Product Design BA (Hons)

At Sussex, you’ll learn to create products that satisfy the needs and behaviours of people and our rapidly changing society – both now and into the future.

During your studies, you’ll:

• be taught by design experts with industry experience
• combine design, art, environment, science, business and technology skills, reflecting the multifaceted subject of product design
• work with industry professionals on live creative briefs that will challenge you and develop your understanding of how design fits in different sectors
• have opportunities and guidance on how to develop your products beyond university.

We’ll ground you in critical design thinking and research. This helps you develop informed solutions and produce them through responsible prototyping and manufacturing models. You’ll also design your products to fit within the circular economy – a complex systems-based model of working that is regenerative to the planet and takes sustainability to a new level.

Your degree prepares you for success. In recent years, our students have:

• won international awards from design leaders such as Dyson, LEGO and Hasbro
• taken their own designs to market through the Sussex Innovation Centre
• a wide range of career options – from stepping into design jobs after graduation, to setting up their own design studios.

32 points overall from the full IB Diploma.

Higher Levels should include either Visual Arts or Design Technology with at least grade 5. Applicants without one of these at Higher Level will still be considered but will need to demonstrate a strong, recent background in art and design through other means.

IELTS (Academic)

6.0 overall, including at least 5.5 in each component

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IELTS scores are valid for two years from the test date. You cannot combine scores from more than one sitting of the test. Your score must be valid when you begin your Sussex course.

We accept IELTS One Skills Retake.

We do not accept IELTS Online.

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