Information Experience Design MA (IED) at The Royal College of Art
The Information Experience Design MA (IED) at The Royal College of Art allows students to produce innovative art and design projects that intend to shape the future.
We provide a space to push the boundaries of what is possible. Our community of non-artists and designers intends to shape the future of art and design and how people think and live. IED projects embrace collective, trans-individual and more-than-human perspectives.
Students have designed a forest-based light installation, a global museum, a podcast fiction, a breathing chair, a VR adventure in a microbiome, an emotionally responsive game for dogs and a wearable that can sense deep time.
Through the programme, students gain a working knowledge of experimental post-digital and cultural systems theory and practice and its influence in society at a variety of scales and from a variety of perspectives.
The course includes five modules: Form and Method, Situated Practice, Making Worlds with Others, AcrossRCA and Independent Research Project.
School: Royal College of Art
Course: Information Experience Design MA
Type: Postgraduate
Location: London, UK
Course dates: September 2026 to July 2027
Application deadlines: 19 January 2026
Applications to this course have now closed.
What will I learn during this course?
– Develop experimental conceptual tools
– Critically engage with systemic, post digital and cultural theory
– Refine practice through making, research and critical reflection
– Apply conceptual tools to real-world systems
– Work collaboratively with students from other programmes
What are the requirements?
– A portfolio showcasing your work and artistic vision
– A personal statement (around 300 words) describing your interests, motivations and future goals
– An introduction video (maximum two minutes) to introduce yourself and explain your artistic approach and project ideas
What facilities and resources are available?
– Guidance from technicians in jewellery, embroidery, screen printing, dying or letterpress printing
– Specialist facilities such as VR, 360 sound, robotics, rapid prototyping, CNC milling and 3D scanning
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