
- Level
- Postgraduate
- Field
- Arts
- Duration
- 1 year · Full-time: 1 year
- Tuition
- £45,410 / year
- English
- IELTS 7
- Study mode
- Full-time
- Intake
- September
Visa
- Visa required
- Student visa
- Application fee
- GBP 558
- Proof of funds
- GBP 1,171/mo
- Processing time
- 3–8 weeks
Standard figures for this route. Some applicants pay a reduced fee or none at all — confirm your own case on the official visa page.
Scholarships available (16)
- Beit Trust Postgraduate ScholarshipsFully funded
- Desmond Tutu/Church of Scotland Masters ScholarshipFully funded · Closed for September 2026 intake; outcomes by end June 2026
- Chevening ScholarshipFully funded · Deadline November (annually)
- Commonwealth ScholarshipFully funded
- The Connect: North Korea ScholarshipFully funded · Closed for current cycle; check for the next cycle
- GREAT Scholarships at the University of EdinburghPartial funding
- India Merit ScholarshipPartial funding · No separate application; automatic with unconditional offer
- Andrew Grant Postgraduate ScholarshipsPartial funding