Product Design - FAQs

What qualifications to I need to apply for the course?

For entry to Level 1 we are looking for:
SQA higher: BBBB
GCE A-Level: BCC
ILC higher: BBBB
IB Diploma: 30 points

Essential subjects: One or more from art & design (or other creative subject); product design; an appropriate technical subject (eg computing, Information systems) plus an appropriate literate subject (H, A-L, ILC H, HL).

For entry to Level 2 we are looking for:

SQA Advanced Higher: BB (AH) + BB (H) in different subjects
GCE A-Level: ABB
IB Diploma: 34 points with 6, 6, 5 at HL

Essential subjects: One or more from art & design (or other creative subject); product design; an appropriate technical subject (eg computing,Information systems) plus an appropriate literate subject (AH, A-L, HL).

How do I apply for the course?

To apply to study Product Design at DJCAD, University of Dundee, submit your application to UCAS using Institution Code D65 and Course Code W240. Once we have reviewed your application and have checked that you meet our qualification requirements, we will invite you to attend an interview. You will be asked to bring your portfolio with you which can include creative work examples including:photographs, sketchbooks, websites, videos, posters, paintings, drawings, computer graphics, models, prototypes, clothes, sound recordings, things you have engineered, sewn, etc.

Is the first year of study for Product Design the General Foundation course?

No, we have our own first year which we share with our other course, Digital Interaction Design. If you want to apply for Product Design do not apply for General Foundation, apply for Product Design through UCAS using Institution Code D65 and Course Code W240.

Will I be employable at the end of the course?

You bet! We’re one of the world’s best product design courses specialising in the sensitive and relevant application of technology to meet consumer and society needs.

Female or Male – who do you want?

We don’t care! It’s not often I say that… I do care,  but not about your gender, race, social background, whether you are prefer engineering to art or design to technology. We care about you  - we want you to be open, passionate, tolerant and super keen to be a product designer.

I’ve heard you work your students pretty hard – is this true?

That’s up to you! Yes, we do have an environment that wants to get the full potential out of you. Yes, we do cover a wide range of skills from understanding people, coding circuits, building models, rendering CAD, and evaluating yourself. This will be challenging. It will be intensive at points. In fact it will feel pretty much like hard work at times. But overall, our students are happy, confident and eager to get the feet into the employment market.

Ives or Dyson?

Ah, that’s up to you… the people we’re inspired by are Gillian Crampton Smith (go on google her), Richard Banks, Lynsey Duncan,  Dean Brown,  Anab Jain, Bill Gaver, Tom Metcalfe, Eilidh Dickson,  Andrew Ross… and a whole lost of other people we’ve worked with and taught over the years… oh yeah and of course Ives and Dyson!