Product Design Engineering MDes at Brunel University of London

Design at Brunel is all about realising fantastic ideas in the real world. Our Product Design Engineering BSc degree is for creative thinkers who are also comfortable with logical reasoning and who enjoy deeper analysis of functional and technical design challenges, principally focused on industrially-manufactured products. The course spans design and engineering, meaning you can develop products and systems with good form and function.

Faculty: College of Engineering, Design and Physical Sciences  |  Department: Brunel Design School  |  Duration: 4 years full-time; 5 years full-time with placement  |  Study mode: full-time; placement year option; integrated master's  |  Intake: September  |  Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

The first two years contain a balanced blend of creative and technical subjects and mechanics and electronics are taught at a theoretical level. Compulsory modules by year include Year 1: Electronics and Mathematics, Computer Based Design, Design Process and Research, Design Communication, Materials and Manufacturing, Introduction to Mechanics; Year 2: Design Practice and Minor Projects, Design for Manufacturing and Advanced CAD, Electronic systems, Programming and Interfacing, UX Design and Graphics, Fundamentals of Innovation, Fundamentals of Design for Sustainability; Year 3: Product Design Engineering Major Project - Research, Product Design Engineering Major Project - Development; Year 4: Design Research, New Technologies, MDes Major Project.

Career pathways

To help you prepare for the world of work, we’ll encourage you to take the placement option, incorporating a year spent in industry. This means you’ll have a year’s worth of invaluable professional experience and networks when you graduate.

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