Product DesignDearadh Táirgí

Course Description

Product design is all about creating a new product that a business can sell to its customers. Industry, commerce, retail and domestic markets are hungry for new products of all varieties. Every product moves through a development cycle, which the product designer oversees.

This course aims to produce graduates with the theoretical knowledge and practical skills needed to work in today’s demanding design fields.

The World Economic Forum forecast the most important skills you’ll need in order to be truly valuable for your lifetime in the workforce. At the top of the list are creative problem-solving, social intelligence, complex critical thinking and the ability to be a lifelong learner. Our Product Design course has been equipping students with these skills since 2003.

It’s a dynamic course, always evolving to reflect changes in the technological and cultural environment and showcasing future possibilities through innovation and design.

Modules include everything from Applied Physics for Design, Creative Design Fundamentals, Design Mathematics, Manufacture & Materials, Innovation in Design and Design Tools & Technology to Management and Strategy, Product Visualisation, Prototyping & Modelmaking, and Product Development Studio.

Our sought-after graduates go on to work in a wide array of industries, including medical devices, agri-tech, automotive, sports technology, strategic service design, user experience design, toy and game design, and many more.

Study Abroad Opportunities

In Year 3, you can undertake a full semester at an international partner university such as San Francisco State University, UPC in Barcelona, or Hong Kong PolyU.

Professional Accreditation 

If you qualify with a BSc (Product Design) Degree, you’re eligible for full membership of the Institution of Engineering Designers.

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Leaving Certificate Requirements

QQI/FET Requirements

In addition to the QQI minimum entry requirements, QQI quotas and QQI points apply. The max QQI points awarded is 390. Further details at www.tudublin.ie/qqi

Mature Applicants

Applications from mature students (23+) are welcome. Further details at www.tudublin.ie/mature

English Language Requirements

If English is not your first language you will need to provide evidence of your English language proficiency as detailed on our website. Applicants for this course should have a minimum IELTS (Academic Version) English Proficiency of 6 overall (or equivalent) with nothing less than 6 in each component.

Click on the link below to view an indicative timetable for this course. Timetables are subject to change and up to date timetables will be provided to students on commencement.

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Our sought-after graduates go on to work as designers in a wide breadth of industries. These include medical devices, agri-tech, automotive, sports technology, strategic service design, user experience design, innovation consultancy, marketing, graphic design, toy and game design, and much, much more.

Graduate Job Titles:

Please note, there is no advanced entry to this course.

The trilogy of knowledge this course offers including Engineering, Business and Creative Design is fundamental to producing an exceptional product designer and even an entrepreneur.

After graduating from Product Design there were many job possibilities available to me. The area that I chose to look for work in was medical devices. The Product Design course enabled me to explore this line of work because as part of the curriculum there was a semester of classes that introduced the medical device industry and much of what I learnt is used daily in my job. Most of the work I do involves working closely with small groups of people, leading brainstorm sessions, using and developing new technologies. These are all skills that I learnt from Product Design at TU Dublin.

This level 8 Honours Degree is accepted both nationally and internationally as a suitable qualification for entry to a large range of Masters degree or research courses.