Master of Science - Design Informatics

Design informatics combines data science with design thinking in a context of critical enquiry and speculation. The central premise of design informatics is that data is a medium for design: by shaping data, The University of Edinburgh shape the world around them. Data science provides the groundwork for this, with design thinking underpinning reflective research through design. The university build a value-aware, reflective practice at the interface between data and society by combining theory and research with an open-ended process of making and hacking.

Students will use the above concepts in working with:

Students will connect technology with:

Students will also look at a host of other real world contexts, through case studies, individual, and collaborative projects. They will understand user experience in the wider socio-cultural context, through an agile program of hacking, making and materializing new products and services.