Programme summary for BA (Hons) Product Design Futures
About the programme
Product design focuses on consumer product design and new product development, offering a tactical approach, delivering product solutions to design briefs and solving problems. You work on a series of increasingly complex and challenging design projects.
Product Design Futures is more strategic, focusing on consumer product design with an emphasis on globalisation of markets, outsourcing of design services and intangible values in products and services.
Professional qualifications
The Product Design programme is fully recognised by the Chartered Society of Designers.
Programme structure
The programme is modular in structure.
Career opportunities
Careers are available in many design-based areas, such as design management, research, consultancy and teaching.
Support
Design skills are highly transferable and the product design education provides you with an excellent grounding not only in the product design area but also in many design related careers such as design management, research, consultancy and various teaching activities.
Recent graduates have moved on to:
- Post graduate courses
- Employment with British and overseas consultancies.
- Employment with design engineering firms
- Employment in website design
- Setting up consultancies
All UEL students receive support from the student advice centres for study skills, IT, career advice, learning resources, language support, health and personal advice.
On the product design course we have a personal tutor system in place.
Teaching staff can be contacted via e mail.
Admission
Students are selected on their suitability for the programme by a portfolio interview. Applicants would normally have completed an Art and Design Foundation, GAD, or an appropriate BTEC, GNVQ or Access programme of at least one year's duration prior to joining the programme.
We also welcome applicants from mature students who do not have formal qualifications but may have relevant experience. Students applying to this programme will be expected to demonstrate a specific interest in this area of study and should have a commitment to engaging with the subject.
Students must be able to understand and express themselves in both written and spoken English and evidence is required e.g. For level 1 entry a TOEFL score of 550 or an IELTS score of 6.0 (no skill level below 5)
Key facts
You can start many programmes in either September or February and applications are simple to make. Click below to:
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