Date of entry

September 2024

This information is for applicants to Product Design MSc who have received an invitation to upload their portfolio for assessment

About your portfolio

As part of your application to study at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design, you need to submit a portfolio of work showcasing your development, creativity, skills, presentation and enthusiasm for your creative practice.

Portfolio format

Your portfolio should consist of one PDF file showing of up to 15 pages of work.

File format

  • One PDF document with up to 15 pages of work and one contents page
  • No more than 50MB
  • Named using your full name and student ID number for example MaryAnnBaxter_1234567.pdf

Including text and image

Each page should contain high quality images of your work - you can have more than 1 image on each page.

You should include a brief description of each piece of work indicating media, size and date produced (for example Image 1 – Acrylic paint, 30cmx15cm, November 2021).

Some example pages are provided below. This is just an example - your layout, type of work and style may be totally different, but you should aim for a similar balance of text and image.

Download example portfolios

dundee-pg-product-design-portfolio
PDF Document 8.6 MB

Including video content (optional)

You can include up to 5 minutes of video content by sharing a link to a video hosting service (like YouTube or Vimeo) or cloud storage (like Dropbox or OneDrive) in your digital portfolio.

Make sure your link is publicly accessible (or provide a password if your video is password protected). Do not provide us with your personal login details.

Guidelines

  • Demonstrate your creative ideas, skills, abilities and personality
  • Show examples of your thinking and developmental process (usually in the form of pages from your sketchbook)
  • Carefully consider the order of the content displayed in your portfolio. You may wish to arrange your work by a particular theme or by specific projects undertaken.
  • Make sure your images are clear, bright and at a scale suitable to view online
  • Use typography that is legible for online viewing

What we expect

Personal statement (500 words)

This should demonstrate your interest in applying to the product design programme and showcase what makes you stand out from the crowd. Be sure to pay particular attention to the University of Dundee’s core values and philosophy.

Design portfolio

You will also need to submit a design portfolio which should focus on quality rather than quantity. We consider all creative work in the context of design, and should include some of the following:

  • Contextual research
  • Visual mapping techniques
  • Sketching
  • Drawings
  • CAD rendering
  • Model making
  • Prototypes
  • Finished artefacts
  • any other design related work
Applied for more than one Art & Design course?

You need to upload a portfolio for each course you have applied for.

You may choose to include different work in each portfolio to showcase your strengths, but this is not a requirement.

Timescales

Receiving your invitation

When you are invited to upload your portfolio, we will email your invitation to both your personal and @dundee.ac.uk email address. You will also see an update in your Applicant Portal on eVision.

You will normally receive an invite within one days of your application being acknowledged. 

After you have been invited

You should upload your portfolio as soon as possible after you receive the email invitation. We ask you do this within two weeks. If you need longer please contact us.

Outcome

If you are unsuccessful

We will let you know the outcome of your application by email to both your personal and @dundee.ac.uk email address.

If you are made an offer

You will receive an offer (conditional or unconditional) by email to both your personal and @dundee.ac.uk email address.

If you are invited to interview

You will receive an invitation by email. Interviews will take place online. You will also have the opportunity to show additional work at your interview. Full details will be included in your interview invitation.

Upload your portfolio

You need to upload your portfolio to My Applications on eVision.

Application

We will consider all aspects of your application including qualifications, personal statement, reference, and portfolio. It is therefore important when completing your application to include all relevant qualifications including any obtained at High School (where applicable).

Portfolio guidance
djcadpostgraduate@dundee.ac.uk

Help with My Applications
app-support@dundee.ac.uk