Overview

Design Engineering (Hons) at Queen Mary University of London blends creative design thinking with cutting-edge engineering expertise, equipping you with the skills to innovate beyond conventional solutions. You won’t just apply existing knowledge to solve problems - you’ll rethink the problem itself, uncovering overlooked users and challenging assumptions to design more effective, human-centred solutions.

From pitches to portfolios

In tutorial-style sessions, we’ll encourage you to think and develop as an independent designer, with pitches, presentations and portfolios to put your skills to the test. You’ll explore material properties of artefacts as well as looking at their environmental impact and manufacturing. All with support from academics and technical staff, as well as visiting design consultants.

In your final year, you’ll identify and explore a design problem that interests you. Past students have designed kit for the London Air Ambulance, tools to help patients communicate pain more effectively and solutions to avoid single-use containers in the cosmetic industry.

Careers

Our graduates work in product design, technology, media, strategy and traditional engineering fields. Some start their own businesses, or go on to further study at institutions such as the Royal College of Art.

Recent graduates of this programme have job roles such as:

3D Designer, La Manso
Apprentice Game Programmer, Sumo Digital Ltd
Data Science Engineer
Design Technician, Laing O'Rourke
Experiential Designer
Full Stack Developer, Bright Network
Graduate Digital Designer, The AA
Junior Digital Marketer
Mechatronic Engineer
Product Designer
Software Engineer, Doddle
Technical Graduate, Berkeley Homes
Strategic Innovation Consultant
UX Designer

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Engineering Design
Computational and Mathematical Modelling 1
Materials Engineering
Data and Design
Exploring Design Engineering
Computational and Mathematical Modelling

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-27 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-13 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

OR

79

OR

4.5

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PTE Academic

65

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IELTS

6

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Credits

360 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

London, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Industrial Design View 59 other Bachelors in Industrial Design in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

OR

79

OR

4.5

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PTE Academic

65

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IELTS

6

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Other requirements

General requirements

Grades AAB at A-Level. This must include A-Level Maths or Physics. If students do not have an additional A-level in a creative subject they should be able to demonstrate creativity by another method, for example as a GCSE or an activity outside school.
International Baccalaureate Diploma with a minimum of 34 points overall, including 6,6,5 from three Higher Level subjects. This must include Mathematics or Physics. If students do not have an IB creative subject at standard or higher level they should be able to demonstrate creativity in their personal statement by another method, for example through an activity outside school.
Both GCSE English and Maths at grade C or 4 or an acceptable equivalent will be required.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

34750 GBP / year

≈ 34750 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

10050 GBP / year

≈ 10050 GBP / year

Living costs

London

United Kingdom

1137 - 2157 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Overview

From pitches to portfolios

Careers

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

Prepare for Your English Test

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic Applies to you

Living costs

London

Funding

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