Graphic Design and Creative AI MA

Subject to validation

This course is subject to validation. Please contact Claire Lewis on c.x.lewis@mdx.ac.uk to pre-apply.

Why study Graphic Design and Creative AI MA at Middlesex University?

Join an interdisciplinary community of digital creatives studying together in our state-of-the-art facilities at MDX Studios. You'll get to connect with the creative industries and the local community through our partners at Screen London Barnet, including the leading regional film studio, Troubadour.

• Reimagine the future of graphic design exploring how AI can extend creativity, critical thinking, and visual communication within contemporary design practice.
• Learn to integrate generative and assistive AI tools into professional design workflows to enhance creativity, not replace it.
• Explore sustainability, authorship, and the cultural impact of AI to develop a responsible, planet-centred design mindset.
• Work on live briefs, placements, and collaborations with London’s creative and technology sectors.
• Graduate with a distinctive portfolio that showcases innovation, insight, and professional leadership in the evolving design landscape.
• Gain employability support through Careers and Futures, our dedicated career and placement service.
• Access facilities including studios for film and radio, digital media, VFX, animation and virtual production. We also have recording studios, and suites for post-production and editing, colour-grading and Pro Tools.

Placements in graphic design and creative AI

MDX Studios is a vibrant, industry-connected hub for hands-on learning, research, and innovation - where university meets the real world. We offer a unique environment where students collaborate with external partners to develop cutting-edge skills and an entrepreneurial mindset.

Through our access to London’s thriving creative studios, agencies, and production houses, MA Graphic Design and Creative AI students benefit from opportunities to work alongside graphic designers, creative technologists, brand strategists and art directors on a variety of real-world commercial projects across many platforms.

At MDX Studios, you won’t just study - you’ll work. Our MA programmes feature one- and two-year options with embedded, credit-bearing work placements on live industry projects. Placements can be long or short, and if a suitable opportunity is not available with an industry partner, we will create professional settings for you to work on university-led projects. You’ll build your CV while gaining experience in professional contexts, from independent content creation to working on productions in our state-of-the-art facilities.

Discover more about placements

This course is subject to validation. We will publish a full programme specification here when it is validated.

Student support

We offer lots of support to help you while you're studying including financial advice, wellbeing, mental health, and disability support.

Additional needs

We'll support you if you have additional needs such as sensory impairment or dyslexia. And if you want to find out whether Middlesex is the right place for you before you apply, get in touch with our Disability and Dyslexia team.

Wellness

Our specialist teams will support your mental health. We have free individual counselling sessions, workshops, support groups and useful guides.

Work while you study

Our Middlesex Unitemps branch will help you find work that fits around uni and your other commitments. We have hundreds of student jobs on campus that pay the London Living Wage and above. Visit the Middlesex Unitemps page.

Careers

How can the Production Design MA support your career?

Graduates progress into roles in film, TV, streaming and immersive media such as:

• production designer;
• art director;
• set designer;
• draftsperson;
• art department assistant;
• prop master;

Many also move into creative consultancy, theatre, or virtual production environments. Middlesex’s strong industry links and London location ensure excellent employability outcomes.

The course also supports freelance and entrepreneurial pathways within the global creative industries.

Fees and funding

The fees below are for the 2026/2027 academic year.

UK students¹

Full-time students: £13,700
Part-time students: £90 per credit
Part-time students: £45 per dissertation credit

If you were to study over two years part-time, you would usually pay £5,400 for the first year of study, and £8,100 in the second.

International students²

Full-time students: £20,100
Part-time students: £134 per credit
Part-time students: £67 per dissertation credit

If you were to study over two years part-time, you would usually pay £8,040 for the first year of study, and £12,060 in the second.

Additional costs

All basic printing and copying required for your study are included in the fees.

There are no additional compulsory costs for this course. Optional field trips, specialist printing, or exhibition materials may incur small additional expenses.

Financial support

We offer lots of support to help you with fees and living costs. Check out our guide to student life on a budget and find out more about postgraduate funding.

Postgraduate scholarships

You may be eligible for one of our scholarships including:

• The Alumni Postgraduate Award – for all UK/EU Middlesex alumni a 20% fee reduction
• The Commonwealth Scholarship – full course fees, airfares and a living allowance
• The Chevening Scholarship – full course fees
• The European Academic Awards – £1000 to £7000 for students showing academic excellence
• Regional or International Merit Award –up to £2,000 towards course fees

For international students, we also have a limited number of other awards specific to certain regions, and work in partnership with funding providers in your country to help support you financially with your study.

Find out more about our postgraduate scholarships.

Help from your employer

Your employer can contribute towards the cost of your postgraduate study as part of their staff development programme.

Work while you study

If you are not currently working, we can help you find work that fits around uni and your other commitments. We have hundreds of student jobs on campus that pay the London Living Wage and above.

Fees disclaimers

1. UK fees: The university reserves the right to increase postgraduate tuition fees in line with changes to legislation, regulation and any government guidance or decisions. The tuition fees for part-time UK study are subject to annual review and we reserve the right to increase the fees each academic year by no more than the level of inflation.
2. International fees: Tuition fees are subject to annual review and we reserve the right to increase the fees each academic year by no more than the level of inflation.

Any annual increase in tuition fees as provided for above will be notified to students at the earliest opportunity in advance of the academic year to which any applicable inflationary rise may apply.

We’ll carefully manage any future changes to courses, or the support and other services available to you, if these are necessary because of things like changes to government health and safety advice, or any changes to the law.

Any decisions will be taken in line with both external advice and the University’s Regulations which include information on this.

Our priority will always be to maintain academic standards and quality so that your learning outcomes are not affected by any adjustments that we may have to make.

At all times we’ll aim to keep you well informed of how we may need to respond to changing circumstances, and about support that we’ll provide to you.