BA (Hons) Product Design with Placement Year

Course overview

Study level: Undergraduate

We take a user-centred approach to designing innovative, sustainable and forward-thinking products for volume production, including furniture, healthcare products, toys and consumer electronics.

Our long-established degree course aims to prepare you for a range of roles in the creative industries, including product design, UX design, research, development, modelling, visualisation and design management.

• Visualising and Prototyping: You will explore a range of hands-on and digital tools and techniques with access to our extensive workshop facilities.
• Human-centred Design: You will design products informed by insights and trends identified through focussed research, that deliver a rich user experience.
• Design for Manufacture: You will balance aesthetic and functional requirements to optimise products for sustainable production.