BA Product Design
About this course
BA (Hons) in Product Design, a design studies degree focused on practical making, materials, and sustainable production. Core topics include Engineering Design, Ethics & Professional Practice, and Design & Creative Practice. The course includes an optional professional placement year. The first year introduces foundational techniques through Introduction to Design Practices, Communications – sketching and drawing in 3 dimensions, Digital Making and CAD, and Production in Furniture and Product Design. The second year focuses on applied contexts via Sustainability, Human Centred Design, Industry Live, and Professional Practice. The final year culminates in independent work through Defining Your Practice, Public Platform, Design Futures: Independent Critical Project, Portfolio, and Final Major Project.
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Entry requirements
We accept a wide range of qualifications for entry to our undergraduate programmes. The main ones are listed below: A Level – grades BBB-BCC. No specific subject required. BTEC – Extended Diploma grades from Distinction Distinction Merit (DDM) to Distinction Merit Merit (DMM). No specific subject required. T Levels – grade Merit. No specific subject required. International Baccalaureate – a minimum of 32 points. No specific subject required. Access to HE courses – Access to HE Diploma or Access to HE Certificate (60 credits, 45 of which must be Level 3, at Merit or higher). No specific subject required. If you don’t meet the entry requirements above, we may be able to accept your prior learning or experience from outside of formal education. See our Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) page to learn more. English Language Requirements for International and EU Applicants IELTS 6.0 - for visa nationals, with a minimum score of IELTS 5.5 in each element.
Modules
- Introduction to Design Practices
- Communications – sketching and drawing in 3 dimensions
- Digital Making and CAD
- Production in Furniture and Product Design
- Wicked Problems: The Complexity of Critical Design Thinking
- Communicating and Externalising
- Sustainability
- Human Centred Design
- Industry Live
- Professional Practice
- Independent Project
- Critical Design Thinking and Contemporary Issues
- Professional Placement Year
- Defining Your Practice
- Public Platform
- Design Futures: Independent Critical Project
- Portfolio
- Final Major Project
Questions about this course
What grades do I need for BA Product Design at Bath Spa University?
The typical offer is BBB at A level, or 32 points in the IB.