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London South Bank University

Bachelor Degree , Product Design

  • Start Date September, 2025

  • Duration 3 years

  • Study Mode Full Time

  • Course Fees

  • UK/EU Fees£9,250.00

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Course Description

Do you blend creative thinking with scientific insight? You could be an engineering product designer, creating products that solve everything from minor problems, like a leaky teapot, to major questions, like how to launch lifeboats faster.

This is one of the few design courses in the UK to be accredited for Incorporated Engineer, bridging the gap between product design and mechanical engineering. If you’re someone who can understand the engineering, and then wants to use it to start making things and designing real-world solutions, then this is the course for you.

Course Content

New technologies are constantly changing the way engineering designers approach problem-solving. We’ll keep you up-to-date with the latest design and manufacturing technologies.

First, we’ll build your core skills and experience: the production of design drawings, digital design skills in CAD and graphics, technical engineering analysis, presentation and communication skills and the production of working prototypes. Then, we’ll give you a platform to experience the industry and build your network through live briefs, industry career talks, work placements and your final year degree show.

Methods of assessment for course overall: 96% coursework.

Year 1

  • Design methods
  • Digital design and modelling
  • Introduction to mechanical and electronic engineering
  • Engineering mathematics
  • Visual Communications

Year 2

  • Design thinking and applications
  • Virtual engineering and CAD
  • Mechatronics
  • Solid mechanics and FEA
  • Design contexts and communications
  • Design and manufacture project

Year 3

  • Optional Placement year

Year 4

  • Engineering design project
  • Research methods for design projects
  • Portfolio engineering projects
  • Innovation and enterprise

Final year degree show

The final year of the course revolves around the delivery of a major design project. You'll be required to design, develop, prototype and manufacture a product to your own specifications. You'll need to choose the appropriate manufacturing techniques and materials to make and test a working prototype of your product using our innovative IT and workshop facilities. The result will be showcased at the University's annual design show.

Course Intakes

Location Start Date Fees Duration  

Classroom

Southwark Campus

103 Borough Rd, London SE1 0AA, UK

September, 2025

UK/EU:

£9250.00

3 years,

Full Time

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Entry Requirements

  • A Level BBB (must include Maths) or;
  • BTEC National Diploma DDM or;
  • Access to HE qualifications with 24 Distinctions and 21 Merits, must include a minimum of 3 Merits in Design Technology, Maths and Physics or;
  • Equivalent level 3 qualifications worth 122 UCAS points
  • Level 3 qualifications must include Maths or Physics
  • Applicants must hold 5 GCSEs A-C including Maths and English or equivalent (reformed GCSEs grade 4 or above).
  • We welcome qualifications from around the world. English language qualifications for international students: IELTS score of 6.0 or Cambridge Proficiency or Advanced Grade C.

Applicants are normally interviewed before being offered a place and are asked to bring along a portfolio of work. For more guidance on what to include in your portfolio, please see the ‘Interviews and Portfolios’ guide in the 'prepare to start' section.

Student Satisfaction

Source: NSS

Overall student satisfaction
85%
of students were satisfied overall
The teaching on my course
92% of students strongly agree that staff are good explaining things
85% of students strongly agree that staff have made the subject interesting
92% of students strongly agree that the course is intellectually stimulating
77% of students strongly agree that the course has challenged them to achieve their best work
Learning opportunities
92% of students strongly agree that the course has provided them with opportunities to explore ideas or concepts in depth
100% of students strongly agree that the course has provided them with opportunities to bring information and ideas together from different topics
100% of students strongly agree that the course has provided them with opportunities to apply what they have learnt
Assessment and feedback
54% of students strongly agree that the criteria used in marking have been clear in advance
62% of students strongly agree that the marking and assessment has been fair
46% of students strongly agree that the teedback on their work has been timely
77% of students strongly agree that they have received helpful comments on my work
Academic support
100% of students strongly agree that they have been able to contact staff when they needed to
100% of students strongly agree that they have received sufficient advice and guidance in relation to their course
77% of students strongly agree that good advice was available when they needed to make study choices on their course
Organisation and management
54% of students strongly agree that the course is well organised and running smoothly
92% of students strongly agree that the timetable works efficiently for them
54% of students strongly agree that any changes in the course or teaching have been communicated effectively
Learning resources
69% of students strongly agree that the IT resources and facilities provided have supported their learning well
75% of students strongly agree that the library resources (e.g. books, online services and learning spaces) have supported their learning well
77% of students strongly agree that they have been able to 3ess course-specific resources (e.g. equipment, facilities, software, collections) when they needed to
Learning community
69% of students strongly agree that they feel part of a community of staff and students
92% of students strongly agree that they have had the right opportunities to work with other students as part of their course
Student voice
92% of students strongly agree that they have had the right opportunities to provide feedback on their course
69% of students strongly agree that staff value students’ views and opinions about the course
69% of students strongly agree that it is clear how students’ feedback on the course has been acted on
62% of students strongly agree that the students’ union (association or guild) effectively represents students’ academic interests

University TEF Outcome

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Statistics

Source: hesa.ac.uk

  • UCAS Points48

  • Employment Rate100%

  • Average Graduate Salary£25000

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