Course summary

On our Product Design BA/BSc(Hons)*, you can develop the skills needed to become a professional product designer. You’ll focus on finer details, too, such as manufacturing and commercialisation. Plus, an impressive 90% of graduates from this course are in work and/or further study 15 months after graduating (Unistats 19/20 data, UK domiciled graduates) On the course, we’ll encourage you to think about the new product development process and what goes into the products that help designers shape the future. You’ll consider what underpins the concepts of human-centred design and responsible design, too. *In Year 1, all students follow a common pathway. At the end of Year 1, you’ll then decide on which pathway they want to follow - either the BA(Hons) or the BSc(Hons). Both pathways have always been offered. However, if too few choose either route at this point, the University reserves the right to deliver only the larger of the two options. Why Study Product Design BA/BSc(Hons) at University of Huddersfield? Using our industry links to help you get started on your design career, you’ll experience real design challenges set by businesses or design organisations. This can lead to opportunities to win prestigious design awards and even for your design solutions to be licensed; for example, a major high street company bought two innovative product ideas from previous second-year students. You’ll benefit from real-world experience on a product design work placement; past students have undertaken placements with Disney, LEGO, and Howdens Joinery. This allows you to explore specific interests within product design – such as, for example, computer aided design, industrial design, product design, 3D design, or product engineering – you’ll be potentially opening doors to an exciting career ahead. Professional Bodies At Huddersfield, you’ll study the Global Professional Award alongside your degree† so that you can gain valuable qualities and experiences that could help you to get the career you want, no matter what your field of study is. †full-time, undergraduate first degrees with a minimum duration of three years. This does not include postgraduate, foundation, top-up, accelerated or apprenticeship degrees. Why Huddersfield? Huddersfield’s vibrant and friendly campus is a great place from which to study, while the town itself offers lots to see and do, with good transport links in and around the area.