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Product Design
Product Design BA (Hons) fosters a critical, analytical and creative approach to designing products, services and experiences.
Formerly known as 'Design for Industry', product design has been delivered at Northumbria over forty years. During this time, our excellent teaching staff have empowered graduate designers with the knowledge, skills and creative confidence to design products, services and experiences relevant to the needs of people, society and business. We are proud to state that the world’s foremost design leaders and countless globally respected design practitioners are ex-graduates of our courses.
Combining industry-run projects with academic learning, we ensure that you have the skills necessary to make a significant contribution to your chosen field of professional industrial design practice.
Why choose Northumbria to study Product Design?
Globally Recognised Design School - In 2023, members of Northumbria's Design school travelled to New York where they were awarded Best Design School in the highly anticipated International Contemporary Furniture Fair.
Pioneering Alumni - Including Sir Jonathan Ive, Former Chief Design Officer at Apple, and Richard Brownlie-Marshall, Creative Designer for Pret A Manger and Founder of Mindful Chef.
Top Department - Northumbria is ranked 6th in the UK for Product Design studies (Guardian University League Table, 2024).
Research Powerhouse - Art and Design at Northumbria is ranked 4th in the UK for research power (REF, 2021). This is a rise of 6 places compared to 2014.
Graduate Prospects - Product Design at Northumbria is ranked 6th in the UK for Graduate Prospects (Guardian University Guide, 2024). This is because 87% of our graduates are in highly skilled employment or further study 15 months after graduation.
Student Rated - Over 95% of Students studying Design at Northumbria believed their course positively challenged them to achieve their best work (NSS, 2024).
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