Students will graduate with a Doctorate of Design (DDes) after successfully completing all subjects (as listed in the curriculum) and a thesis, and can then use the title ‘Dr’.

On successful completion of the programme, the graduates will be able to:

a)    Plan for applied and practice-based research and individual investigations by identifying their professional interests and by achieving specific design outcomes.
b)    Produce well-structured professional work that reflects their abilities in composition, articulation and ethos, and work that is suitable for international publishing in scholarly journals, other competitive distribution channels and exhibition venues.
c)    Develop a thesis that satisfies the standards of the university and makes a significant intellectual contribution to the subject of Design research and to society in general.
d)    Create constructive strategies for obtaining innovative solutions to challenging problems in complex environments.
e)    Become self-regulated critical thinkers whose decisions at the executive level can affect society.
f)    Translate design inputs into an attractive and compelling narrative that can impact the future well-being of users.
g)    Leverage the professional knowledge and skills of a supervisor and an effective leader’s mindset of creativity and innovation; constantly seek opportunities and changes to analyse and improve solutions in respective fields.
h)    Pursue knowledge, leadership qualities and the characteristics and understanding of design thinking and problem-solving, in collaboration with other professionals, to develop organisational strategies.
i)    Have an awareness of the impacts of design in the new era and evaluate these impacts in design projects, through which meaningful success can be achieved.