BA Product Design (with an industrial placement year)
Entry requirements
A level: ABB or BBB IB: 32 points
About this course
BA (Hons) in Robotics Engineering. Core topics include research methods and project management. The course aligns with the Design Council's 2025 Skills for Planet Blueprint and covers circular economy principles. Students complete a placement preparation module and a final-year design project.
Modules
- Creative Research Methods for Design
- Drawing for Design
- Materials and Processes for Product Design
- Mathematics for Product Design
- Applied Technology for Product Design
- Computer Aided Visualisation
- Experience Prototyping
- The Narrative of Design in Modern Culture
- Global Design Challenge
- Industry Ready: Mastering the Placement Application Process
- Design for Manufacture
- Design Techniques in Practice
- Human Factors and Ergonomics
- Interaction Methods
- Design for Industry
- Integrated Product Design: Research, Theory and Practice
- Professional and Managerial Skills
- Toy and Game Design
- Design Project (BA)
- Business and Project Management
- Design Philosophy
- The Role of Design in the Circular Economy
- Thinking Big: The 5 Senses