About BA (hons) Product Design in Bournemouth University

This cutting-edge course will give you the skills and guidance to develop successful commercial products. Take a creative and innovative approach to problem solving, while addressing the functional, social and economic needs of your design.

Why study BA (Hons) Product Design at BU?:

• Graduate with a balanced view of the product development process, learning all the practical and theoretical skills necessary to work in the sector  
• Use state of the art facilities including a specialist CAD laboratory and our manufacturing design centre 
• Spend your third year on a work placement, gaining at least 30 weeks experience in a relevant industry 
• Design your own original product and make a working prototype in your final year and exhibit it at our annual Festival of Design & Engineering 
• Choose to extend your undergraduate study and continue to the award of Master of Design (MDes) Product Design 
• Be career-ready like 90% of our graduates in employment 15 months after graduation, with skills allowing you to go into a variety of careers in the industry from a designer through to production manager.

Entry requirements

• High School leaving examinations - We will consider any High School leaving examinations that are considered to be the equivalent to A-level examinations in the UK.

English language requirements

• IELTS: 6.0 overall, with no less than 5.5 in each component.
• TOEFL iBT: 60-78 overall.
• PTE Academic: 54 (with no less than 51 in each component).

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Bournemouth University Cost of Attendance

The information below is designed as a guide to the living expenses at university. For those who stay on-campus, the cost of utilities and transportation will be saved as the students will be given annual bus pass.