Product & Furniture Design BA (Hons)

Kingston University

United Kingdom, London Borough of Sutton

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Kingston University

United Kingdom , London Borough of Sutton

Key Facts

Program Level

Bachelor

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Course Code

W260

Campuses

Knights Park

Kingston School of Art

Knights Park

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake Deadlines

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Duration 3 year(s)

Tuition Fee

GBP 19,200 / year(s)

Product & Furniture Design BA (Hons)

About

If you're considering a career in professional design, this course provides the skills, knowledge and practical experience you'll need. Design work covers domestic and commercial furniture, housewares and ceramics, industrial and technology products. Using our workshops, you'll have a platform for experimentation and discovery. You'll study key themes, such as sustainability, manufacturing and the roles that designers play in industry. The course collaborates and engages with industry at all levels, from live industry briefs to masterclasses and talks by industry professionals.

Your work will be promoted through international design competitions, major graduate shows and external exhibitions. You'll graduate with a professional portfolio of work, giving you a springboard to employment.

Please follow us on Instagram @product_furniture_kingston to see some of the great work we and our graduates are doing.

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Requirements

Entry Requirements

Typical offer 2025

UCAS tariff points: 112-128

Level 3 qualifications, including Art and Design subjects (i.e. A-levels, BTEC Diploma, Access Diploma, IB Diploma, etc.). The preferred entry route is to first take a Foundation Diploma in Art and Design or a recognised equivalent course.

Typical offer 2024

UCAS tariff points: 112-128

Additional requirements

Please submit a portfolio in digital format, 15-20 pages in length and show us the four values of questioning, curiosity, technical ability, and enthusiasm.

A project may be spread over several pages or take up just one, think about the order you put things in.

Combining your work into a PDF is a good way of ensuring that your portfolio is easy to access and stays the way you want it to look. You can use other formats to show your work by including links in your PDF (such as online link to a website, Instagram, Flicker or Vimeo account.) You just need to be very careful that your links work and that they can be opened on different types of devices.

You will be sent guidance on how to upload your portfolio when you have applied to your course.

More about what we are looking for.

International

All non-UK applicants must meet our English Language requirements. For this course it is Academic IELTS of 6.0 overall, with no element below 5.5.

Make sure you read our full guidance about English language requirements, which includes details of other qualifications we consider.

Applicants who do not meet the English language requirements could be eligible to join our pre-sessional English language course.

Applicants from a recognised majority English speaking countries (MESCs) do not need to meet these requirements.

Country-specific information

You will find more information on country-specific entry requirements in the International section of our website.

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Typical offer and UCAS points explained

Like most universities, we use the UCAS Tariff point system for our course entry requirements.

Find out more about UCAS Tariff points and see how A-level, AS level, BTEC Diploma and T-level qualifications translate to the points system.

Career

After you graduate

Graduates work globally in product and furniture design, industrial design, exhibition design and interior design. Many graduates establish their own design companies whilst others progress to postgraduate study.

Examples of roles include: