Product Design

Course summary

If you have an interest in design and manufacturing, enjoy designing and making products and like learning about new and emerging technologies, then this is the course for you. You should enjoy working independently or as part of a team to develop design ideas, and have an inquiring mind to help you experiment and manipulate materials in the workshop or CAD CAM suite. This course includes external visits to local manufacturing businesses, university enrichment opportunities, and a design tour. Product design helps students take a broad view of design and technology, develop their capacity to design and make products, and appreciate the complex relations between design, materials, manufacture, and marketing. This creative and thought-provoking qualification will equip you with the practical skills, theoretical knowledge and confidence to succeed in a number of careers, especially those in the creative and STEM industries. You will gain a real insight into what it means to be a designer, together with knowledge and skills sought by universities and employers.