Our established product design course has an outstanding track record of producing graduates who go on to fulfilling and innovative careers.
Whether you want to work in the creative or the engineering industries, this degree gives you both the theoretical foundation and practical skills required to create original and sustainable consumer products.
You will work through a series of projects, choosing specialist studios to suit your areas of design interest and learning the process of taking a product from concept to completion.
An optional year-long placement in the third year provides invaluable experience and often leads to opportunities on graduation
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Year 1
In your first year you take five core modules.
Modules
Making, Materials and Processes
Design Methods, Approaches and Skills
Designing Things People Need
Introduction to Design History, Theory and Critical Thinking
Digital Fabrication Methods
Year 2
In your second year, you choose a specialist studio in which to work (the Design Studio module), learning alongside third years in a mutually beneficial vertical studios system.
Each studio relates to a different area of design (for example, human factors, UX design, sustainable design, and emotion and society).
Modules
Design Studio 1
Design Studio 2
Contextualising Theory and Practice
Product Design Technologies
Options*
Design Thematic Practice
Design for a Global Context
Edible Campus
Critical Spacial Practice in Public
Re-imagining the House
Excursions in Immensity
Collection
Digital Craftsperson
*Option modules are indicative and may change, depending on timetabling and staff availability
Placement
The third year is an optional placement year spent working in industry – our placements team will support you to find your placement.
You might choose to spend this year in local or international industry, gaining professional experience. Students undertake placements with larger organisations such as Airbus, Body Shop, Coty, Disney, Lego, McDonalds, Rolls Royce and Thales, as well as smaller local SMEs such as BMI, Crown Hockey, HM Trailers, Synergy Medical Technology and Welland Medical.
You can work for a number of companies rather than just one or begin working as a self-employed designer.
Read an interview with student George Gilliat who did his placement at Lego in Denmark.
Final year
In your final year you choose a specialist studio in which to work on your final major project (Design Studio module). You will increasingly focus on independent study and specialisms, developing a portfolio that works for your professional ambitions.
Modules
Professional Design Pathways
Design Studio 3
Design Studio 4
Dissertation
Product Design Technologies
As you begin your final year there is an option to choose to graduate with a BA(Hons) degree rather than a BSc
Brighton’s product design course equips you for a wide variety of professions, ranging from traditional manufacturing and design consultancy through to creative industries such as graphics, social media, marketing, research and new technologies. We have an excellent graduate employment record and your CV will be enhanced by Brighton's reputation in the industry.
Our students have gone from Brighton into both local and internationally renowned companies including:
Insurance – Single: 300 GBP per year
