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Programme structure

3-YEAR BACHELOR PROGRAMME IN PRODUCT DESIGN

First year:

 

Subject areas

ECTS

F1
F2
F3
F4
F5
F6
F7
F8
F9

  Production
  Aesthetics
  Design Methodology
  Communication
  Design History
  Commercial Practice
  Human Factors
  Computer Studies
  Professional Practice

9
9
6
6
6
3
3
3
4

Project 9:
Project participation

  Related to areas:
  - Information retrieval and research
  - Communication
  - Modelmaking

11

   

60 ECTS

Subject areas in the first year are time-table or block-based.

Tuition is conducted through lectures and tutorials, individual/group work and individual/group discussions.

Second year:

Project 1: Design Strategy

The project focuses on design methodology within a product design project

Project 2: Function

The project focuses on functional and ergonomic aspects of design through the analysis and redesign of existing products.

Project 3: Communication

The project focuses on verbal, visual and material communication in the design process.

Individual Studies

 

Project 9: Project Management

Project participation related to
-information retrieval and research
-communication
-modelmaking

Individual Studies

 

Project 4: Aesthetics

The project focuses on aesthetic qualities within a product design project

Project 5: Culture and Identity

The project is related to design history and is report/essay -based

Individual studies

 

Subject areas introduced in the first year are successively employed in product design projects throughout the second year. Modes of study are lecture, tutorial, workshop and studio based practice, tutorial and group discussion. Short periods for individual study are allocated during the year.

 

Third year:

Project 6: Production

The project focuses on the production aspects of product design

Project 7: Information and Computer Technology

The project employs computer technology to develop and produce production and visual concept information

Project 8: Marketing

The project focuses on the marketing aspects of a product design project

Individual studies

 

Project 9: Project Management

During the design project the student leads a working group and reports to a client-based group

Individual Studies

 

Project 10: Examination Project

The examination is the final product design project in the study and the student is expected to document knowledge, skills and awareness to a level relevant for a career in product design

Subject areas introduced in the first year are successively employed in product design projects throughout the third year. Modes of study are lecture, tutorial, workshop and studio based practice, tutorial and group discussion. Short periods for individual study are allocated during the year.

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