BA (Hons) Automotive & Transport Design at University of Staffordshire

Programme overview

BA (Hons) Automotive & Transport Design teaches design and communication skills for vehicles including cars, yachts and trains, through to concept vehicles for games and film. Students work in design studios, CAD rooms and prototyping facilities and the SmartZone with VR and 3D printing, using Alias, Blender, Unreal Engine and VRED alongside clay modelling and foam prototyping. Collaborative projects involve brands such as Jaguar Land Rover, Bentley, McLaren and Bombardier.

Duration: 3 years full-time; 4 years with a placement year or a foundation year | Intake: September 2027 | Location: Stoke-on-Trent, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 covers sketching, prototyping, CAD and visualisation, with collaborative client projects. Year 2 includes the specialist modules Car Design Studio and Concept Vehicle Design for Games and Film, plus wider creative projects such as UX design, photography, filmmaking, motion graphics, branding and sustainability. Year 3 centres on a Major Project tailored to the student's target career and an end-of-year show.

Career pathways

Graduates work in automotive, transport and product design for companies including Jaguar Land Rover, Nissan, Bentley, Princess Yachts, Winch Design, McLaren and Amazon; some run their own businesses, teach or study at postgraduate level.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Typical offer: 96 UCAS points; A-levels CCC; BTEC Extended Diploma MMM. Access to HE Diploma: Pass with a minimum of 80 UCAS tariff points. OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma: MMM. T Levels: minimum overall grade of P (A*-C) or Higher Pass. An Art & Design foundation year is available for applicants without the entry qualifications for direct entry. Scottish Highers/Advanced Highers, Irish Leaving Certificate and other international qualifications are considered in line with standard entry requirements, possibly with subject-specific grades. International applicants: IELTS Academic 6.0 overall with at least 5.5 in each component (university standard; PTE Academic 59 overall with at least 54 in each area is also accepted).

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28). Full-time; UK / Channel Islands. Foundation-year route: first-year fee only, later years at the standard rate. Placement year discounted to no more than 20% of the normal fee. Source

International applicants: GBP 17,285 a year (2027/28). Full-time Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 3 years full-time; 4 years with a placement year or a foundation year

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