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Product Design (TU811)

Overview

The Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Product Design is a four-year program that aims to produce graduates with the theoretical knowledge and practical skills needed to work in today's demanding design fields.

Program Details

TU Code

TU811

CAO Point Range 2024

423-589

NFQ Level

Level 8

Award Type

Major

Award

Bachelor of Science

ECTS Credits

240

Duration

4 years

Number of Places

36

Location

Aungier Street, Bolton Street, Grangegorman

What is Product Design?

Product design is all about creating a new product that a business can sell to its customers. Industry, commerce, retail, and domestic markets are hungry for new products of all varieties. Every product moves through a development cycle, which the product designer oversees.

Course Description

This course aims to produce graduates with the theoretical knowledge and practical skills needed to work in today's demanding design fields. The World Economic Forum forecast the most important skills you'll need in order to be truly valuable for your lifetime in the workforce. At the top of the list are creative problem-solving, social intelligence, complex critical thinking, and the ability to be a lifelong learner. Our Product Design course has been equipping students with these skills since 2003.

Modules

• Applied Physics for Design
• Creative Design Fundamentals
• Design Mathematics
• Manufacture & Materials
• Innovation in Design
• Design Tools & Technology
• Management and Strategy
• Product Visualisation
• Prototyping & Modelmaking
• Product Development Studio

Study Abroad Opportunities

In Year 3, you can undertake a full semester at an international partner university such as San Francisco State University, UPC in Barcelona, or Hong Kong PolyU.

Professional Accreditation

If you qualify with a BSc (Product Design) Degree, you're eligible for full membership of the Institution of Engineering Designers.

Minimum Entry Requirements

Leaving Certificate Requirements

• Minimum Number of Subjects: 6
• Minimum Grade in Maths: O6/H7
• Minimum Grade in English OR Irish: N/A
• Minimum Number of Higher Subjects: 2 H5's

QQI/FET Requirements

• QQI/FET Award Required: Level 5 or 6 award in a relevant discipline
• Additional Requirements: 5 Distinctions

Fees

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Career Opportunities

Our sought-after graduates go on to work as designers in a wide breadth of industries. These include medical devices, agri-tech, automotive, sports technology, strategic service design, user experience design, innovation consultancy, marketing, graphic design, toy and game design, and much, much more.

Graduate Job Titles

• Industrial Designer
• Product Manager
• Exhibition/Display Designer
• Product Designer
• Technical Sales Executive
• Interior and Spatial Designer
• Design Assistant
• Computer Games Designer
• Web Development & Advertising
• Industrial Testing
• Brand Manager
• Owner / Founder
• Product Inspection
• New Business Development
• Production Manager
• Freelance Designer
• Mechanical Design Engineer
• Packaging Manager
• Graduate Design Engineer
• In-house Designer
• Design Branding
• Entrepreneur
• Sports Product Designer
• Illustrator/Animator
• Account/Client Manager
• Medical Device Designer
• Fashion Designer
• Packaging Designer
• Sustainable Product Designer
• Space Planners
• Interaction Designer
• Lighting Design Engineer
• Planning Assistant
• Design Consultant
• Product Development Engineer
• R&D Processor
• Marketing Executive
• Creative Director
• Packaging Researcher
• Graduate Designer
• Project Manager/Director
• Patent / Copywriting
• Product Developer
• FF&E Designer
• Legal / Compliance
• Structural Designer
• New Product Developer
• CAD Design Engineer
• Lecturer, Sales Executive
• Research Engineer
• Design Manager
• Design Draftsperson
• Management Consultant
• Design Strategist
• Product Strategist
• Technology & Development Manager
• Product Communications Officer/Manager/Specialist
• Graphic Designer
• Jewellery Designer
• Web Designer
• Furniture Designer
• Simulation Designer
• Quality Assurance/Control
• Health & Safety

Module Listing

Year One

• Applied Physics for Design 1
• Communications
• Creative Design Studio 1
• Design History
• Design Mathematics 1
• Economics
• Manufacture and Materials 1
• Marketing
• Product Design Sketching
• Studio 101 Team Projects
• Virtual Modelling 1

Year Two

• Studio 201 Design Process
• Design Innovation
• Design Mathematics 2
• Management and Strategy
• Prototyping & Model Making 1
• Product Visualisation
• Applied Physics for Design 2
• Virtual Modelling 2

Year Three

• Studio 301 Interaction Design
• Design & Manufacturing Methods
• Design for Tooling and Manufacture
• Design Theory
• Enterprise Development / Business Process Management
• Studio 302 Design Commercialisation

Year Four

• Advanced Conceptualisation
• Advanced Research Practice
• Studio 401 Ethics and Sustainability
• Marketing Case Studies
• Studio 402 Major Project

What Our Students Say

"The trilogy of knowledge this course offers including Engineering, Business and Creative Design is fundamental to producing an exceptional product designer and even an entrepreneur."

"After graduating from Product Design there were many job possibilities available to me. The area that I chose to look for work in was medical devices. The Product Design course enabled me to explore this line of work because as part of the curriculum there was a semester of classes that introduced the medical device industry and much of what I learnt is used daily in my job. Most of the work I do involves working closely with small groups of people, leading brainstorm sessions, using and developing new technologies. These are all skills that I learnt from Product Design at TU Dublin."

Progression

This level 8 Honours Degree is accepted both nationally and internationally as a suitable qualification for entry to a large range of Masters degree or research courses.