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 WILL STUDY AT YOU WILL STUDY FOR
You have common sense and critical thinking skills, a flexible approach to problem-solving, sound drawing skills, and a keen eye for detail
District Six Campus
Three years, full-time
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
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
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
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.
HOW TO APPLY
Please note: All students are required to apply online, except for qualifications that do not cater for online applications.
ONLINE APPLICATIONS
Do you qualify to apply online?
ONLINE APPLICATIONS ARE FREE
Choose your qualification by consulting this brochure or the CPUT website
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
Complete your application online by visiting www.cput.ac.za/study/apply and following the steps
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
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.
