BA Industrial Design
Entry requirements
A level: ABB IB: 34 (6,5,5 HL) BTEC: BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma in Art and Design: DDM BTEC Level 3 National Diploma: DD plus one A level at Grade B BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate: D plus two A levels at Grades BB Preferred BTEC: BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma in Art and Design. No preferred subjects for BTEC Level 3 National Diploma or BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate.
About this course
BA (Hons) in Industrial Design, an engineering and fashion design degree centred on the development and creation of manufactured products through applied techniques and creative exploration. Core topics include Research Methods, Project Management, Engineering Design, Communication & Writing, and Design & Creative Practice. The course is available as a four-year option including a professional placement year or as a three-year full-time study route. The first year establishes core competencies through compulsory modules such as Prototyping for Design, Design Foundations 1, Research for Design 1, Designing Interactions, and Design Foundations 2. The second year extends professional capabilities with compulsory modules including Design Communication, Research for Design 2, Design for Rapid Manufacture, Shaping Technologies, and New Product Development for Industrial Design, alongside optional choices spanning arts management, placemaking, and generative AI. The final year focuses on practical industry engagement through compulsory modules such as Live Projects and the IDMP Industrial Design Major Project, supplemented by optional modules covering computer-aided modelling, automated manufacturing, and inclusive design.
Modules
- Prototyping for Design
- Design Foundations 1
- Research for Design 1
- Designing Interactions
- Design Foundations 2
- Design Communication
- Research for Design 2
- Design for Rapid Manufacture
- Shaping Technologies
- New Product Development for Industrial Design
- Arts Management
- Re-imagining Communities
- Creative Placemaking
- Drawing Characters: Representation and Identity
- Fashion to Function: Designing Clothing and Wearable Products
- Co-Designing Products with Generative AI
- Creative Enterprise
- BioDesign
- Object Studies
- Shaping a World That Functions: Human Factors and Ergonomics in Action
- Live Projects
- IDMP Industrial Design Major Project
- Design for Impact
- Design for Diversity
- Research for Design
- Computer Aided Modelling and Manufacture
- Automated Design & Manufacturing