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Product Design at University of Huddersfield - UCAS

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2023 - 20242024 - 2025
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University of Huddersfield has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework.These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.

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Course summary

On the Product Design BA/BSc (Hons) course, we’ll help you to learn the skills you need to become a professional product designer. Our Product Design course gives you the chance to develop the skills to become the creator of innovative products: identifying new product opportunities defined through applied research, ideation and initial sketching, hands-on physical model making, prototyping, digital visualisation and animation, and final details such as manufacturing and commercialisation. Situated in the School of Arts and Humanities, Product Design can draw from a broad range of disciplines from music, fashion, architecture, and art, giving our courses a distinctive creative appeal. While you’re working on the practical side, we’ll also encourage you to:

  • Think about the new product development process and what goes into the products that help designers shape the future.
  • Consider what underpins the concepts of human-centred design and responsible design, which help designers to create inclusive and more sustainable products and business models.
  • Use our industry links and wide expertise in the field to help you get started on your design career. Our focus on commercial product design will give you the chance to experience real design challenges set by businesses or design organisations. This can offer opportunities to win prestigious design awards and even for your design solutions to be licensed. For example, a major high street company bought two innovative product ideas from our second year students.
  • Become a creative problem solver by identifying gaps in the market, understanding people's frustrations with everyday tasks and existing products and develop ideas to solve them.
We believe design can create a better future through world-leading products that not only change lives but break new ground, build businesses, jobs, and help the world become a better place. Whether you’re designing solutions physically or digitally, in sketch form or 3D, we’ll focus on end results that are capable of being mass-produced. In Year 1 of the course, all students follow a common pathway. At the end of this Year 1, students then decide on which pathway they want to follow - either the BA(Hons) or the BSc(Hons). So far both pathways have always been offered. However, if too few choose either route at this point, the University reserves the right to deliver only the larger of the two options. Additional Costs - Materials: You’ll need to supply some of your own materials during the course, such as sketch pads and basic drawing equipment. We also recommend you purchase an external hard drive to back up your work. The University will provide basic materials to enable you to produce sketch development models and hand fabricated photo-realistic representations. For some projects, you may choose 3D printing as an alternative to making models by hand, or produce a 3D animation. You’ll need to cover the cost if you choose 3D printing (using one of our several advanced 3D printer machines), and costs can range between approximately £10 and £300 depending on the size, output quality and complexity of the model. However we offer a range of desktop 3D printers (material is supplied by the course) to meet your quality needs and budget; from desktop printers through to advanced machines. You could look to secure external sponsorship to cover the full cost of larger 3D prints, especially in your final year. The approximate cost of equipment/materials per student in recent years, including an average amount of 3D printing, has been approximately £260 in the first year, £365 in the second year and £500 in the final year. These costs may vary based on the materials you choose and the approximate costs are given as a guide only.

Modules

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

Assessment method

You'll be assessed both individually and in groups through methods such as presentations of design-project work, and written assignments and reports. Your module specification/course handbook will provide full details of the assessment criteria applying to your course.

How to apply

31Jan

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
W242
Institution code:
H60
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

This course may be available at alternative locations, please check if other course options are available

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

Pass in Diploma Foundation Studies in Art and Design combined with A Level or BTEC qualifications, to total an equivalent of 120-104 UCAS tariff points. As a centre of creative excellence, we look forward to hearing about your own creative experiments and ambitions through a discussion of your portfolio at interview. Read our guidance on developing your portfolio and what to expect from your interview - https://www.hud.ac.uk/undergraduate/how-to-apply/interviews/#!/?modal=art Other suitable experience or qualifications will be considered. For further information please see the University's minimum entry requirements.

Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course

https://www.hud.ac.uk/undergraduate/how-to-apply/entry-requirements/

Additional entry requirements

Interview

Portfolio

English language requirements

If your first language is not English, you will need to meet the minimum requirements of an English Language qualification. The minimum for IELTS is 6.0 overall with no element lower than 5.5, or equivalent will be considered acceptable.

Read more about the University’s entry requirements for students outside of the UK on our 'Where are you from?' information pages.

https://www.hud.ac.uk/international/where-are-you-from/

Student Outcomes

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85%
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
90%
Go onto work and study

The number of student respondents and response rates can be important in interpreting the data – it is important to note your experience may be different from theirs. This data will be based on the subject area rather than the specific course. Read more about this data on the Discover Uni website.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

England £9250* Year 1
Northern Ireland £9250* Year 1
Scotland £9250* Year 1
Wales £9250* Year 1
Channel Islands £9250* Year 1
Republic of Ireland £9250* Year 1
EU £15000* Year 1
International £15000* Year 1

*This is a provisional fee and subject to change.

Additional fee information

This information is for applicants applying to study at the University of Huddersfield in the academic year 2023/24. Information is subject to change resulting from the government review of higher education funding in England, and other potential policy changes. This webpage will be updated with 2024/25 tuition fees as information becomes available. Tuition fees for UK students will cover the cost of your study at the University. For more information about funding, fees and finance for UK students, including what your tuition fee covers, please see our Fees and Finance page (https://www.hud.ac.uk/undergraduate/fees-and-finance/). If you are an EU or International student coming to study at the University of Huddersfield, please visit the International Fees and Finance pages for full details of tuition fees and support available (https://www.hud.ac.uk/international/fees-and-funding/). Please email the Student Finance Office ([email protected]) or call 01484 472210 for more information about fees and finance.

Sponsorship information

Please see our website for more information - http://www.hud.ac.uk/undergraduate/fees-and-finance/undergraduate-scholarships/

Product Design at University of Huddersfield - UCAS