Automotive and Transport Design, BA (Hons), with industry placement

This course equips students with essential skills and knowledge to develop innovative concept designs for various forms of transport, shaped by stakeholders including students, staff, and industry partners. Aligned with the automotive and transport sectors, it emphasizes employability through constant updates, linking personal passions and skills to career goals while fostering collaborative teaching influenced by industry practices and research. Key benefits include gaining a comprehensive understanding of automotive design beyond styling, creating practical solutions that consider usability, materials, and technology, and engaging in an international environment with global project opportunities and alumni support.The curriculum features a common first year for broad exposure, followed by modules in design innovation, futures, and professional development. Assessments, such as group projects, presentations, and practical coursework, mirror industry standards to prepare students for real-world challenges, ensuring they graduate ready to contribute effectively.

This course has a common first year. The common first year enables you to work alongside students doing similar courses to you, to widen your knowledge and exposure to other subject areas and professions. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with other students, so you can share your insights and experience which will help you to develop and learn. If you discover an interest in a specific subject you have studied, upon successful completion of your first year, you could swap degrees with another course in your common first year (subject to meeting progression requirements). *Year One Modules* Design Exploration Design Visualisation Design Enquiry Design Reflection Design Context Design Experience *Year Two* In year 2, you will continue to develop the skills and knowledge you’ve learnt. We do this by embedding the following four principles into the curriculum and developing your: Technical skills – digital fluency, backed with the right academic knowledge Study skills – to be an adaptive, independent and proactive learner Professional skills – to have the behaviour and abilities to succeed in your career Global awareness – the beliefs and abilities to be a resilient, confident and motivated global citizen You will develop more advanced knowledge and skills to do with: design innovations, designing for the future, and investing design work, amongst others. *Modules* Professional Development Design Innovation Design Futures Developmental Actions Design Investigations Industrial Design *Placement Year* There’s no better way to find out what you love doing than trying it out for yourself, which is why a work placement* can often be beneficial. Work placements usually occur between your second and final year of study. They’re a great way to help you explore your potential career path and gain valuable work experience, whilst developing transferable skills for the future. If you choose to do a work placement year, you will pay a reduced tuition fee* of £1,250. For more information, please go to the fees and funding section. During this time you will receive guidance from your employer or partner institution, along with your assigned academic mentor who will ensure you have the support you need to complete your placement. *Final Year* Your final year aims to bring you to the level to enter the world of work by consolidating your knowledge and skills from year one and two. *Modules* Design Portfolio Concept Creation Design Project – Select Design Presence Design Delivery We regularly review our course content, to make it relevant and current for the benefit of our students. For these reasons, course modules may be updated. Before accepting any offers, please check the website for the most up to date course content. For full module details please check the course page on the Coventry University website. *For further information please check the course page on the Coventry University website