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Engineering and Physical Sciences Foundation Programme: Product Design and Innovation at Aston University, Birmingham - UCAS

Aston University, Birmingham

Degree level: Undergraduate

Engineering and Physical Sciences Foundation Programme: Product Design and Innovation

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Course summary

Our foundation programme paves the way to a degree programme in BSc Product Design and Innovation at the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences. Course outline In our foundation programme for producty design and innovation, you will gain the fundamental knowledge needed for your future undergraduate studies, paving the way toward a BSc in Product Design and Innovation. On this programme, you will learn, collaborate, and flourish through a blend of academic modules, specific subject knowledge, and project-based learning with students in other engineering areas and foundation students across different frameworks. This approach mimics the real-life working world, where your career will be enriched by working alongside people with different skill sets, viewpoints, and approaches, while also supporting a wider community of learning and building the specific skills for your progression. Key benefits

  • Supporting progression – Opportunity to progress onto an Aston University degree programme by learning fundamental subject knowledge.
  • Gold standard teaching – Aston University was awarded Gold – the highest possible rating for the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF, 2023)
Where can this degree take me? Successful completion of this foundation programme enables progression onto our full-time BSc (Hons) Product Design and Innovation degree course. The transferable skills that our product design programmes provide mean that our graduates are successful in finding employment in a wide range of roles such as:
  • Designer
  • Junior designer
  • Design engineer
  • Operations manager
  • Product designer - bespoke furniture
  • Quality inspector
  • Client services associate
  • Graphic and email designer
Our graduates have gone on to work at companies such as Solitec Engineering, MoniRail, Avenue Furniture, Caterpillar, Roman Originals, Desk Gear, TransPerfect Translations, and EP Climbing.

Modules

For a full list of modules and course objectives, visit the course page on Aston University's website: https://www.aston.ac.uk/study/courses/product-design-and-innovation-foundation

Assessment method

For more information on how this course is assessed, visit the course page on Aston University's website: https://www.aston.ac.uk/study/courses/product-design-and-innovation-foundation


How to apply

Application codes

Course code:
H77F
Institution code:
A80
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Foundation

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements


Student Outcomes

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

England £9790 Year 1
Northern Ireland £9790 Year 1
Scotland £9790 Year 1
Wales £9790 Year 1

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

*On 20 October 2025, the Government announced that tuition fees in England for Home students will be increased annually in line with inflation, starting in 2026. The Government have since confirmed that it intends to determine the inflation-linked increase using the Retail Price Index, although this is subject to parliamentary approval. According to the Department for Education’s Policy Paper published on 26 November, the annual tuition fee for the Programme commencing in the academic year 2026/7 is expected to be £9,790, subject to parliamentary approval. If you are holding an offer at Aston, when the annual tuition fee for your Programme for the 2026/27 academic year has been confirmed, we will write to update you. We will also provide as much information as we can about the inflation-linked increase in tuition fees for future academic years. The duration of your programme is set out at the top of this webpage and you will be responsible for the payment of an annual tuition fee in each of these years. The University reserves the right to increase tuition fees annually in accordance with its Terms and Conditions (https://www.aston.ac.uk/sites/default/files/2025-11/aston_university_undergraduate_terms_of_enrolment_20262027.pdf) and subject at all times to the maximum tuition fee caps set by Government from time to time. This means that your total tuition fee may be higher than stated above. An increase in fees will allow the University to cover the increased costs of delivering the course and ensure it is able to maintain high standards of education and facilities. ** Our foundation year programmes are not available to international students, to ensure compliance with immigration law and UKVI rules around the delivery of programmes.
Engineering and Physical Sciences Foundation Programme: Product Design and Innovation at Aston University, Birmingham - UCAS