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Course Overview

You could be an engineering product designer, creating products that solve everything from minor problems, like a leaky teapot, to major questions, like how to launch lifeboats faster. If you’re someone who can understand the engineering, and then wants to use it to start making things and designing real-world solutions, then this is the course for you.

New technologies are constantly changing the way engineering designers approach problem-solving. We’ll keep you up-to-date with the latest design and manufacturing technologies.

First, we’ll build your core skills and experience: the production of design drawings, digital design skills in CAD and graphics, technical engineering analysis, presentation and communication skills and the production of working prototypes. Then, we’ll give you a platform to experience the industry and build your network through live briefs, industry career talks, work placements and your final year degree show.

The course is practical and applied. When you come to graduate you’ll have a portfolio to showcase your talent and ability to create aesthetic, desirable and functional solutions within financial constraints. And that’s precisely what employers are looking for!

The final year of the course revolves around the delivery of a major design project. You'll be required to design, develop, prototype and manufacture a product to your own specifications. You'll need to choose the appropriate manufacturing techniques and materials to make and test a working prototype of your product using our innovative IT and workshop facilities. The result will be showcased at the University's annual design show.

Entry Requirement 

Academic Requirements:

 

  • A Level BBB (must include Maths) or;
  • BTEC National Diploma DDM or;
  • Access to HE qualifications with 24 Distinctions and 21 Merits, must include a minimum of 3 Merits in Design Technology, Maths and Physics or;
  • Equivalent level 3 qualifications worth 122 UCAS points
  • Level 3 qualifications must include Maths or Physics
  • Applicants must hold 5 GCSEs A-C including Maths and English or equivalent (reformed GCSEs grade 4 or above).
  • We welcome qualifications from around the world. English language qualifications for international students: IELTS score of 6.0 or Cambridge Proficiency or Advanced Grade C.

Applicants are normally interviewed before being offered a place and are asked to bring along a portfolio of work. For more guidance on what to include in your portfolio, please see the ‘Interviews and Portfolios’ guide in the 'prepare to start' section.

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This information was accurate on : 10/05/2021
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