University of Plymouth has opted into the TEF and received a Silver award. Find out more about the TEF. Do you want to design objects and experiences that transform people’s lives and steer the world towards a more desirable and sustainable future? Set within our interdisciplinary design studio, our Product and Furniture Design course is taught in parallel with our Interior Design course. Specialist pathways enable our award-winning students to explore a range of three-dimensional design practices. On this course you will develop the skills, knowledge and portfolio to become either a specialist Designer for Industry, or a Designer Maker, or combine specialisms to become a 3D Designer. Over 3 years you will have the chance to visit leading design studios, to participate in European design culture trips and options to study abroad through the University’s exchange programme. You will work on live projects with real world design briefs. You will get the inside track on career opportunities through our links with industry experts such as Lego, Dyson and Heatherwick Studio. You will have the option to include a year’s work experience placements to augment your graduating CV and portfolio. Our course is professionally accredited by the Chartered Society of Designers. Our Designer Maker discipline is also sponsored by the Furniture Makers Company. • Experience a range of three-dimensional design disciplines to make informed choices about the area of specialism that’s right for you. Explore the design of products, furniture, ceramics, lighting and interiors. • Excellent workshop facilities staffed by approachable technicians. Take advantage of wood, metal and ceramics workshops, engage with print and textile studios. Combine conventional making processes and equipment with pioneering digital manufacturing technologies. • Work in a vibrant interdisciplinary studio that’s open until midnight, with computer-aided design (CAD) stations and access to virtual and augmented design technologies. • Learn in small groups and through one-to-one tutorials, we have no imposed ‘house style’, so you develop your own unique design identity and voice. • Exclusive talks and insights from creative professionals from the UK’s leading design companies like Ideo, Tangerine, Pinch, Tom Raffield and Sebastian Cox. • Build an industry relevant portfolio with fresh projects starting every five or six weeks. Your assessments are 100 per cent coursework – so there are no exams. • Join our community of current and past students, many of whom are winning world-class design competitions. After the course: Plymouth graduates are skilled, responsible, knowledgeable, articulate and able to make the most of today’s job opportunities. They are working in major design practices, setting up design consultancies and working as designer makers. Many progress onto postgraduate study.

Year 1: Core Skills In your first year, you’ll explore our two related disciplines: Designer Maker and Designer for Industry. You’ll learn core skills and design principles through practical design projects, developing individual and team working skills. You’ll explore the opportunities afforded by design practice and experience links with art, expression, culture, materials, processes and markets. Year 2: Exploration In your second year, you’ll select your area of specialisation within our disciplines and develop your creative identity. You’ll establish your skills as a designer, exploring methods, ideas and themes with opportunities to create products, furniture and ceramics. You will learn how to exhibit your work and build a portfolio of special interests, becoming proficient in design processes, CAD and communication methods. An optional sandwich year between Stages 2 and 3 enables you to join a work placement or exchange programme. Year 3: Consolidation In your final year, you’ll engage in real world projects and can enter international competitions. You’ll work on your major project and dissertation with a focus on negotiated, self-directed study to manage your own projects. You will exhibit your work at our Graduate Show and national events such as New Designers, to launch your career in the design industry or prepare for post graduate study. The modules shown for this course or programme are those being studied by current students, or expected new modules. Modules are subject to change depending on year of entry.

Assessment Methods are not listed for this Course.

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26 January 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.

Course code: W243

Institution code: P60

Campus Name: Main Site

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The following entry points are available for this course:

Year 1

Year 2

Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.

GCSE Maths and English Grade C/4 or above required.

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Minimum Further Information are not listed for this Course.

Test	Grade	AdditionalDetails
IELTS (Academic)	6.0	With 5.5 in all elements.

Full details of English Language requirements can be found on our website.

English Language Requirements

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/international/how-to-apply/english-language-requirements

Student satisfaction : 55%

Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs): 74%

Go onto work and study: 89%

For all information about tuition fees, please visit our fees and funding pages at www.plymouth.ac.uk/study/fees * Fees are correct at the time of publication and may be subject to change.

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