Product Design BA (Hons)
University of NorthamptonWaterside Campus, Northampton
Course overview
Our BA Product Design course is your launchpad into the world of creative innovation – where your ideas can become real products that shape how people live, work, and play. From day one, you’ll be designing and making: sketching bold ideas, solving real-world problems, building prototypes, and bringing your concepts to life through 3D modelling and cutting-edge CAD software. Whether you’re passionate about designing sustainable consumer goods, modular furniture, intelligent wearables, or the next big smartphone app, this product design course gives you the creative freedom and technical skills to make it happen.
Blending creativity, technology, and innovation, it’s an exciting journey that equips you to design for the future – and for real impact. For satisfied with teaching in the Guardian University Guide 2026 For overall student positivity in the National Student Survey 2025 Guardian Data from the 2026 Graphic Design subject table. NSS Calculations are based on Office for Students (OfS) data from the average positivity score.
Key highlights
- Hands-on designing and making from the first day of study
- Build prototypes and develop concepts through 3D modelling
- Learn industry CAD software to bring product ideas to life
- Design sustainable consumer goods, modular furniture, wearables or apps
- Focus on solving real-world problems through creative, technical design
Entry requirements
- A-level: BBC — A typical offer to study Product Design would be: BBC at A-Level or, DMM at BTEC/Cambridge Technical or Pass (C and above) at T Level We will also accept a Foundation Diploma in Art and Design.
- BTEC: DMM — A typical offer to study Product Design would be: BBC at A-Level or, DMM at BTEC/Cambridge Technical or Pass (C and above) at T Level We will also accept a Foundation Diploma in Art and Design.
- T-level: Pass — A typical offer to study Product Design would be: BBC at A-Level or, DMM at BTEC/Cambridge Technical or Pass (C and above) at T Level We will also accept a Foundation Diploma in Art and Design.
Scholarships
ICAEW Foundation Bursary
Three annual payments of £4,000
Up to £12,000John Lowe Accounting and Finance Scholarship
Scholarship is paid as £1,000 in the second and third years of study.
Up to £2,000Northampton Energy Elite Athlete Scholarship
This scheme offers the student athlete a support network enabling them to balance the demands of performance sport with academic study.
Reid Science, Engineering, and Computing Bursary
£500 per year of study
Up to £1,500TD Lewis Scholarship
The T D Lewis Scholarship provides both undergraduate and postgraduate students with financial awards of up to £1,000.
Up to £100The Chancellor's Fund
Up to £50The University of Northampton International Scholarship
The University of Northampton International Scholarship Scheme is a merit-based scholarship that provides up to a £4,000 reduction in tuition fees.
Wilson Endowment Scholarship
Successful students will receive three annual payments of £500, one for each year of study.
Up to £1,500
Careers this course leads to
- Product Designer
- Industrial Designer
- Furniture Designer
- CAD Designer
- Design Engineer
- UX Designer
Cost of study
UK/Home: £9,790 per year | International: £17,000 per year
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to University of Northampton, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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