Program Overview
The Product Design degree program covers the design lifecycle from concept to manufacturing. It emphasizes ergonomics, aesthetics, usability, and technology integration, equipping students with skills in visual language, branding, user-centered design, CAD, 3D modeling, and sustainability. This program offers industry experience through partnerships with Google USA, BAA Furniture & Interiors, and Adidas, enhancing graduates' competitiveness and professional development.
Program Outline
This course will teach you the functional and market-led requirements of product and furniture design, looking at ergonomics, aesthetics, usability and the application of technology. Modules and focus areas of this course are include visual language, branding, user-centred design, computer-aided design (CAD), 3D design and modelling, and design cultures, learn about sustainability and examine the development of socially conscious products that, through their technical specification, reduce waste and conserve energy. You will receive first-hand experience from professionally active academic staff who are involved in commercial projects with big names such as Google USA, BAA Furniture & Interiors, and Adidas.
Teaching:
You will receive first-hand experience from professionally active academic staff who are involved in commercial projects with big names such as Google USA, BAA Furniture & Interiors, and Adidas.
Careers:
This degree is accredited by the Institution of Engineering Designers – this enables graduates to work towards membership. Through this course you will gain professional experience with placement opportunities that have seen students work at prestigious names such as BMW, Hodges & Drake, Lewis Design Associates and Artform International. This industry experience helps graduates boost their employability by helping them to hone the design process, develop good sketching and CAD abilities, and acquire a sensitivity/passion for user experience.
Other:
This course will teach you the functional and market-led requirements of product and furniture design, looking at ergonomics, aesthetics, usability and the application of technology. Modules and focus areas of this course are include visual language, branding, user-centred design, computer-aided design (CAD), 3D design and modelling, and design cultures, learn about sustainability and examine the development of socially conscious products that, through their technical specification, reduce waste and conserve energy.
