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Product Design and Manufacture including an Integrated Study Abroad Year BEng

University Park Campus, Nottingham, UK

Course overview

Our three-year BEng Product Design and Manufacture course combines creativity with engineering principles.

The course is unique due to our engineering, analytical and manufacturing content, giving you a technical and real-world view of product design.

In addition, your study abroad year will widen your horizons, and give you perspective of industrial design within different cultures and varying societies. 

Our course utilises modern technology - from digital sketching through to high end 3D printing, rapid prototyping facilities and virtual reality equipment, to ensure our graduates leave prepared for the modern world of product design. 

Our graduates are highly sought after, going on to work for top companies including Dyson, Jaguar Land Rover, Unilever, Caterpillar and L'Oréal. 

 

Indicative modules

Mandatory

Year 1

Engineering Practice and Project

Mandatory

Year 1

Industrial Design 1

Mandatory

Year 1

Materials and Manufacturing

Mandatory

Year 1

Maths and Programming

Mandatory

Year 1

Statics and Dynamics

Mandatory

Year 2

Design Communication

Mandatory

Year 2

Design for Manufacture

Mandatory

Year 2

Industrial Design 2

Mandatory

Year 2

Introduction to Design Projects

Mandatory

Year 2

Materials, Manufacturing and Sustainability

Mandatory

Year 2

User Centered Research in Design

Mandatory

Year 3

BEng Major Design Project

Mandatory

Year 3

Computer Aided Engineering

Mandatory

Year 3

Major Project Preparation

Mandatory

Year 3

Polymer Design and Manufacturing

Mandatory

Year 3

Sustainable Design

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About modules

The above is a sample of the typical modules we offer, but is not intended to be construed or relied on as a definitive list of what might be available in any given year. This content was last updated on Tuesday 25 March 2025. Due to timetabling availability, there may be restrictions on some module combinations.

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I chose to study Product Design and Manufacture because it gave me the ability to have an influence on products and the way we interact with them – it’s something that happens all over the world. The ability to take ideas from your mind and see them develop in physical form is fascinating.

Nathan Hassanali

Product Design and Manufacture student

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