(Hons) Product Design and Technology London South Bank University

Overview

The (Hons) Product Design and Technology , BSc/MDes course from London South Bank University will encourage you to combine creativity with scientific insight to create practical, functional solutions for consumer, industrial, and digital products. Confident in identifying opportunities, you will design products that excel in technical, functional, aesthetic, and economic criteria. The programme covers the entire design process, from concept to engineering, prototyping, manufacturing, and pitching to clients and investors.

In the final year of the BSc programme, you’ll exhibit in our end-of-year degree show Product of South Bank. Discover a round up of the 2023 projects on Dezeen - from a children's book that raises awareness about chronic pain to a project that transforms textile waste from fast fashion into luxury products.

If you study the MDes programme, you will take an additional year of study on top of the three or four year BSc (Hons) programme. You will elevate your expertise to Chartered Technological Product Designer level, mastering advanced insights into global design challenges and emerging technologies. With a focus on impactful, human-centered solutions, you will gain essential research skills and collaborate on an interdisciplinary project, applying your knowledge to shape the future of design.

Career opportunities:

Recent graduates are pursuing successful careers with companies like LEGO, VosLED, Cogent Healthcare Systems, BDP and Complete Fabrication. Others have set up businesses or work as freelance product designers. From design consultancies to manufacturing companies, there’s a wealth of choice for you.

As well as recent graduates going into jobs with design consultancies and manufacturing companies, they have also excelled in design competitions:

• Jack Ogborn (winner, IED Student Design Award)
• Matilde Rodriguez and Izzatullah Ahmadi (winners, Design Factory @ Design Museum)
• Andrew Hodgson (winner, DFI furniture design)