Product Design with Placement Year
UCAS Code: H776
Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Entry requirements
A level
including grade B in an art or design subject and grade B in Maths or Physics
Access to HE Diploma
in Engineering subject, including Distinction in all Maths units at Level 3
Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal
including grade M2 in an art or design subject and grade M2 in Maths or Physics
GCSE/National 4/National 5
A minimum of 5 GCSEs at grade C or grade 4 and above are required, including English Language and Mathematics
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
including Higher Level 5 in an art or design subject and Higher Level 5 in Maths or Physics
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
including H3 in an art or design subject and H3 in Maths or Physics
OCR Cambridge Technical Diploma
in Art and Design or engineering subjects. Applicants taking a BTEC in Art and Design should also have a grade A at A level in Physics or Maths. Applicants taking a BTEC in engineering subjects should have a grade A at A level in an art or design subject.
OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate
in any subject with A levels grade AB in Maths or Physics and an art or design subject
OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma
in a related subject, including Distinctions in Further Engineering Mathematics or Dynamic Mechanical Principles
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
in Art and Design or engineering subjects. Applicants taking a BTEC in Art and Design should also have a grade A at A level in Physics or Maths. Applicants taking a BTEC in engineering subjects should have a grade A at A level in an art or design subject.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)
in any subject with A levels grade AB in Maths or Physics and an art or design subject
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
in a related subject, including Distinctions in Further Engineering Mathematics or Dynamic Mechanical Principles
Scottish Advanced Higher
including grade B in an art or design subject and grade B in Maths or Physics
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About this course
Design at Brunel is all about realising fantastic ideas in the real world. Our Product Design BSc degree is focused on developing your commercial awareness, technical skills and ability to innovate, meaning you can develop products that both look good and work well.
There is a lot of project-based learning to test your skills and you’ll see the outcome of your design from concept to making the actual product. This means you’ll be able to build a great portfolio of your best-quality projects, academic and industry briefs, and case studies during your studies.
You’ll have workshop training and will use industry-standard equipment and software to develop quality hands-on skills to become a maker. Independent access is available to modern facilities that include dedicated design studios, digital sketching, extensive prototyping workshops, and electronics and digital fabrication labs. The practical knowledge you gain is transferable to industry and provides a head start for your future career as a designer and design making in the modern world.
Our product design course is accredited by the Institution of Engineering Designers (IED) and can be studied full-time over three years, or four years with a placement year. The placement year helps you to prepare for the world of work and you’ll have a year’s worth of invaluable professional experience when you graduate. Our students have worked in both small innovation start-ups and multinational organisations such as Adidas, Chanel, Jaguar Land Rover, Philips, Disney and Lego. Some take advantage of exchange programmes that can take them to universities in Europe and the USA.
Made in Brunel is a unique, student-led initiative that showcases our design talent at its finest. Each year our students run a series of industry and community events leading up to the Made in Brunel exhibition. This annual showcase is a highlight of the London design calendar and promotes the incredible work our students produce to the creative community, and is a great way for our students to network with key design professionals.
If you are interested in turning a product or technology idea into a business after you graduate, we are in partnership with the Central Research Laboratory (CRL), a design incubator for start-ups. You’ll have access to meeting rooms and work space as well as prototyping facilities. A team of in-house professionals will guide and support you at each stage and a number of our previous entrepreneurial students have successfully commercialised their products.
The British Industrial Design Association graduate employability survey ranks Brunel second for creating the ‘most employable graduates’.
Modules
Typical Modules
Year 1
Design Process 1
Electronics and Mathematics
Graphic Communication
Materials with Manufacturing
Mechanics for Design
Year 2
Design Communication
Design for Manufacture
Design Process 2
Dynamics, Mechanisms & Stress Analysis
Electronics, Programming & Interfacing
Year 3 is an optional work placement
Year 4
Core Modules
Human Factors
Major Project
Optional Modules
Contextual Design
Embedded Systems for Design
Environmentally Sensitive Design
Graphic Communication 3
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