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BA/BSc(Hons) Product Design

University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

If youre creative and youd like to explore how your ideas could have a real impact on the world, our Product Design BA/BSc(Hons) course gives you the chance to develop the skills to become an enterprising professional designer. So much goes into a finished product: the initial sketch, physical model making, prototyping, digital visualization, and animation. While youre working on the practical side, well also encourage you to: Think about how to research a product, and what goes into product development and manufacturing. Use our industry links to help you get started on your career. We focus on commercial product design and give you the chance to experience real design challenges set by businesses or design organizations. This can offer opportunities to win prestigious design awards and even for your design solutions to be licensed. For example, one recent student designed an innovative clothes hanger that is now used in a major high street store. Acquire listening skills to identify gaps in the market, people's frustrations with everyday tasks, and existing products and develop ideas to solve them.

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.

What You'll Study

1 Final Year - BA(Hons) and BSc(Hons)
Major Project - Product Design Responsible Research and Innovation New Product Development Report
2 Year 1 - BA(Hons) and BSc(Hons)
Creative Thinking for Product Design Digital and Visual Communication Design Context Studies
3 Year 2 - BA(Hons) and BSc(Hons)
Core modules: Commercial Product Design Professional Practice Awareness Plus either: BA(Hons) core modules Behavioural and Cultural Issues Materials, Manufacturing and Digital Technologies Or: BSc(Hons) core modules Advanced Computing and Technology Studies Innovation Detail Design and Specification Development
4 Year 3 - optional placement year - BA(Hons) and BSc(Hons)
Work Placement

Language Requirement

  • IELTS6.5
  • TOEFL93
  • PTE65
  • Duolingo89
The minimum for IELTS is 6.5 overall with no element lower than 6.0, or equivalent will be considered acceptable.

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For any enquiries or further details, please don't hesitate to contact us. Let's take the next step in your academic journey together.

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