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Product Design and Innovation BSc (Hons)

University of Portsmouth

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  • Qualification

    Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

  • Location

    Main Site

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    22-SEP-25

  • Duration

    3 Years

Course summary


This is a Connected Degree

Portsmouth is the only University in the UK with the flexibility to choose when to do an optional paid placement or self-employed year. Either take a placement in your third year, or finish your studies first and complete a placement in your fourth year. You can decide if and when to take a placement after you've started your course.


Overview

Unleash your creativity and bring your ideas to life.On this BSc (Hons) Product Design and Innovation degree course, you'll combine the theories and methodologies of art and engineering to create and improve the products we use in efficient and cost-effective ways.You'll develop your understanding of engineering design, illustration and computer-aided design while also exploring how to create successful and sustainable products in a competitive market. By graduation, you'll be set up for a career creating and designing products.


Course highlights

- Use sophisticated computer software and rapid prototyping equipment to design new products and improve existing ones- Learn the fundamentals of illustration, computer-aided illustration, computer-aided design (CAD) and manufacturing technology- Learn how to use professional software to visually communicate your product ideas, including Photoshop, AutoCad (for precise 2D and 3D drawing), Creo (for computer-aided design modules and manufacturing simulations) and Keyshot (for photo-realistic renderings and animation)- Create a product for a professional organisation or design centre based on a brief submitted to you by the company's design manager – current students are creating a handheld controller for a yacht for Raymarine


Accreditation

This course is accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) for Incorporated Engineer status (IEng). It's also accredited as fulfilling the requirements for membership and Registered Product Designer status (RProdDes) of the Institution of Engineering Designers (IED).


Careers and opportunities

The skills you learn on this course will prepare you to work in any industry you're passionate about, in areas such as product design, design management, consultancy, engineering, marketing and graphic design.Depending on the roles you go into and your experience in industry, you could earn up to £35,000 as a CAD technician, up to £45,000 as a product designer, or up to £35,000 as an exhibition designer. These average salaries all have the potential to increase in line with your experience and position in a company.Graduate destinationsOur graduates have worked for companies such as:- SAS Software- Celli UK- ETL- Ava Energy- CenTrakWhat jobs can you do with a product design and innovation degree?Our graduates now work in roles including:- project manager (transformation team)- customer success strategizer - design technology teacher- account executive- junior product designerOther graduates have continued their studies at postgraduate level or set up successful businesses with help and support from the University.

Application deadline

29 January

Tuition fees

Students living in Hong Kong
(International fees)

£ 19,200per year

Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

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University information

University of Portsmouth

University of Portsmouth

  • University League Table

    49th

  • Campus address

    University of Portsmouth, University House, Winston Churchill Avenue, Portsmouth, Portsmouth, PO1 2UP, England

Over 5,700 of the university's 24,000 students come from 150 countries around the world.
The University of Portsmouth Global team is dedicated to supporting international students from enquiry, through application and arrival, to graduation.
Facilities at the award-winning Ravelin sports centre include an 8-lane swimming pool, 175-station gym, climbing wall and ski simulator.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    31st out of 84 2

    43rd out of 87 11

  • Entry standards

    / Max 239
    135 57%

    35th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    72.0 72%

    15th

    9
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.17 79%

    42nd

    28
  • Entry standards

    / Max 204
    125 61%

    43rd

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    83.0 83%

    20th

    11
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.00 75%

    54th

    23

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