Program Overview

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Bachelor of Science in Product Design and Technology

Overview

The Bachelor of Science in Product Design and Technology is a four-year undergraduate program that focuses on the process of creating, developing, and refining products and systems to solve problems, enhance quality of life, and address local and global challenges.

What is Product Design and Technology?

Product design is the process of creating, developing, and refining products and systems to solve problems, enhance quality of life, and address local and global challenges. Through human-centered design practice, students design, develop, and prove their innovative solutions in a real-world context with real people, ensuring they seamlessly integrate into daily routines.

Why Study Product Design and Technology at UL?

Product Design & Technology focuses on exploration and experimentation to develop critical thinking, where students will learn to identify opportunities and innovate impactful solutions that seamlessly blend form and function, enriching the quality of lives around us.

Program Structure

The program is delivered in a design studio environment, cultivating a culture of creativity, peer learning, and transdisciplinary exploration. The core design modules are based on project work and problem-solving that focus on collaboration, human-centered design, and sustainable design processes.

Year 1

• Design Studio 1
• Engineering Science 1
• Electrotechnology
• Model Making
• Technological Mathematics 1
• Manufacturing Technology 1
• Design Mechanics

Year 2

• Design Studio 3
• Ergonomics Foundations
• Design Visualisation
• Design Research in Practice
• Product Design and Modelling
• Technological Mathematics 1
• Contemporary Design Culture
• Digital Modelling & Prototyping

Year 3

• Design Studio 5 (Industry)
• Cooperative Education
• Design Studio 6 (Community)
• Design Ergonomics
• Design for Environmental Sustainability
• Advanced Modelling of Form

Year 4

• Design Project 1
• New Enterprise Creation
• Design Project 2
• Project Planning and Control
• Psychology for Design

Entry Requirements

• CAO points history: 464*
• Minimum grades: Two H5 (Higher Level) grades and Four O6 (Ordinary Level) grades or four H7 (Higher Level) grades
• Subjects must include Mathematics, Irish or another language, and English
• Additional considerations: A Special Mathematics Examination (Higher Level) will be offered at UL following the Leaving Certificate results for those students who did not achieve the Mathematics requirement

Fees and Funding

• EU Students with Free fees status in receipt of a SUSI grant: 7,366
• EU Students with Free fees status not in receipt of a grant: 7,366
• Students with EU fee status not in receipt of a grant: 7,366
• Non-EU Students: 22,700

Scholarships

• AutoDesk, ProCAD Prize
• BD Bursaries for Women in STEM
• BD Science and Engineering Undergraduate Scholarship
• Designer of the Year - Logitech Prize
• Johnson and Johnson WiSTEM2D Programme
• Stryker Scholarship
• The Ei Electronics Women in Engineering Scholarship
• Women in Engineering Bursary Awards

Career Opportunities

• Product Designer
• Process Developer
• Product Development Engineer
• Design Researcher
• CAD Design Engineer
• Design Engineer
• Industrial Designer
• Manufacturing Engineer
• Mechanical Design Engineer
• Technology Transfer Engineer
• R&D Engineer
• Technician
• User Experience (UX) Designer
• Web Designer
• Project Manager

Further Study Options

• MA in Business Management
• MA in Technical Communication and E-Learning
• Masters in Management and Marketing
• Masters in International Entrepreneurship Management
• MSc in Marketing, Consumption and Society
• Research Master's in Design
• MSc in Design for Health and Wellbeing