BA (Hons) Product Design
Ravensbourne University London
Key Information
Campus location
Greenwich Peninsula, United Kingdom
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
3 years
Pace
Full time
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Introduction
A vision for innovation.
Ready to bring your ideas to life? This award-winning Product Design degree in London enables you to explore ergonomics, aesthetics and sustainability to produce an industry-ready portfolio.
Why study this product design degree?
- Award-winning product design course
- Strong industry links, live client projects and internships
- Great staff-to-student ratio with unrivalled access to tutors
- Cutting-edge, open-access prototyping studios
- Gain industry-ready skills
In this hands-on Product Design course at Ravensbourne University London, you’ll define problems and opportunities through cutting-edge research and analysis, develop original ideas with creative thinking, and deliver detailed designs ready for production.
Predominantly project-based, you’ll study the functional and market-led requirements of product design from concept to production, looking at ergonomics, aesthetics, usability, sustainability, intellectual property and the application of technology. You’ll also learn to communicate your design work engagingly through prototypes, sketches, design documents, renders and pitch presentations.
Live projects with illustrious brands will give you real-world design experience. Our professionally-active lecturers and technicians will offer exceptional industry insight and enable you to identify areas where design could have a significant and positive impact in social, economic and environmental contexts. You will also gain access to unrivalled, state-of-the-art prototyping and 3D printing equipment.
When you graduate with BA Hons Product Design, you will have the tools to develop products that push boundaries, so you can thrive in this innovative sector.
Ideal Students
Innovators who wish to produce quality products across the product life cycle that better serve society.
Curriculum
Key study topics
- Concept generation
- How to manage ideas
- User research: how to understand people's needs
- Prototyping
- Ideas to market: selling a vision
Year 1
Students will learn essential skills in 2D and 3D design, user research, the iterative design process and current design software packages.
They will begin to develop their own approach to product design and build confidence and self-discipline in responding to live and self-initiated briefs.
Throughout this stage, we encourage students to start thinking about their contextual studies research.
Year 2
Students will gain a deeper understanding of the design process, from prototype development leading to the study of materials and manufacturing techniques.
We set briefs that encourage students to collaborate with other students and we encourage them to take up work placements in the design industry.
Year 3
We nurture students' independence as designers with a self-directed major product design project, ready for exhibition at the degree show.
They will be assessed on a collaborative brief and are required to enter competitions and engage with industry design challenges. At the same time, they will produce a portfolio for entry into the industry.
We ask students to show their contextual studies research and thinking in a long-form dissertation.
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Career Opportunities
Graduates often proceed to a career in 3D product, packaging, service, retail interior design and user experience design. For example, our graduates often help to develop new electronic devices, food packaging and the better customer experience in industries such as finance, transport and entertainment.
We encourage you to take up work placements in the design industry to help shape your future career path.