Course summary

Product Design BA (Hons) fosters a critical, analytical and creative approach to designing products, services and experiences. Formerly known as 'Design for Industry', product design has been delivered at Northumbria for over forty years. During this time, our excellent teaching staff have empowered graduate designers with the knowledge, skills and creative confidence to design products, services and experiences relevant to the needs of people, society and business. We are proud to state that the world’s foremost design leaders and countless globally respected design practitioners are ex-graduates of our course. Combining industry-run projects with academic learning, we ensure that you have the skills necessary to make a significant contribution to your chosen field of professional industrial design practice. Extended Degree This extended degree provides an alternative route to higher education and supports those who don’t meet the standard entry requirements for an undergraduate degree. It includes a foundation year which year helps develop your skills, build confidence, and foster your creativity. The extended degree gives you the chance to explore a range of design disciplines linked to the creative design sector. What will I learn in my Foundation Year? You will develop your knowledge of a broad range of creative design disciplines and equip you with the subject knowledge and essential skills that will be required for your entry into this degree. You will have an opportunity to learn contemporary portfolio skills, work on short projects rotating through the 4 different design specialisms of communication design, product design, fashion design and interior design to explore these subject’s areas in more detail. The foundation year of the course delivered at level 3 which develops your ability to study in Higher Education is not accredited. Subsequent levels and years are accredited and deliver the knowledge, competencies, and skills required to meet the specific course accreditation requirements that relate to the approved accredited award title.