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What will I learn in the second year ?
Your second year is at Level 5 (Development and Exploration)
The second year enables you to take more personal initiative as you explore and experiment to develop a more specialised portfolio in your chosen area(s).
On successful completion of Level 5 you’ll have gained another 120 credits by passing the modules listed on this page.
You’ll then have 240 credits in total, enabling you to progress to Level 6.
Design Projects 3: New Product Development
40 credits
Here you’ll undertake projects that develop your
knowledge and skills in project management, research
methods, the design process, manufacturing and taking
the needs of end-users into account. In particular you’ll
focus on new product development and the ways in
which designers work with external clients and as part
of teams.
Design Projects 4: Design for Industry
40 credits
This module further develops knowledge and
understanding of the product design process and
range of activities undertaken by product designers.
It concludes with a significant project that draws
your design skills together and gives you more
independence in preparation for work at the next level.
Design Contexts (BA)
20 credits
This module is designed to help you understand the
issues, theories, debates and contexts which connect
with product design You’ll explore debates about
postmodernism, emotional design, sustainability,
interaction, product-service systems and the impacts
of new technologies and materials. You’ll also develop
your skills in research and written communication.
Computer Aided Product Design
20 credits
This module develops your digital knowledge and skills,
particularly in terms of 3D geometry to show the form
of an object and its component parts as well as how it
is assembled. This information is used for marketing,
manufacture and the making of rapid prototypes and
you’ll learn about a variety of techniques.
Manufacturing and Materials 2 (BSc)
20 credits
This module aims to develop the student’s understanding of
current manufacturing processes and the materials involved
in these processes. Students are encouraged to develop
an integrated approach to the selection of manufacturing
processes and materials consistent with current best practice.
Students will also be encouraged to consider alternative
materials and manufacturing methods in order to reduce costs
and natural resource consumption
Part time students
If you are enrolled as a part-time student you can
undertake up to 100 credits in any one academic year
over a maximum of six years.