Product Design

Product design is about:

* understanding people and society by questioning and reflecting on existing systems

* exploring opportunities for innovative products

Through practical experience, you will learn design research methods used at the forefront of the discipline. These will allow you to explore and understand:

* cutting-edge materials

* technologies

* society

How we teach

Our mission is to ensure that you develop your own approach to design. You will develop the skills needed to become a highly employable graduate, entrepreneur or thought leader. These include:

* creative skills

* technical skills

* critical thinking

* interpersonal skills

We aim to produce:

* empathetic, experimental and provocative designers with strong communication skills

* flexible design thinkers who can explore social, economic and environmental contexts and opportunities to design original, useful and thought-provoking products

What you will learn

Across a group of courses, you will explore making, critical thinking and designing using a variety of materials and technologies. These are informed by thought-provoking briefs.

You will engage with a range of contemporary issues and future challenges, including:

* the circular economy and sustainability

* product semantics

* speculative design

* the internet of things

Design and Screen Cultures courses are integrated with your practical studio work. These provide a contextual and theoretical understanding of contemporary design.

Why Edinburgh?

Our lecturers and technicians are highly skilled as makers and researchers. We support our students to:

* develop their own ways of exploring the world through design

* understand the needs of people and the environment

The professional skills and abilities developed in the programme prepare our graduates for a rewarding career in the creative industries. Many of our alumni are now leading practitioners.