Product Design University of Leeds

Overview

This Product Design BSc programme offered at University of Leeds will open up a whole world of opportunities for your career. You’ll develop your abilities and knowledge and gain the broad base of skills needed to work with designers from both arts and engineering backgrounds. You’ll also understand how to see a product development process through from developing user insights and creating concepts through to detail design and production.

This is a practical course, so you’ll benefit from specialist facilities including computing and prototyping facilities, as well as the technical expertise of our staff. Our design studios are equipped with the latest design software including SolidWorks, and the Adobe Creative Suite, and our model-making facilities include forming, laser cutting, foam model sculpting and CNC machines. You’ll also have access to a 3D printing system to convert your ideas into physical prototypes and test for form, fit and function. All of this means you’ll have everything you need to get started on your career in product design.

Career opportunities

The employment opportunities in the field of product design are far-reaching, with the potential to take you all over the world. The range of roles includes Design Manager, User Experience Designer, Product Engineer, Product Designer, Design Researcher, Enterprise Consultant and Brand Manager.

University of Leeds graduates are among the top five most targeted by top employers according to The Graduate Market 2022, High Fliers Research, meaning our graduates are highly sought after by some of the most reputable companies in the field.

Qualifying with a degree in product design from Leeds will set you up with the core foundations you need to pursue an exciting career across a wide range of industries, including:

• Manufacturing
• Retail
• Technology
• Marketing
• Construction
• Finance
• Retail
• Professional services

The breadth of knowledge and experience you’ll gain – including design, problem solving, design and engineering ethics, numeracy and analysis skills, together with communication and teamwork skills – are widely transferable and desirable to a whole host of employers.

Here’s an insight into the job roles some of our most recent graduates have obtained:

• Design Engineer, Dyson
• Design Project Leader – Jaguar Landrover
• Design Engineer, ETT Industries
• Mechanical Design Engineer, Tesla Motors
• Associate Consultant, Collaborative Solutions
• Experience Designer, Future Platforms
• Insights Researcher, Household
• Digital Analyst, BT
• Marketing Manager, Silver Fox

Accreditation

Our Product Design course is accredited by the Institution of Engineering Designers (iED) and by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) under licence from the UK regulator, the Engineering Council.