ObjectivesThis exciting course aims to provide you with the experience, knowledge and capability to work as a successful designer. Exploring the fields of furniture and consumer products, the course will help you develop key skills which can be applied throughout the three-dimensional design world. With a focus on current industry developments, we also investigate how design is linked to technology and manufacturing.
Entry requirementsApplicants are asked to attend and interview with a portfolio of creative work. The course aims to select those with the potential to complete the course successfully.
Academic titleBA Furniture & Product Design
Course descriptionCourse structure
Single Honours students take eight modules at each level. Joint Honours students take four modules from Furniture & Product Design and four from their other subject.
Level 1
* 3D Design I & II
* 3D Realisation I & II
* The Context of Design
* Drawing
* Thinking Design
* Introduction to Computer- Aided Design
* Visual Research
Level 2
* 3D Design III & IV
* 3D Realisation III & IV
* Urban Places/Design Spaces
* Theorising Design
* New Technology for Manufacture
* Computer-Aided Design Solid Modelling
* Finishing Furniture
Level 3
* 3D Design V
* 3D Realisation V
* Dissertation
* 3D Major Project
* 3D Major Project (Realisation)
* Professional Studies
* Business Studies for Designers
* Advanced CAD
* Design Research
* Upholstery