Design for Industry BA (Hons)

COURSE INFORMATION (2010 ENTRY)

4 years full-time

School of Design
School of Design Building, City Campus East

For basic course information and qualification requirements read on. For detailed information about the School of Design experience including projects, placements, exhibitions, staff, galleries and much, much more click here.

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This degree is for those aiming to become professional designers of mass-produced products, moving on to influential positions in the organisations that will shape the future. It has a very strong vocational bias fostered by its close links with industry as we believe that this is the key to developing the commercial awareness necessary to ‘hit the ground running’ when you graduate and to have an immediate impact in your chosen field. To this end we involve students in ‘live projects’ with a variety of companies during their four years with us. Most recently students have worked with multinationals such as Unilver, Diagio, Philips, Masterfoods and Glen Dimplex and leading consultancies such as Kinnear Dufort and Matter to name but a few.

Placements also play a vital role in developing ‘real world’ skills and we are able to offer two opportunities to work for three months at a time with leading companies around the world including; Therefore Ltd, Electrolux Outdoor Products Ltd, DCA Design International, Rip Curl, Puma, Lowe Alpine, GMC Design, Saloman, Early Learning Centre Hong Kong Ltd, Hasbro and Lego.

The programme encourages creative and intellectual development as well as the acquisition of technical skills, abilities and knowledge. It may be possible to follow pathways in either Performance Products or Interface Interaction Design.

A good gauge of the success of any design programme is in its achievements in competitions. The Royal Society of Arts (RSA) Annual Student Design Awards Bursary Competition is probably the widest ranging and in terms of the range of design briefs set, the most intensive. In recent years, the programme has enjoyed much success in this and other competitions including the Ceramics for Breakfast competition sponsored by Macef Milano and the Fondazione Fiera Milano. Prizes have included attachments and travel scholarships to Europe, the USA and Japan.

N.B. This information applies to 2010 entry - if you are interested in 2011 entry, please contact us

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COURSEWORK AND ASSESSMENT

Coursework is predominantly project- or assignment-based. Emphasis is placed on experiential learning including personal enquiry, information synthesis and communication.

CAREERS

We provide students with truly transferable skills that equip them for a wide range of careers including product design and development, service design, systems design, designing and building film sets, brand consultancy and packaging and research.

Graduates from the programme are employed in a range of companies from multinational to small prestigious groups in this country and abroad. Over 85% of graduates from the programme find employment in design related fields.

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COURSE MODULES

Year 1

DE0824 - Contemporary Influences on Design 1 (CORE, 10 Credits)

DE0828 - Design Communication (CORE, 30 Credits)

DE0829 - Industrial Design Theory (CORE, 30 Credits)

DE0830 - Industrial Design Practice 1 (CORE, 30 Credits)

DE1037 - Learning Skills through Design for Industry (CORE, 10 Credits)

VA0415 - Design Cultures (CORE, 10 Credits)

Year 2

DE0122 - Computer Aided Industrial Design (I) (CORE, 10 Credits)

DE0825 - Contemporary Influences on Design 2 (CORE, 10 Credits)

DE0831 - Industrial Design Practice 2 (CORE, 20 Credits)

DE0832 - Industrial Design Practice 3 (CORE, 20 Credits)

DE1084 - Industrial Design Placement Preparation and Live Project (CORE, 20 Credits)

DE1085 - Industrial Design Placement 1 (CORE, 40 Credits)

VA0525 - Technology, Culture and Design after 1900 (CORE, 10 Credits)

Year 3

DE0123 - Computer Aided Industrial Design (II) (CORE, 10 Credits)

DE0826 - Contemporary Influences Dissertation Preparation (OPTION, 10 Credits)

DE0833 - Industrial Design Practice 4 (CORE, 20 Credits)

DE0834 - Industrial Design Practice 5 (CORE, 20 Credits)

DE0839 - Industrial Design Work Placement 2 (CORE, 50 Credits)

VA0501 - Design Studies 04: Dissertation or Design Report Preparation (OPTION, 10 Credits)

Year 4

DE0142 - Contemporary Influences Dissertation Presentation (OPTION, 20 Credits)

DE0161 - Industrial Design Practice Competition - (CORE, 20 Credits)

DE1078 - Industrial Design Practice Exploration Project (CORE, 20 Credits)

DE1080 - Industrial Design Major Project (CORE, 40 Credits)

DE1082 - Research and Critical Justification (OPTION, 10 Credits)

DE1083 - Presentation and Validation (OPTION, 10 Credits)

VA0600 - Design Studies 05: Dissertation or Design Report (OPTION, 20 Credits)

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