MSc Healthcare And Design

Draw on the complementary knowledge and expertise of Imperial College London and the Royal College of Art.

These courses are designed to equip you with the tools to instigate and lead innovation in healthcare systems, services and spaces.

We’ll provide you with a greater understanding of the UK health system and the systemic challenges it faces to remain sustainable. The knowledge and skill gained can benefit professionals from a wide range of practice backgrounds.

You’ll gain an understanding of behavioural economics and how to apply it to design projects, maximising impact. This includes understanding the role of physical products and the environment in shaping people’s behaviour.

Skills you’ll learn include the ability to:

develop a business case and business model for innovations, considering market and financial analysis

apply different theoretical models of innovation, explaining why some innovations succeed and others fail

rapidly research, manufacture and prototype a solution to a healthcare challenge

Imperial and the Royal College of Art

You will draw on the complementary knowledge and expertise of Imperial College London and the Royal College of Art (RCA). The course will be delivered at Imperial’s campuses in South Kensington and St Mary’s, as well as at the RCA campus.

This course runs alongside an MRes degree awarded by the Royal College of Art. Imperial’s courses have been designed for clinicians and healthcare professionals. The RCA’s course, however, is aimed at design professionals.

This course builds on the partnership between Imperial and the RCA. This comes to life in the HELIX Centre – a design studio in St Mary’s Hospital bringing designers and clinicians together to solve healthcare challenges.

A key aim of the HELIX Centre is to drive more innovative approaches to healthcare service delivery. The focus is on better design, planning, efficient use of resources and greater attention to patient need.

This course is delivered by the Institute of Global Health Innovation.