Product Design (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons)
Teesside University
Key Course Facts
Course Description
Summary: This integrated foundation year degree programme prepares you for degree-level study in a range of disciplines across the creative arts and design. The course allows you to develop your career in a multitude of directions, either as designer-makers or as designers for large organisations. 21st-century approaches to product design range from designing one-off, bespoke artefacts to mass-produced objects in their millions.
Course details: Our product design courses have an outstanding reputation and a proven track record. This course focuses on creative ideas for the form of products, and how they relate to consumer needs and tastes, as well as their environmental impact. There is a strong focus on design thinking, business thinking and how design can be used to deliver solutions to real-world problems. The design studio and workshops, where all three years of the programme share spaces, allow for a truly experimental approach to the design and development process through talking, drawing and making. Digital labs and prototyping workshops allow you unlimited access to create and innovate within your chosen pathway. The curriculum is supplemented by opportunities to engage with live projects, internships and national competitions. Likewise visits are regularly organised to manufacturers and trade exhibitions as well as an annual international trip to the likes of Milan, Berlin, Amsterdam and Paris. Visiting lectures by industry experts and alumni strengthen the professional feel of the course.
After the course: When you successfully complete the foundation year, you can progress to the first year of the degree. Graduates from this programme are versatile creatives who pursue careers in solo, small enterprise or more corporate set-ups across the world. Typical destinations are in furniture and lighting design, domestic and household products, fashion accessories, electronics and gadgets, cars and transportation. You could work at all levels as designer, maker, retailer, manager or prototyper.
Student Reviews
Below you can see course specific reviews for 53 graduates of Product Design (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) at Teesside University for each of the survey questions in comparison to the average for all UK degree courses in Product Design.
Primarily based on data from undergraduate degree students.
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Salary
Salary of Graduates of Product Design (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) at Teesside University
Important: Salary data below is not course specific, but contains data of all students of Product Design (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) at the university. Due to data collection methodology, salary data is mainly based on data related to undergraduate students.
| 15 months after graduation | 3 years after graduation | 5 years after graduation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median salary | £16000 | £19000 | £21500 |
| 25-75 percentile range | £12000 - £21000 | £15500 - £24500 | £18000 - £28500 |
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Salary of all UK Graduates of Product Design
| 15 months after graduation | 3 years after graduation | 5 years after graduation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median salary | £20046 | £20113 | £23568 |
| 25-75 percentile range | £18042 - £24043 | £15144 - £24676 | £17604 - £29974 |
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What You Will Learn
Programme content: As a student of Product Design (with Foundation Year), BA (Hons) you will study the following course modules.
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Modules
Jobs & Career Perspectives
15 months after graduation, graduates of this course were asked about what they do and, if they are working, about their current job and their perspectives.
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% Skilled jobs
Jobs of graduates of this course (15 months after graduation)
Example below based on all graduates of Product Design (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) at Teesside University
| 20% | Design occupations |
| 15% | Sales occupations |
| 10% | Elementary occupations |
| 10% | Web and Multimedia Design Professionals |
| 10% | Artistic, literary and media occupations |
| 5% | Skilled trades occupations |
| 5% | Science, engineering and technology associate professionals |
| 5% | Managers, directors and senior officials |
| 0% | Teaching Professionals |
| 0% | Finance Professionals |
Entry Requirements / Admissions
Minimum Required UCAS Tariff
Offers are tailored to individual circumstances on a case-by-case basis.
UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for this course
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Qualification requirements
Applicants are normally invited for interview. Each applicant will receive an individualised offer following an interview. In cases where an interview cannot take place the typical offer will be 32-88 tariff points including at least 1 A level or equivalent. GCSE English Language and maths at grade 4 (or C) or equivalent. Applications from suitably-motivated students with other equivalent qualifications are warmly welcome.
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Costs
Tuition Fees Product Design (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons)
| England UK | £9250 | year 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Northern Ireland | £9250 | year 1 |
| Scotland | £9250 | year 1 |
| Wales | £9250 | year 1 |
| International | £13000 | year 1 |
Additional fee information
Average student cost of living in the UK
| Rent | £518 |
| Water, gas electricity, internet (at home) | £50 |
| Supermarket shopping | £81 |
| Clothing | £35 |
| Eating out | £33 |
| Alcohol | £27 |
| Takeaways / food deliveries | £30 |
| Going out / entertainment (excl.alcohol, food) | £24 |
| Holidays and weekend trips | £78 |
| Transport within city | £17 |
| Self-care / sports | £20 |
| Stationary / books | £13 |
| Mobile phone / internet | £13 |
| Cable TV / streaming | £7 |
| Insurance | £51 |
| Other | £95 |
| Average student cost of living | £1092 |
London costs approx 34% more than average, mainly due to rent being 67% higher than average of other cities. For students staying in student halls, costs of water, gas, electricity, wifi are generally included in the rental. Students in smaller cities where accommodation is in walking/biking distance transport costs tend to be significantly smaller.
How to apply
Application deadline:
January 1, 2024
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Possible Entry Points:
- Foundation
University Rankings
Positions of Teesside University in top UK and global rankings.
Rankings of Teesside University in related subject specific rankings.
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CUG The Complete University Guide - By Subject
[Published 13 June, 2022]
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About Teesside University
Founded in 1929, Teesside University is located in the large town of Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England. Teeside invests significantly in research, and in its themed research centres for: Sustainable Engineering, Social Innovation, Biosciences, Public Health, Digital Innovation, Rehabilitation, Applied Psychological Science and Culture and Creativity. For students who are keen on sports, there is also a wide variety of modern installations to satisfy your exercise needs.
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Ranking publishers
The University League Tables
- Published:
- 13 June, 2022
- Criteria used in ranking -CUG The Complete University Guide - By Subject:
- Entry Standards 26%
Student Satisfaction 26%
Research Quality 22%
Graduate Prospects 26%