設計科系在英國也算是非常重要的學系，畢竟身為歐洲的ㄧ環，它對於歐美整體流行及文化發展趨勢有相當的警覺度，下列的排名雖是2004年的舊資料，但劃底線的學校則是2010年最新排名前10名的大學或學院，你會發現兩者有很大的變動，尤其是Glasgow, Newcatsle, Napier, Goldsmith等校進步神速，還有另ㄧ所不在此排名中的Writtle College可是在2010年排名在第10名:

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