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Start your future career in Product Design

Informatics & Design

FA C U LT Y

National Diploma in Product Design

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Do you often wonder how ordinary things work, and imagine adapting things to improve how they function?

While studying Product Design, you will learn to use design to contemplate and visualise solutions related to mass produced products and complex societal issues.

You will learn to design, draw conceptual sketches, technical specifications, and rendered images. You will also make physical or virtual 3D-models.

YOU WILL LIKE THIS IF

You have common sense and critical thinking skills, a flexible approach to problem-solving, sound drawing skills, and a keen eye for detail

YOU WILL STUDY AT

District Six Campus

YOU WILL STUDY FOR

Three years, full-time

WHAT YOU NEED Minimum Admission Requirements National Senior Certificate (Grade 12) with: • English Home Language or English First Additional Language (4) • Mathematics (3); or Maths Literacy (5); or Technical Maths (4) Recommended: • Technical Drawing and Design subjects

The department utilises an Admission Point Score (APS) as selection criteria once your minimum admission requirements are satisfied. You also have to score a minimum of 28 with Mathematics or with Mathematical Literacy for the Diploma, on the APS.

Note: All students are required to report to campus on the first day of the academic year, as this is a practical course that is studio-based, and the method of delivery is face-to-face.

DISCLAIMER Meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee admission.

Information is subject to change, based on approval and accreditation of HEQSF aligned qualifications during 2024/2025. Admission requirements may therefore differ between the existing qualification and the HEQSF aligned qualification. Please consult the CPUT website or Faculty for updated information. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information in this brochure; however the University reserves the right at any time, if circumstances require, to make changes to any of the published details.

YOUR SUBJECTS First year • Product Design 1 • Product Graphics 1 • Freehand Drawing 1 • Engineering Drawing 1 • Perspective Drawing 1 • History and Theory of Design 1 • Introduction to Business Skills for Design 1 • Technology for Design 1 • Academic & Professional Literacies 1

Third year • Product Design 3 • Product Graphics 3 • Drawing for Design 3 • Engineering Drawing 3 • History and Theory of Design 3 • Business Skills for Design 3 • Technology for Design 3

Second year • Product Design 2 • Product Graphics 2 • Drawing for Design 2 • Engineering Drawing 2 • History and Theory of Design 2 • Business Skills for Design 2 • Technology for Design 2

Your on-the-job training You will have the opportunity to collaborate with industry partners in live projects and competitions during your undergraduate studies. You will also complete a work placement module in your third year, where you will intern at a relevant design studio, manufacturing firm, or innovation hub.

YOUR FUTURE SELF Future studies Postgraduate Diploma in Design Master of Design Doctor of Applied Arts and Design

Future industries Development design Service design Collaborative design Co-design and interaction design Film and production industry

Future career Product Designer Designer CAD Operator Model-maker Illustrator In-house Designer Furniture Designer Special Effects and Prop Designer

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HOW TO APPLY Please note: All students are required to apply online, except for qualifications that do not cater for online applications.

ONLINE APPLICATIONS

ONLINE APPLICATIONS ARE FREE

Do you qualify to apply online?

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Choose your qualification by consulting this brochure or the CPUT website

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Complete your application online by visiting www.cput.ac.za/study/apply and following the steps

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Follow-up by getting your admission status and downloading your admission letter via the online application tracking system by visiting www.cput.ac.za/study/track

Gather your documents (i.e. certified copies less than three months old) View or download the online application guides available on our website at www.cput.ac.za/study/apply under Step 4: Online application for information on how to apply online

MANUAL APPLICATIONS Do you qualify to apply manually?

Please note: No manual posted or over the counter applications will be accepted for any course, other than the listed qualifications that do not cater for online applications.

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