Design South East Technological University

Overview

The Design programme from South East Technological University  was the first of its kind nationally and has 50+ years' experience in design education. We use studio-based education, a dedicated space where students work together on their designs and learn through making and doing. The student staff ratio is approx. 1:10 which means you get very high contact time with lecturers supporting and guiding you through your design development.

If you are interested in creative problem-solving tasks that focus on the development of products and services that address real-world, If you think visually and like to take a hands on approach to problem solving. Then design is the course for you.

Career opportunities

Our graduates are employed across a wide range of sectors, from services and manufacturing to hi-tech and pharmaceuticals. Specialisms include: product and industrial design consultancy; furniture and environmental design; visual communications; packaging and the print sectors; web; digital technologies and user-experience (UX).

The course is set up to provide graduates with the maximum opportunity to gain employment in multiple fields. The skills learned in design have been identified as the skills of the future and required by all industries. These transferable skills is what makes our graduate highly employable.

• Critical Thinking
• Work in Teams
• Creativity
• Complex Decision Making
• Problem Solving

With these skills our graduates are being sought after to work in fields like UX Design (User Experience), Medical Device design, Web and App development, environmental design, furniture design and more. They are also getting employment in non-traditional design areas because of the broader recognition of the value a design led problem solving approach.