PRODUCT DESIGN / DEARADH TÁIRGÍ DT001
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Qualification awarded: BSc (PRODUCT DESIGN) Level 8 / BSc (DEARADH TÁIRGÍ) Leibhéal 8
Duration of programme:
4 years
Type of programme:
Honours Degree
Number of places:
40 approx.
What is Product Design?
The ever-increasing requirement by industry, commerce, retail and domestic markets for new products of all varieties has resulted in a thriving industry for businesses in the area of product design. Dublin Institute of Technology has developed this programme in response to market demand to produce graduates with the necessary theoretical knowledge and practical skills to work in today’s demanding design fields. The role of the product designer is to oversee the complete development cycle of a product in industry. Graduates will be capable of applying engineering principles in order to evolve a product’s development cycle from initial concepts to manufacturing stage. The ability to combine this expertise with innovation and creativity will be developed throughout the programme. Engineering and design principles will be supported by a sound knowledge and competence in the area of business and marketing.
What will I study on this programme?
During the course of the program you will study how the creative aspect of design as developed in Creative Design Fundamentals and various Design Innovation Studios modules integrate with the manufacturing potential of your design supported by modules such as Manufacture and Materials through to analysis of your design as taught in Design Analysis. The technologies involved in bringing a concept to market will be outlined and planned in modules such as Economics, Marketing and Legal Aspects of Product Design. You will be supported by modules such as New Product Introduction and Business Process Management when you enter both National and International competitions. Your final year project will allow you to bring all these various areas together in order to propose, conceptualise, design and develop your ideas to a professional and industrial standard.
Module listing
Year One
Semester 1
- Science 1
- Creative Design Fundamentals 1
- Design History
- Economics
- Marketing
- Communications
- Electro Technology
- Computer Applications
Semester 2
- Marketing
- CAD and Drawing
- Communications
- Creative Design Fundamentals 2
- Economics
- Manufacturing and Materials 1
- Mathematics 1
Year Two
Semester 1
- Management and Strategy
- Applied Creativity in Design
- Design Innovation
- Virtual Modelling
- Modelmaking and Rendering
- Mathematics 2
Semester 2
- Applied Innovation in Design
- Manufacture and Materials 2
- Design and Manufacture Methods
- Science 2
- Design Tools and Technology
- Marketing Research
Year Three
Semester 1
- Enterprise Development / Business Process Management
- Creative Design Studio
- Design for Tooling and Manufacture
- Design Theory
- New Product Introduction 1
- Product Visualisation
Semester 2
- Enterprise Development / Business Process Management
- Product Development Studio
- Legal Aspects of Product Design
- Rapid Product Development
- Design Analysis
- New Product Introduction 2
Year Four
Semester 1
- Integrated Design
- Time Compression Technologies
- Applied Design Medical/Automotive
- Design Innovation Research
- Design Innovation Conceptualisation
- Project
Semester 2
- Marketing Case Studies
- Professional Practice
- Project
What are my career opportunities?
Product Design offers a career, which can be utilized in a broad array of industries. Every product moves through a development cycle, which some professions will have contact with as the design develops but the product designer oversees the complete development cycle. From the electronic industry to the automotive, medical and aero industries, the product designer contributes his skill and expertise in helping to develop and drive these areas.
Those who qualify with a Bachelor of Science ( Product Design ) Degree are eligible for full membership of the Institution of Engineering Designers.
What other options do I have after completion?
Students who have reached the appropriate honours standard may have access to a range of Masters degrees in DIT and elsewhere in Higher Education.
Are there study abroad opportunities?
An exchange programme exists with Hong Kong Polytechnic University where each year there is a transfer of students from both institutions.
What our students say!
Andrew Deegan worked for a major toy company Lego and then founded award winning toy and game company Breakout Interactive. “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.”
Amy Moffat: “After graduating from Product Design there was 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 DIT”.
Entry Requirements
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Subjects |
Honours |
Maths |
English/Irish |
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6 |
2 |
OD3 |
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Further information
School of Manufacturing & Design Engineering
T: 01 402 3626 (Maeve Coyne, Secretary)
T: 01 402 3845 (Michael Ring, Programme Leader)
T: 01 402 3843 (William Bergin, Head of Department)
E: michael.ring@dit.ie or william.bergin@dit.ie
