36 monthsProgramme duration
17,700 GBPTuition Fee/year
28 Sep, 2026Application Deadline
SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Art and Design
Degree
BA
Study Level
Undergraduate
Study Mode
On Campus
The BA (Hons) Product Design programme challenges students to think both creatively and analytically in order to arrive at sophisticated solutions to complex and diverse problems. The programme provides students with the opportunity to explore a wide variety of analogue and digital applications, including homeware, lighting, urban furniture design, advanced technology, and luxury design. Throughout the programme, students engage in individual and group projects guided by subject tutors, industry mentors, guest speakers, and field trips, and are supported by a team of international academics and industry professionals. The focus is on collaboration, team building, research, communication, and ethical and responsible design practice, with a strong emphasis on developing as responsible, global citizens.
The designer's role is to arrive at a product that is a considered compromise between many different and varied fields of study, resulting in conflicting constraints. Product Design is a difficult process that requires dedication, commitment, and attention to both the big picture and details. Well-developed hand/eye/mind co-ordination, spatial awareness, and manual sketching techniques are essential in design practice. Designers need to be able to develop and communicate their ideas rapidly and effectively. The programme develops both analytical and creative abilities and encourages the production of working prototypes to develop realistic designers.
The course also aims to equip students with the skills to utilize CAD technology appropriately and effectively to assist in the design of a product. The programme provides a well-constructed, industry-relevant curriculum that prepares students for the demands of the profession. The key academic elements of research, understanding, analysis, assimilation, creativity, development, and presentation are implicit within the process of product design, making this course an excellent area of study for a first degree.
The designer's role is to arrive at a product that is a considered compromise between many different and varied fields of study, resulting in conflicting constraints. Product Design is a difficult process that requires dedication, commitment, and attention to both the big picture and details. Well-developed hand/eye/mind co-ordination, spatial awareness, and manual sketching techniques are essential in design practice. Designers need to be able to develop and communicate their ideas rapidly and effectively. The programme develops both analytical and creative abilities and encourages the production of working prototypes to develop realistic designers.
The course also aims to equip students with the skills to utilize CAD technology appropriately and effectively to assist in the design of a product. The programme provides a well-constructed, industry-relevant curriculum that prepares students for the demands of the profession. The key academic elements of research, understanding, analysis, assimilation, creativity, development, and presentation are implicit within the process of product design, making this course an excellent area of study for a first degree.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Art and Design
Degree
BA
Study Level
Undergraduate
Study Mode
On Campus
The BA (Hons) Product Design programme challenges students to think both creatively and analytically in order to arrive at sophisticated solutions to complex and diverse problems. The programme provides students with the opportunity to explore a wide variety of analogue and digital applications, including homeware, lighting, urban furniture design, advanced technology, and luxury design. Throughout the programme, students engage in individual and group projects guided by subject tutors, industry mentors, guest speakers, and field trips, and are supported by a team of international academics and industry professionals. The focus is on collaboration, team building, research, communication, and ethical and responsible design practice, with a strong emphasis on developing as responsible, global citizens.
The designer's role is to arrive at a product that is a considered compromise between many different and varied fields of study, resulting in conflicting constraints. Product Design is a difficult process that requires dedication, commitment, and attention to both the big picture and details. Well-developed hand/eye/mind co-ordination, spatial awareness, and manual sketching techniques are essential in design practice. Designers need to be able to develop and communicate their ideas rapidly and effectively. The programme develops both analytical and creative abilities and encourages the production of working prototypes to develop realistic designers.
The course also aims to equip students with the skills to utilize CAD technology appropriately and effectively to assist in the design of a product. The programme provides a well-constructed, industry-relevant curriculum that prepares students for the demands of the profession. The key academic elements of research, understanding, analysis, assimilation, creativity, development, and presentation are implicit within the process of product design, making this course an excellent area of study for a first degree.
The designer's role is to arrive at a product that is a considered compromise between many different and varied fields of study, resulting in conflicting constraints. Product Design is a difficult process that requires dedication, commitment, and attention to both the big picture and details. Well-developed hand/eye/mind co-ordination, spatial awareness, and manual sketching techniques are essential in design practice. Designers need to be able to develop and communicate their ideas rapidly and effectively. The programme develops both analytical and creative abilities and encourages the production of working prototypes to develop realistic designers.
The course also aims to equip students with the skills to utilize CAD technology appropriately and effectively to assist in the design of a product. The programme provides a well-constructed, industry-relevant curriculum that prepares students for the demands of the profession. The key academic elements of research, understanding, analysis, assimilation, creativity, development, and presentation are implicit within the process of product design, making this course an excellent area of study for a first degree.
Admission Requirements
80+
6+
25+
1200+
170+
64+
80+
• Signed personal statement
• Portfolio (not for Business courses)
• 80 UCAS points or minimum marks in one of the following most common qualifications:
- GCE with two A level at grade BB
- BTEC National Extended Diploma with MMP
- Foundation Diploma with Pass
- Access to Higher Education Diploma with Pass Overall
- International Baccalaureate with 24 IB total points or HL at grade 544 (SL not considered)
- Scottish Qualification with three Higher at grade B
- Irish Leaving Certificate with four Higher at grade 4
- American High School Diploma with GPA 2.5 plus:
- SAT score of 1200 in total, or
- ACT score of 25 or Two AP at grade 4, or
- Completed 1st year of University/Junior College
• I/GCSE with 4/C in English or equivalent. Applicants are required to provide proof of their English language ability. The English test score should be at least B2 on the CEFR level (e.g. IELTS Academic 6.0 overall, no less than 5.5 for each element)
• Portfolio (not for Business courses)
• 80 UCAS points or minimum marks in one of the following most common qualifications:
- GCE with two A level at grade BB
- BTEC National Extended Diploma with MMP
- Foundation Diploma with Pass
- Access to Higher Education Diploma with Pass Overall
- International Baccalaureate with 24 IB total points or HL at grade 544 (SL not considered)
- Scottish Qualification with three Higher at grade B
- Irish Leaving Certificate with four Higher at grade 4
- American High School Diploma with GPA 2.5 plus:
- SAT score of 1200 in total, or
- ACT score of 25 or Two AP at grade 4, or
- Completed 1st year of University/Junior College
• I/GCSE with 4/C in English or equivalent. Applicants are required to provide proof of their English language ability. The English test score should be at least B2 on the CEFR level (e.g. IELTS Academic 6.0 overall, no less than 5.5 for each element)
28 Sep 2026
3 Years
Sep
Tuition fees
Domestic
12,250 GBP
International
17,700 GBP
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