Program Overview
The BSc (Hons) Product Design program at the University of Dundee emphasizes human-centered design and prototyping in the design process. Students access workshops, learn technologies (electronics, computer-aided design), and have dedicated studio space. Graduates work as product, service, and interaction designers globally, with companies like Lego and Microsoft seeking their design portfolios. The program investigates the role of digital technologies in transforming people's lives.
Program Outline
The program emphasizes "thinking through making" and teaches students to prototype throughout the design process. Students will have access to workshops and work with various technologies, including electronics, computer-aided design, laser cutting, and 3D printing. They will also have a dedicated studio space to work in throughout the year.
Careers:
Graduates from this program are employed as product designers, service designers, and interaction designers across the globe for companies such as Lego, Dyson, the BBC, Orange, Nokia, Microsoft, and NCR. The program emphasizes building a product design portfolio that employers are looking for.
Other:
The program is interested in existing and emerging digital technologies and their role in transforming people's everyday lives.
