Product Design BA (Hons)
Bath Spa University
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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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Start date

SEP-25

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Duration

3 Years

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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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Duration

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**Address the future needs and challenges of sustainable production through materials, making and innovation on this contemporary Product Design degree.**- Develop the practical and critical design skills you need to flourish in the global workplace through interdisciplinary, project focused study.- Learn principles of sustainability and explore materials through traditional and digital processes in our excellent workshops.- Taught by design and industry experts, you’ll become a confident, ...Read more


Address the future needs and challenges of sustainable production through materials, making and innovation on this contemporary Product Design degree.

- Develop the practical and critical design skills you need to flourish in the global workplace through interdisciplinary, project focused study.- Learn principles of sustainability and explore materials through traditional and digital processes in our excellent workshops.- Taught by design and industry experts, you’ll become a confident, creative, digitally-literate and critical designer.Want a career in design? If you're motivated by making, this innovative product design course is for you.Taught by industry professionals, our Product Design degree enables you to build a foundation of technical and practical design skills and explore manufacturing processes, from traditional techniques to computer-aided design (CAD) and digital fabrication. You’ll work with a wide range of materials and develop your unique creative vision through practical, project-based briefs.Essential professional skills and entrepreneurship are at the heart of the course. You’ll become a flexible problem-solver and expert collaborator, providing you with new opportunities as a designer in a sustainable, digital and global economy.

Key stats

CUG Subject Ranking
CUG Subject Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
47th
CUG Ranking
CUG Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
104th
Design Studies
Drop-out rate
Drop-out rate
The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 82 = 18% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
18%
Employment rate
Employment rate
The percentage of students in full-time work 6 months after finishing their course.
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
94%

Modules

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Entry requirements

Exam type

A level

A level:

BCC - BBB Grades / Points required

Access to HE Diploma:

M:45 Grades / Points required

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:

32 Grades / Points required

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):

DDM - DMM Grades / Points required

T Level:

M Grades / Points required

A Level - grades BBB-BCC including a Grade B in Product Design or other Art and Design subject.

Typical offers for applicants with Access to HE will be the Access to HE Diploma or Access to HE Certificate (60 credits, 45 of which must be Level 3, at Merit or higher) together with evidence of experience in Art and Design.

A minimum of 32 points are required.

Extended Diploma grades from Distinction Distinction Merit (DDM) to Distinction Merit Merit (DMM) in a related subject, or evidence of experience in Art and Design.

Grade Merit is preferred in a relevant subject.

Popular A-level subjects

Design Studies

Top 5 A-levels taken by students who study this subject at uni.

Art & Design
55%
Fashion & Textiles
30%
Photography
21%
English Literature
18%
Graphic Communication
17%
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Tuition fees

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England

£9,250 per year

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Students from England

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£9,250 per year

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Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.

Students from Scotland

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Wales

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Northern Ireland

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Channel Islands

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Uni info

Bath Spa University
Newton Park Bath Bath And North East Somerset BA2 9BN United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Oldfield Park  1.6 miles away
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