CARDIFF SCHOOL OF ART AND DESIGN
PRODUCT DESIGN BA/BSc (HONS)
UCAS Code: BA PRODUCT DESIGN: W240/BSc PRODUCT DESIGN: W241 Entry requirements: Minimum Tariff: 280 One of the defining characteristics of a product designer is the ability to innovate and analyse, in the process of converting creative ideas into products which meet realworld needs. Product Design at CSAD takes a project-led approach to this process. You get hands-on experience at every stage; from the original identification of the market need, through concept design, concept development, design for manufacture, and facsimile prototyping. We offer both a BA and BSc in Product Design. Each course covers the design and development of new products for mass, batch and bespoke production by industry. Both programmes are underpinned by an emphasis on your personal development into a skilled, reflective problem-solver, and socially responsible designer. In BA (hons) Product Design, you will be positioned to understand the user, as you explore objects of purpose, beauty and social relevance. In BSc (hons) Product Design, you will focus on efficient manufacture and assembly, as you learn about technical and engineering advances. Working in specialist design studios, you will gain a practical understanding of a wide range of materials; from two and three-dimensional sketching, to 3D CAD and facsimile model-making, using both traditional and cutting-edge technologies (including various rapid prototyping methods). You will also have the option to expand on these and venture into areas such as metalcasting and digital embroidery, among others.
Your teamwork and communication skills are not forgotten. As early as your first year, you will collaborate through briefs that bring together students from across the School’s subject disciplines. These are opportunities to motivate each other, share and test your creativity, and understand the unique skills and insight that you have to offer. You will always be encouraged to place your learning in broader contexts; namely, professional, social and theoretical. This approach will support you throughout your learning, your second year being no exception as you consider opportunities to undertake professional placements, travel abroad through ERASMUS, or immerse yourself in a business or specialist module; anything from materiality to consciousness. Alongside your final body of work, you have the choice between completing a dissertation or preparing a detailed business plan to carry you forward into a commercial environment. Graduates from the programme are well placed to join design companies, work as designers in large organisations, set up their own businesses, or pursue further academic study through our MSc Advanced Product Design or MDes courses, and eventually undertake a PhD with us.
Further information: Admissions Tutor: Gareth Barham gbarham@cardiffmet.ac.uk
YOUR PLACE AT CSAD Meeting applicants is important to us. We like to show you around, answer your questions and talk to you about your work and aspirations. No doubt you would like to look at our facilities and the Llandaff campus and find out more about accommodation, transport in the city and finances. This year we will be holding seven ‘Big Interview Events’ in our new building. The aims are to welcome candidates applying for places, give you the information you need, and conduct interviews. We will have a lot to show you and will be able to answer all your questions about studying with us and living in Cardiff. The dates of our ‘Big Interview Events’ are as follows, but we will be conducting interviews throughout the year for people who miss these or who are unable to attend on these dates. The Interview Days for 2015 entry are:
10 DECEMBER 2014 28 & 30 JANUARY 2015 4 & 6 FEBRUARY 2015 11 & 13 FEBRUARY 2015
PRODUCT DESIGN