Product Design - Why Study?

Why study Product Design?

• we encourage you to become a leading edge designer
• you become comfortable with programming electronics, talking to people, making models and rendering in Computer-Aided Design
• we have strong relationships with employers, including high profile companies like Microsoft, making it easier for you to find a job
• you can enter national and international competitions
• you can exhibit your work at our end of year exhibitions in both Dundee and London

Careers

Employability is the fundamental driver for our course. We pride ourselves on building strong relationships with employers throughout our students' education, enabling a smooth and quick route to industry and further academic training on graduation.

Our graduates are employed as product designers, service designers and interaction designers across the globe for companies such as Lego, Dyson, Orange, Nokia, Alpkit, Microsoft and NCR.

Graduates from Bsc (Hons) Product Design have gone on to have successful careers in the following fields:

• consumer electronics
• sports equipment
• medical products
• automotive industry
• large and small businesses
• independent consultancies in the UK and abroad

Our graduates have worked for companies such as:

• Dyson - designing products which work in different and better ways than their predecessors
• rAndom International -developing projects and installations that re-interpret the ‘cold’ nature of digital-based work and emphasise the interaction between the animate (audience) and the inanimate (object)
• Nokia - the world leader in mobility, driving the transformation and growth of the converging Internet and communications industries
• Alpkit - designing Camping equipment for mountain activities including climbing, camping, mountaineering and trekking
• Novalia - printed electronics specialist
• Foundry - a research team at MintDigital who explore physical objects which connect to the web through digital technology
• Lego - providing toys, experiences and teaching materials for children in more than 130 countries

To apply to study Product Design at DJCAD, University of Dundee, submit your application to UCAS using Institution Code D65 and Course Code W240.