Product Design

BDes (Hons) Full time

Course Overview

UCAS code: W241
Duration: 4 years
Study type: Full Time
Napier code: 54108BH

Every product we buy, from an MP3 player to the chair we sit on, has been designed to look and work in a certain way. The Product Design course covers a wide scope of design activity and innovation, from commercial 3D objects to conceptual design interventions in spaces and communication. With an emphasis on innovation and user-focus, you will learn a range of skills in visualisation, prototyping, CAD, materials and fabrication while your design research and problem solving skills will be applied to other creative areas such as branding, interaction design and service design.

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Every product we buy, from MP3 players to the chairs we sit on, has been designed to look and work in a certain way.

On this course you'll learn how to design and develop innovative, attractive and usable products, from commercial 3D objects to conceptual design and communications. You will develop diverse skills in visualisation, prototyping, computer aided drawing, materials and fabrication while applying your design research skills to other creative areas such as branding and interaction design. We aim to reflect the changing role of the product designer so you'll explore product design in its most modern contexts, looking at future technologies, changing customer culture and the impact of carbon neutral lifestyles on manufacturing.

You will gain an understanding of the creative economy and professional design practice. We work regularly with our numerous industry partners on live projects and you have the option of taking a credit bearing work placement. Our graduates enjoy a high success rate in gaining employment after graduation, and our alumni form an important part of our industry network. We have an international outlook with students from all over the world. In your 3rd year you have the opportunity to study for one trimester (3 months) with one of our overseas partners in Europe, China, Australia or North America.

You'll develop good research, problem solving, and conceptual development skills, as well as the ability to work on your own initiative. You'll be able to communicate and work in a team and develop an awareness of the business potential of ideas. You'll also gain practical skills in design, sketching, use of digital media, 3D modelling, materials and manufacture, plus business and marketing skills.

What's it like?

Learn how to design and develop innovative, attractive and usable products

Career prospects

We are one of the top universities in Scotland for graduate employability, with over 93% of our graduates in jobs or further study six months after graduating.

This qualification can lead to a number of careers in various areas of design including. After successful completion of the degree you can go on to develop more targeted research and practice have the opportunity to progress to postgraduate level within our Master of Design (MDes) courses.

  • product design
  • industrial design
  • medical equipment design
  • sports equipment design
  • carbon neutral design
  • brand management
  • advertising
  • graphic design
  • web design

 

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Modular learning

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Developing our students, both professionally and personally, is at the heart of all learning at Edinburgh Napier and is embedded in our approach to Learning, Teaching and Assessment. We put the employability of our graduates at the core of everything we do and we are regarded as one of the Top 10 Universities in the UK for graduate employability.

We are proud to be investing £100m to provide some of the very best teaching and learning facilities and there are plans for a new student union in 2012/13.


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Entry to the course

International students

Full-time study (per year)

The fees listed are stated per annum.

Part-time study (per year)

The fees listed are stated per annum.

Part-time study

The number of modules studied is dependant on the exit that you wish to achieve, for example:

  • A Grad Cert is 60 Credits (3 modules)
  • A Cert HE/Grad Dip/ HND is 120 credits (6 modules)
  • A Dip HE credit is 240 credits (12 modules)
  • A Degree is 360 credits (18 modules)
  • An Honours Degree is 480 credits

Please note that some part-time courses give modular exemptions for previous study and vocational experience. Advice is available during application.

Part-time study (per module)

  • A Postgraduate Certificate is 60 credits (3 modules)
  • A Postgraduate Diploma is 120 credits (6 modules)
  • MBA is 180 credits

Fees Table

Fees displayed are correct at the time of publication but the University Court reserves the right to make changes in fees at any time, and without notice, before or after the student's admission to the University.

Tuition fees are reviewed annually and will rise each year during your programme of study, at least in line with inflation.

Funding your study

We have lots of funding options available such as the postgraduate tuition fee loan for Scottish & EU students, specific scholarships for students from India and Africa, as well as bursaries & grants for those closer to home in England, Northern Ireland and Wales. Visit our funding pages to find out what you could be eligible for.

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