Product Design, BA (Hons)

Product design is about:

• understanding people and society by questioning, speculating and reflecting on existing systems

• exploring where opportunities for innovative products lie

Through practical experience, you will learn design research methods used at the forefront of the discipline. These will allow you to explore and understand:

• cutting-edge materials

• technologies

• society

How we teach Our mission is to ensure that you develop your own approach to design. You will develop skills needed to become a highly employable graduate, entrepreneur or thought leader. These include:

• creative

• technical

• critical thinking

• interpersonal

We aim to produce:

• empathic, experimental and provocative designers with strong communication skills

• flexible design thinkers who can explore social, economic and environmental contexts and opportunities to design original, useful and thought-provoking products.

What you will learn Across a suite of courses, you will explore making, critical thinking and designing using a variety of materials and technologies. These are informed by thought-provoking briefs. You will engage with a range of contemporary issues and future challenges, including:

• the circular economy and sustainability

• synthetic biology

• artificial intelligence

• the internet of things

Design and Screen Cultures Courses are integrated with your practical studio work. These provide a contextual and theoretical understanding of contemporary design. Why Edinburgh Our lecturers and technicians are highly skilled as makers and researchers. We support our students to:

• develop their own ways of exploring the world through design

• understand the needs of people and the environment

The professional skills and abilities developed on the programme prepare our graduates for a rewarding career in the creative industries. Many of our alumni are now leading practitioners.