Product Design Engineering BEng (Hons)

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Overview

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Degree

UCAS code: H105 112 UCAS points
  1. BEng (Hons) Product Design Engineering

    • Home Applicant
    • Full time, 3 years
    • 9250 Per year
  2. BEng (Hons) Product Design Engineering

    • Home Applicant
    • Part time, 6 years
    • Pro-rata full time fee
  3. BEng (Hons) Product Design Engineering

    • International Applicant
    • Full time, 3 years
    • 14580 Per year

Degree with foundation year

UCAS code: H106 64 UCAS points
  1. BEng (Hons) Product Design Engineering

    • Home Applicant
    • Full time, 4 years
    • 9250 Per year
  2. BEng (Hons) Product Design Engineering

    • International Applicant
    • Full time, 4 years
    • 14580 Per year

What makes this course different

  • Weekly site visits

    We're one of a few universities in the UK who offer weekly site visits to major engineering and construction projects in London.

  • Excellent facilities

    You'll enjoy superb, up-to-date facilities, including CAD suites, control and power electronics labs. UEL also has a 5 axes robot offering opportunities to experiment with large format production.

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  • Design Challenge

    Gain valuable hands-on experience by participating in national competitions like the IMechE Design Challenge, where you'll design, build, and test engineering devices to meet specific requirements.

Course modules

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Mental wealth; Professional Life

Analytical Mathematics

Engineering Sciences

Mathematical Applications

Physical Sciences

Introduction to Computing

A core element of this course is engagement with industry experts and real work experience. In year one you will gain a solid grounding in manufacturing and engineering principles. This will be taught through lectures, workshops, and laboratory experimentation. As your knowledge increases, you will gain the tools to explore, experiment, and find interesting solutions to complex problems.

Mental Wealth: Engineering Profession 1

Engineering Materials

Engineering Principles

Applied Mathematics & Computing

Thermofluids

Engineering Mechanics

Mental Wealth: Engineering Profession 2

Engineering Design and Analysis

Design Integration 2

Applied Electronics

Interdisciplinary studies and group project

Quality Engineering

Industrial Sandwich Placement

By the time you graduate, you'll be generating highly complex design solutions. You'll be familiar with a variety of methods to produce models and prototypes. You'll learn 3D CAD using high-end industry specification software and model-making in our traditional workshops and digital and fabrication facilities.

Capstone Project

Mental Wealth: Engineering Profession 3

Advanced Manufacturing Technology

Design of Mechatronics Systems

Design Investigation 3

NOTE: Modules are subject to change. For those studying part time courses the modules may vary.

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Your future career

You will gain a solid understanding of processes, practices, and expectations of the digital landscape. Within the international workplace that changes at an ever-increasing pace.  Throughout the course, there's engagement with industry experts and real work experience. This forms part of the core elements of learning and assessment.

Industry links

Throughout the course, you will develop a comprehensive knowledge and professional portfolio, which is your gateway to a rewarding career. UEL has a dedicated team to forge close and strong links within industry and with businesses, all the while supporting students with placements during study and advice with graduate employment.

Graduate employers

We have had a long tradition of graduate employment at Newton Equipment. We have graduates teaching design at All Saints Catholic School and the Grey Coat Hospital. Others work at Delphi Technologies.

Job roles

Throughout the course, you will develop a comprehensive professional portfolio which is your gateway to a rewarding career including product design, packaging design, exhibition design, product engineering, engineering, modelmaking, furniture design, 3D branding, service design, CAD engineering, product design teacher (PGCE), or freelance designer. 

Explore the different career options you can pursue with this degree and see the median salaries of the sector on our Career Coach portal.

Further study

You could train to be a teacher with a one-year Product Design Teacher training course (PGCE).

How we support your career ambitions

We offer dedicated careers support, further opportunities to thrive, such as volunteering and industry networking. our courses are created in collaboration with employers and industry to ensure they accurately reflect the real-life practices of your future career and provide you with the essential skills needed. You can focus on building interpersonal skills through group work and benefit from our investment in the latest cutting edge technologies and facilities.

Career Zone

This digital platform provides you with careers and employability resources, including: 

  • Jobs board for internships, placements, graduate opportunities, flexible part-time work 
  • Mentoring programmes for insight with industry experts 
  • 1-2-1 career coaching services
  • Careers workshops and employer events 
  • Learning pathways to gain new skills and industry insight

Mental Wealth programme

Our Professional Fitness and Mental Wealth programme issues you with a Careers Passport to track the skills you've mastered. Some of these are externally validated by corporations like Amazon and Microsoft.

