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Product Design BA (Hons)

Join over half a century of successful product design graduates by studying this renowned degree course at Teesside University and learn how to develop and make your designs across the full breadth of industries from transportation to film.

About the course
Product design is about making your imagination a reality and our product design course provides you with the skills and knowledge for careers across the design industry in roles from consultant to in-house designer, from small independent businesses to large-scale manufacturers. Graduates of this degree have broad career options with many successful alumni from major companies and consultancies such as Dyson, Philips, E3 Design and Seymour Powell returning to share their experiences from the automotive, aerospace, consumer electronics, furniture, packaging and film industries.

What you learn
Build your practice as a product designer from drawing to computer-aided design (CAD), model-making to 3D scanning, rapid prototyping to desktop routing. You develop your understanding of aesthetics, form, function, ergonomics, manufacturing, usability, interaction, inclusive and sustainable design. While training to become a product designer, you learn to be a creative problem-solver, progress your design ideas and cultivate critical thinking individually and through teamwork. This makes for a very hands-on, dynamic culture developing both traditional and digital skills through drawing, modelling and experimentation.

At Teesside University we offer a hands-on approach to developing professional practice in our superbly equipped workshops and open plan design studios, where you learn the traditional and digital skills to work in the design field. In this dynamic setting, you apply your learning to a range of commercial design projects and develop your professional, business and marketing skills. Recent industry-focused live projects include furniture, consumer goods, disability aids and playground equipment.

Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art
You study at MIMA School of Art & Design, an art school led by Teesside University and Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art (MIMA), an international contemporary museum and gallery. You gain a full artistic experience, learning in a social space that inspires dynamic ideas, fuels collaboration and allows you to build local, national and international networks with industry professionals for your future product design career. An optional work placement year is included, at no extra cost.

Top three reasons to study product design at Teesside University
1. Teesside University has been actively engaged in creative education for over 50 years with a special focus on the connection between art and industry.
2. Our successful alumni work for major companies and consultancies such as Dyson, Philips, E3 Design and Seymour Powell.
3. Benefit from the close proximity of our studios and workshops which are open access across your full course.

Intakes

Application Processing Time in Days: 30

Minimum English Language Requirements

English Level Description	IELTS (1.0 -9.0)	TOEFL IBT (0-120)	TOEFL CBT (0-300)	PTE (10-90)
Expert	9	120	297-300	86-90
Very Good	8.5	115-119	280-293	83-86
Very Good	8	110-114	270-280	79-83
Good	7.5	102-109	253-267	73-79
Good	7	94-101	240-253	65-73
Competent	6.5	79-93	213-233	58-65
Competent	6	60-78	170-210	50-58
Modest	5.5	46-59	133-210	43-50
Modest	5	35-45	107-133	36-43
Limited	4	32-34	97-103	30-36
Extremely Limited	< 4	< 31	< 93	< 30

Job Opportunity Potential

Academic opportunities

We are delivering an ambitious programme of transformation, underpinned by significant investment in our academic staff community. There are a number of opportunities currently open for applications. Join us to realise your ambition, today.

Careers fair

The annual careers fair, gives you the opportunity to speak to potential employers and find out what careers, jobs, placement and study opportunities are on offer.

Placements, internships and work experience

Increasing student numbers at university makes entry in to the graduate job market very competitive. Research surveys, including those undertaken by High Flyers, highlight the large number of applications for graduate roles (sometimes as high as 70-80 applications for roles on popular graduate training schemes with the big national and international organisations).

Just having a good degree is not enough to give you the best platform to compete for graduate roles - which means work experience, work placements or volunteering is absolutely essential. Employers will be expecting you to have gained experience, articulate what you have gained, including skills you have developed that will be needed in their business.

The Work Experience team within Student Futures is here to help. Get in touch with your School Work Experience Officer (based in the Student Futures team) as early as possible in your studies but especially by the autumn of year two in your studies.

PSW Opportunity

2 Years PSW is applicable after completing a minimum duration of 9 months course (like- Undergraduate, Postgraduate Level)
3 Years PSW is applicable after completing PhD level courses.

Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria

FOR INDIA

For entry onto Year 1:

India Standard XII – 65% minimum from all state boards.
Diploma from the State Board of Technical Education with 60% minimum (including MEng)
Holders of the International Baccalaureate Diploma with 28 points or more will be considered for direct admission to Bachelor degree courses

Advanced entry to undergraduate:

You may be eligible to enter Year 2 of a degree programme if you have a three or four-year diploma
Decided on a case-by-case basis – your course must closely match our own curricula.

FOR BANGLADESH

For entry onto Year 1: Higher Secondary Certificate (70% minimum) and an approved foundation course
For entry onto Higher National Diploma: Higher Secondary Certificate with a grade-point average of 4.5
For entry onto Integrated Master of Engineering – MEng (Hons): Diploma pass – 70% minimum

Advanced entry to undergraduate:
You can go straight to Year 2 if you have a three-year bachelor degree with a 55% score
Year 3 entry for exceptional candidates is decided on a case-by-case basis – your course must closely match our own curricula.

FOR NEPAL

For entry onto Year 1: Standard XII – 65% minimum overall with relevant subjects at least 65%
For entry onto Integrated Master of Engineering – MEng (Hons): Standard XII – 70% minimum overall with relevant subjects at least 70%
Advanced entry to undergraduate: You may be eligible to enter Year 3 of a degree programme if you have completed a three-year degree programme with a minimum of 60% from a recognised Napalese university.

FOR PAKISTAN

For entry onto Year 1:

If you have an excellent Higher Secondary School Certificate, intermediate or FA/FSc (70%+) or,
Two-year bachelor degree with a minimum of 60%

Advanced entry to undergraduate:

You may be considered for advanced entry onto an undergraduate programme if you have excellent results from three-year degree from a recognised institution
You need a minimum of 60% from a three-year bachelor degree for second-year entry
You need a minimum of 60% from a four-year bachelor degree for third-year entry
Decided on a case-by-case basis – your course must closely match our own curricula.

FOR SRI LANKA

For entry onto Year 1: Standard UK entry requirements

Advanced entry to undergraduate:
You may be considered for advanced entry onto an undergraduate programme if you have a UK Higher National Diploma or a local diploma
Decided on a case-by-case basis – your course must closely match our own curricula.

Teesside University

Middlesbrough , England ,United Kingdom