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Product Design at Leeds Beckett University - UCAS

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Leeds Beckett University has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.

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Course summary

Develop your creative skills and professional practice. You'll work with industry clients to design products that make a difference. Develop your skills in product design and professional practice. As part of this course, you’ll:

  • Gain insight into user requirements, economic, environmental and ethical considerations, as well as materials, manufacturing, production and industry capabilities
  • Use your insights to help inform the design of your products
  • Design a range of products for both commercial and domestic use, including furniture, interior products, consumer goods and sustainable products
  • Work on live industry briefs, which will ensure you’ll be working in real world settings to design products that make a positive contribution to the world around us
Find out more Our students and graduates Our students have designed for Tommee Tippee, Lego, Nestle, Asda, High Tech Lighting and TRIG Creative amongst many others. Ed Barber of BarberOsgerby, designers of the Olympic Torch, is a graduate of this course. Specialist facilities Our design studios provide you with a flexible working space, with computers integrated into the working environment. A textile space is also nestled next to a lecture area with digital projection equipment. Guest Lectures Lecturers from a range of design disciplines will visit throughout your course to talk about their own practice and run workshops. In your final year you’ll display your project work at our Degree Show, held in our award-winning Broadcasting Place - an event which attracts interest from artists and industry professionals. We often run a number of guest lectures and workshops throughout the year, both on campus and in conjunction with external organisations. The INSIDE/OUT lecture series brings together some of the most exciting names from the fields of art, architecture, design, fashion, film, music, performing arts and beyond. You can catch up on previous lectures by visiting the Leeds Arts Research Centre site. Why study Product Design at Leeds Beckett University...
  • 100% of students on BA (Hons) Product Design were positive about the way teaching staff explain things*
  • Tutors with extensive professional experience and networks
  • Opportunity to take a ‘sandwich’ year – a year of paid employment in industry which will build your skills and experience
  • Study within one of the largest university arts communities in the north, with 3000 students spread across over 40 courses
  • Leeds' thriving creative sector has countless opportunities for product designers on our doorstep
National Student Survey 2024*

Modules

Year 1 Core Modules:

  • Introduction to Design Thinking & Product Design
  • Designing Through Modelling
  • Critical & Contextual Studies 1
  • The Design Process
  • Human Centred Design Research
  • Responsible Design
Year 2 Core Modules:
  • External Context Brief 1
  • Design for Manufacture
  • Critical & Contextual Studies 2
  • External Context Brief 2
  • Design Futures
Year 3 Core Modules:
  • Design for the Real World
  • Final Major Project
- Product Launch

How to apply

29Jan

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Please select a course option – you will then see the application code you need to use to apply for the course.

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

Additional entry requirements

Other

As part of our admissions process suitable applicants will be invited to attend a Leeds School of Arts Professional Development Session. Why? Because we want to invest in YOU! This is an opportunity to use our fantastic facilities, meet the academic staff who will teach you, and meet students you will study with. You will also take part in taster sessions, specific to your area of study, all of which will help strengthen your professional skills.

Student Outcomes

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55%
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
90%
Go onto work and study

The number of student respondents and response rates can be important in interpreting the data – it is important to note your experience may be different from theirs. This data will be based on the subject area rather than the specific course. Read more about this data on the Discover Uni website.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

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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

Please see www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk for fee information.
Product Design at Leeds Beckett University - UCAS