International Baccalaureate · IB Middle Years Programme
IB Middle Years Programme Design (MYP)
Design (MYP) for IB Middle Years Programme (syllabus MYP Design) — what the qualification covers, and the study material Marlbridge publishes for it.
- Syllabus
- MYP Design
- Qualification
- IB Middle Years Programme
At a glance
- Qualification
- IB Middle Years Programme Design (MYP)
- Spec code
- MYP Design
- Does Marlbridge teach it?
- Yes
- Are resources available?
- Yes — 10 published
- Is enrolment open?
- Enquire to join — no online enrolment yet
- Where was this verified?
- 2026-09-04, official International Baccalaureate specification
Compiled and maintained by the Marlbridge Academic Team, checked against the official International Baccalaureate specification on 2026-09-04.
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The qualification
International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme Design
MYP design challenges students to apply practical and creative-thinking skills to solve design problems using the design cycle -- inquiring and analysing, developing ideas, creating a solution, and evaluating it -- across product, digital or combined design contexts. — International Baccalaureate, official syllabus page
Source is the public IB MYP Design subject brief ("From 2014"). No syllabus code exists at MYP level -- 'MYP Design' is used as this record's own `code`. See this subject's own assessment-structure record for the sourced criterion-based assessment breakdown.
Specifications change between examination series. Always confirm the current syllabus and assessment structure on the International Baccalaureate syllabus page for your examination year.
Assessment structure
criterion-referenced
| Component | Duration | Marks | Weighting | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Criterion A: Inquiring and analysing | — | 8 | 25% | criterion |
| Criterion B: Developing ideas | — | 8 | 25% | criterion |
| Criterion C: Creating the solution | — | 8 | 25% | criterion |
| Criterion D: Evaluating | — | 8 | 25% | criterion |
Source: official International Baccalaureate specification, verified 2026-09-04. Read directly from the public IB MYP Design subject brief ("From 2014"; framework currency date, not an exam-sitting year). All four criteria equally weighted (25% each), 8-level achievement scale (marks=8 = the maximum achievable level), teacher-assessed and externally moderated by IB sampling, no fixed sitting duration. Design's optional formal route differs from the other four MYP subjects modeled in this batch: instead of an on-screen exam, students seeking IB-validated MYP Design course results submit an ePortfolio (a design folder containing a design brief and specification, marked by the classroom teacher against published year-5 criteria and IB-moderated by sampling) -- not modeled as this record's components since it is the same optional, opt-in formal-qualification layer as the other subjects' on-screen exams, cited here for completeness only.
Assessment FAQs
How is International Baccalaureate Design (MYP) (MYP Design) assessed?
International Baccalaureate Design (MYP) (MYP Design) is assessed through: Criterion A (Inquiring and analysing) — no fixed duration, 8 marks, 25% of the qualification; Criterion B (Developing ideas) — no fixed duration, 8 marks, 25% of the qualification; Criterion C (Creating the solution) — no fixed duration, 8 marks, 25% of the qualification; Criterion D (Evaluating) — no fixed duration, 8 marks, 25% of the qualification. It is a criterion referenced qualification. Source: official International Baccalaureate specification, verified 2026-09-04.
The subject
IB Middle Years Programme Design teaching and study resources.
Syllabus topics
Syllabus topics are being verified
Topics are published here once confirmed against the awarding body's syllabus document.
Study resources
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Study Guides
IB MYP Design: The Four Assessment Criteria in Practice
Worked, criterion-by-criterion guidance on what top-band evidence actually looks like for MYP Design's four assessment criteria -- Inquiring and analysing, Developing ideas, Creating the solution, and Evaluating -- mapped onto the design cycle.
Design (MYP) · International Baccalaureate · IB
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Revision Notes
IB MYP Design: The Four Assessment Criteria in Practice -- Revision Notes
Worked, criterion-by-criterion guidance on what top-band evidence actually looks like for MYP Design's four assessment criteria -- Inquiring and analysing, Developing ideas, Creating the solution, and Evaluating -- with a worked example for each, mapped onto the design cycle.
Design (MYP) · International Baccalaureate · IB
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Study Guides
IB MYP Design: The Design Cycle
Inquiring and analysing, developing ideas, creating the solution, evaluating -- IB Middle Years Programme Design's repeated methodology, and how its four stages map directly onto the four assessment criteria.
Design (MYP) · International Baccalaureate · IB
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Revision Notes
IB MYP Design: The Design Cycle — Revision Notes
Condensed revision notes on IB MYP Design's design cycle -- inquiring and analysing, developing ideas, creating the solution, evaluating -- and how its four stages map directly onto the four assessment criteria.
Design (MYP) · International Baccalaureate · IB
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Study Guides
IB Middle Years Programme Design: Syllabus Guide
The design cycle and four assessment criteria of IB Middle Years Programme Design -- inquiring and analysing, developing ideas, creating the solution, evaluating -- and how the ePortfolio eAssessment is structured.
Design (MYP) · International Baccalaureate · IB
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Revision Notes
How MYP Design Is Assessed: Revision Notes
Condensed recall notes on the four assessment criteria and the design cycle for IB Middle Years Programme Design.
Design (MYP) · International Baccalaureate · IB
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Subject Guides
IB Middle Years Programme Design: Subject Overview
An overview of IB Middle Years Programme Design -- applying the design cycle to solve practical, real-world problems, for ages 11-16.
Design (MYP) · International Baccalaureate · IB
Revision material
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Revision Notes
IB MYP Design: The Four Assessment Criteria in Practice -- Revision Notes
Worked, criterion-by-criterion guidance on what top-band evidence actually looks like for MYP Design's four assessment criteria -- Inquiring and analysing, Developing ideas, Creating the solution, and Evaluating -- with a worked example for each, mapped onto the design cycle.
Design (MYP) · International Baccalaureate · IB
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Revision Notes
IB MYP Design: The Design Cycle — Revision Notes
Condensed revision notes on IB MYP Design's design cycle -- inquiring and analysing, developing ideas, creating the solution, evaluating -- and how its four stages map directly onto the four assessment criteria.
Design (MYP) · International Baccalaureate · IB
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Revision Notes
How MYP Design Is Assessed: Revision Notes
Condensed recall notes on the four assessment criteria and the design cycle for IB Middle Years Programme Design.
Design (MYP) · International Baccalaureate · IB
Exam preparation
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Practice Questions
IB MYP Design: The Four Assessment Criteria in Practice -- Practice Questions
Original scenario-based practice questions with full worked answers testing whether sample design-portfolio evidence would meet top-band standard for each of MYP Design's four assessment criteria.
Design (MYP) · International Baccalaureate · IB
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Practice Questions
IB MYP Design: The Design Cycle -- Practice Questions
Original scenario-based practice questions with full worked answers testing understanding of the design cycle's four stages and how they map onto the four assessment criteria.
Design (MYP) · International Baccalaureate · IB
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Exam Preparation
IB MYP Design ePortfolio: A Preparation Checklist for Every Design Cycle Stage
A stage-by-stage preparation checklist for IB Middle Years Programme Design's ePortfolio eAssessment -- what to document at each design cycle stage so criteria A-D are all genuinely evidenced, not just the finished prototype.
Design (MYP) · International Baccalaureate · IB
Design (MYP) at other qualifications
These are separate qualifications with different syllabuses and assessments — not different names for the same course. Check which one your school enters you for.
No other qualifications are published for this subject yet.
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