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We are careers first

Our teaching methods and geographical location put us right up top:

  • Work-based projects
  • Networking and visits to leading organisations
  • Support in starting a new business
  • London on our doorstep

How you'll learn

You will be joining a creative hub of innovative engineers and designers based here. You'll be able to observe other design projects, share ideas, and participate in interdisciplinary projects and competitions, such as the IMechE Formula Student challenge to design and build a single-seat racing car.

The first year prepares students with a comprehensive understanding of engineering principles and this knowledge will be embedded in your approach to realising innovative designs that can be profitably manufactured and marketed.

With a personal tutor to oversee your progress, and module leaders for each part of the course, you'll work independently, and occasionally in small groups, on design briefs and projects in our dedicated design studios.

Our fabrication and design facilities include traditional workshops as well as computer-aided design (CAD) suites where you can use a range of two and three-dimensional programmes to produce test results and resolve your concept ideas through to the final design.

    Guided independent study

    We are investing in key areas beyond your studies including our career services, library, and well-being, to be available both face-to-face on campus and online with many of these available 24/7. We have new, modern library facilities on both campuses offering inspirational environments for study and research. Libraries contain resources in print and digital formats, a range of study spaces, and a dedicated librarian who can assist with your learning.

    Academic support

    Students are supported with any academic or subject-related queries by an Academic Advisor, module leaders, and former and current UEL students. If you need a bit of extra help with certain skills such as academic writing, English, maths, or statistics, our Academic Tutors offer workshops, drop-in sessions, and one-to-one appointments to help our students achieve their potential. You can receive advice and guidance on all aspects of the IT systems provided by the University from our IT Service Desks located on all three campuses. Our Student Support hubs in Docklands and Stratford feature centralised helpdesks to cater to your every need. UEL provides support and advice for disabled students and those with specific learning difficulties (SPDs).

    Dedicated personal tutor

    When you arrive, we'll introduce you to your personal tutor. This is the member of the academic course team who will provide academic guidance, be a support throughout your time at UEL and who will show you how to make the best use of all the help and resources that we offer.

    Workload

    Each year you will spend around 280 hours of timetabled learning and teaching activities. These may be lectures, workshops, seminars and individual and group tutorials. Contact hours may vary depending on each module.

    The approximate workloads for this course per year are:

    • Year 1: scheduled teaching - 300 hours; guided independent study - 900 hours. 
    • Year 2: scheduled teaching - 300 hours; guided independent study - 900 hours. 
    • Year 3: scheduled teaching - 300 hours; guided independent study - 900 hours.

    Your timetable

    You will receive your personalised timetable at the beginning of the academic year depending on your course.

    Class sizes

    The size of classes can vary depending on the nature of the course, module, and activity. This can range from large groups in a lecture theatre setting, to smaller groups taking part in seminars and collaborative work.

How you'll be assessed

We assess your progress through various methods, such as personal and group tutorials. You will produce presentations where your work is appraised by a panel of teaching staff and by a peer group of students. You will carry out activities in the workshop and laboratory, at the same time as being assessed. This means you will receive formative feedback regularly. This advice assists the learning process and improves the quality of work before the final hand-in. 

The modules are assessed differently, some through assignments and exams, others through assignments alone. Design modules require a series of presentations for each project throughout the course. You will present your work to your colleagues and teachers highlighting details relating to your primary research, concept developments, and the fabrication of design(s), as well as a concluding pitch of your chosen final design. You will also develop a creative portfolio of work. 

Feedback is provided within 15 working days in line with UEL's assessment and feedback policy.

Campus and facilities

Docklands Campus, London, E16 2RD

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What our students and staff say

Product Design course hero
Studying Product Design at UEL was an incredible experience. From working on design projects to exploring different materials and techniques, I had the opportunity to bring my ideas to life. It was an immersive and rewarding journey that helped shape my skills and perspective as a product designer."

Ghunraj Singh

2022 graduate

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This programme was developed as a response to the current trends in automation and data exchange in manufacturing technologies, such as augmented reality, rapid tooling and Industry 4.0. Students need to gain realistic and comprehensive knowledge of the potential influences that will contribute to their future approach to design methodology. It is also vitally important for students to be able to rapidly prototype an idea and gain an aptitude for testing and reiterating solutions, thereby allowing ideas to develop and flourish into sustainable and feasible products."

Dr Bahar Khayamian Esfahani,

Dr Bahar Khayamian Esfahani FHEA, PhD, MSc, BSc (Hons), Programme Leader, (BEng Hons) Product Design Engineering