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Product Design, BDes (Hons), with industry placement

Ulster University, United Kingdom

 
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Subject ranking

Art & Design
UK / CUG
28th
Art and design
UK / The Times
39th
Overall
UK / Guardian
49th

Costs

Course feesS$26.6K / year
Entertainment, books
food & rent
S$24.4K / year
Beer S$10
MacDonalds S$13
Cinema S$20
Coffee S$6
TotalS$51K / year

Entry requirements

A Level BBB
Diploma 2.4
International Baccalaureate 26

Scholarships

Scholarships
Up to £3000 for tuition
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Early payment discounts
Up to £1000 for tuition
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British Chevening Scholarships
100% for tuition and living expenses
Limited quantity

Information

Course
Code
W260(1)
University
Code
U20
Upcoming
Intakes
Sep 2024
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HOTLINE
+65 6333 1300

Duration

4 years
Graduate
2028
About the course

Course summary

Study Product and Furniture Design at Ulster University in the United Kingdom.This adaptable and unique course is designed primarily for students from either an Art and Design or Technology and Design background who wish to follow careers within the Design Industry specifically in the areas of Product or Furniture design, who wish to teach in either Art and Design or Technology and Design or who wish to undertake further design related studies at Masters or Doctoral level.The course provides stimulating and challenging practice based design education within a multidisciplinary studio environment with making and prototyping at the core of what it does.Within the Furniture strand of the course the emphasis is towards Design rather than Craft, making is still seen as very important with model making and materials testing a key part of design development. Workshops offer facilities for the manipulation of soft materials for model making as well as wood, metal and plastics for prototyping.Practice is informed and underpinned by a strong culture of contextual understanding and critical reflection. Students engage in multidisciplinary work based learning through collaborative projects and industrial placements underpinned by teaching in professional practice, strategic business thinking and entrepreneurship.The Goal is to produce design graduates who are informed thinkers, fluent communicators and highly skilled makers that have the requisite technical, intellectual, creative and entrepreneurial skill sets to make a meaningful contribution within the context of the creative industries .

Modules

The course is based on a modular structure with four modules of study in each year of the three years. Students share a common First Semester with both Interior Design and Architecture where they are introduced to the key skill sets and methodologies common to all areas of study. They are given the opportunity to sample short projects from a number of specialist areas before going on to select specialist areas of study in years two and three. At the end of final year of studies, students will have gained a range of design skills and have developed a personal, innovative approach to the practice of designing. Students are encouraged to undertake group study trips in years One and Two to London and a European destination respectively. The aim is to broaden their contextual knowledge of design and to undertake a series of industrial and professional study visits to gain insight into professional practice within their chosen discipline.


What you will learn

The course is based on a modular structure with four modules of study in each year of the three years. Students share a common First Semester with both Interior Design and Architecture where they are introduced to the key skill sets and methodologies common to all areas of study. They are given the opportunity to sample short projects from a number of specialist areas before going on to select specialist areas of study in years two and three. At the end of final year of studies, students will have gained a range of design skills and have developed a personal, innovative approach to the practice of designing. Students are encouraged to undertake group study trips in years One and Two to London and a European destination respectively. The aim is to broaden their contextual knowledge of design and to undertake a series of industrial and professional study visits to gain insight into professional practice within their chosen discipline.

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