Bachelor of Product Design BProdDesign

at University of Canterbury

• Combine creative design, science, engineering, and business studies to develop items for use in homes, businesses, and industry.

• You will have access to state-of-the-art design, laboratory, computer, and testing facilities.

• Develop your ideas through a number of projects working as an individual or as part of a team.

• Study a BProdDesign alongside a Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Commerce to complete a conjoint degree in just four years.
   

  The Bachelor of Product Design requires a minimum total of 360 points:
   

• 135 points of Product Design courses

• 165 points of Science and Engineering courses

• 60 points of Business or Management courses.

• A minimum of 225 points must be from courses above 100-level, with at least 75 points at 300-level.

  105 points of compulsory courses are completed in the first and third years of the degree. The remaining 255 points are selected based on your chosen major.

  Design projects throughout the degree will involve independent work on open-ended projects, with a mix of individual and team-based activities, under close supervision by academics with experience in product design.

  The degree takes 3 years of full-time study, or can be studied part-time for up to 10 years.
   

  Product Design majors

   

• Applied Immersive Game Design

• Chemical Formulation Design

• Industrial Product Design
   

• Compulsory courses

  Year 1
   

• PROD101 Product Design 1

• MGMT100 Fundamentals of Management

• PROD110 Product Design Principles OR ENGR101 Foundations of Engineering

• One 100-level MATH or EMTH course
   

• Year 2

   

• ACCT102 Accounting and Financial Information

• ECON104 Introduction to Microeconomics

• MKTG100 Principles of Marketing
   

• Year 3

  Complete two courses at either 200 or 300-level chosen from:
   

• Accounting

• Business

• Economics

• Finance

• Innovation

• Management

• Marketing

• If you have not already completed MKTG100 in the degree, then you must include at least one Marketing course in your options.

   

Entry to the BProdDesign is open to anyone with entry to the University. However, it is strongly recommended that you have at least 14 credits in NCEA Level 2 science and mathematics. Those intending to take the Chemical Formulation Design major should ideally have 14 credits in NCEA Level 3 chemistry (or the IB/CIE equivalent of these).

Secondary school studies in related subjects such as digital technologies, technology, or design and visual communication would be an advantage.

 

English language requirements for undergraduate qualifications
 

If you want to study towards a Bachelor Degree (excluding teaching degrees), Certificate of Proficiency, Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma, or Graduate Certificate or Diploma you must have one of the following:
 

This is an indicative fee - total tuition fee will be dependent on your course selection (banded)    $38,850

• Gain practical experience by taking part in design projects right from the first year.

• Learn to develop ideas based on the latest science and technology, while gaining the business skills needed to launch new products that fulfil a market need.

• Graduates will be ready to work in design agencies, manufacturing companies, engineering consultancies, educational and training companies, research and development, and more. You may even choose to start your own company.