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Certificate in Product Innovation

University of Canterbury, New Zealand
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Course Overview

The global market needs more innovative thinkers that can design new products and experiences to make life safer, easier, and more rewarding, or even start their own business venture.

UC’s Postgraduate Certificate in Product Innovation offers students from any study background advanced practical and theoretical skills in creating products for entertainment, homeware, cosmetics, IT, food, healthcare, and many other industries.

General Eligibility

You are open to enrol with any previous bachelor’s degree study (or other qualifications of an equivalent standard) and a B Grade Point Average in your final-year courses.

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.

What You'll Study

1 Course Modules

Compulsory courses

  • Design Critique and Research Methods

  • Systems Thinking for Product Design

Elective courses

Select at least one of the following:

  • Marketing

  • Innovation

If choosing only one of the courses above, select one more course from the following:

  • Design and Manufacture

  • Bio-Inspired Design

  • Development of Interdisciplinary Practice and Self

  • Design Ethics

  • Games for Health & Wellbeing

  • Immersive Collaborative Play and Design

  • Gamification for Enterprises

  • Fragrance Design

  • Special Topics in Cosmetic Product Formulation

  • any approved 400-level course

Language Requirement

The IELTS score for international applicants is 6.5 (with no less than 5.5 in each component).

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