Product Design, BA (Hons)

Course summary

OverviewOur product design degree gives you the knowledge, practical skills and industry experience to build a portfolio that will help you launch a career in a wide-range of sectors.Why study product design with usBA Product Design is a practice-based programme driven by our passion for understanding people and technology; exploring innovative solutions driven by real opportunities, and addressing challenges faced by industry and society. We will equip you with the skills to design products and services, and will support you with the experience, advice, feedback and encouragement you need to grow as a responsible, successful product designer.Our programme is accredited by the Institution of Engineering Designers (IED) and meets the requirements of Registered Product Designer (RProdDes). This accreditation validates the relevance and content of the degree programme to current industry requirements and practice.You will have access to industry expertise through our weekly guest lecture series, ‘live’ projects with industry partners, and our extensive alumni network. Our graduates go on to work across the globe from start-ups and design consultancy, through to high-profile organisations such as Lego, Vodafone, dyson, and Tesla.Course contentSat within the faculty of Science and Technology, we strive to develop product designers who are creative, confident, responsible and insightful in responding to user needs, but who also have a fundamental understanding of how to design and make things that work. As well as studio-based design skills, with access to our industry standard facilities you will gain extensive expertise in 3D CAD, rendering, physical prototyping and design for manufacture. We will help you to understand the wider context that surrounds our subject, developing the theoretical and practical skills, experiences and attitudes needed to enter the profession across a wide range of sectors and emerging practices.Our BA course is assessed through 100% coursework. You will gain your knowledge and understanding of the subject through a variety of approaches including interactive guest lectures, design workshops, creative exercises, projects, lab-based software classes and visits.For a full list of up to date course content, please refer to our programme page on the university website.Introducing our new Learning FrameworkAfter working with our students to gather feedback on what they love most about our courses, we’re making some changes to how we structure and teach our programmes for the start of the 2024/25 academic year. You can find more information about how this course is affected by viewing the relevant course information sheet on our Learning Framework page: https://www.mdx.ac.uk/study/learning-framework/

For more details about this programme, please visit the course page: https://www.mdx.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/product-design