BA (Hons) Product Design Bachelor's degree at Middlesex University

This module introduces core skills in studio practice and contextual studies. It develops your knowledge of historical and contemporary practice within your discipline and introduces creative processes, critical thinking, visualisation techniques and core study skills. This knowledge and skillset are developed and applied through a series of exercises and projects.

This module introduces you to core skills in prototyping, material selection and processes, and mechanical and electrical principles. The focus of the module is developing confidence, awareness and practical applications of this core skill set for different stages of design and engineering practice.

This module introduces design projects and studio practice. It develops your knowledge and understanding of design methods and models and applies these to a series of exercises and design projects. You are equipped with the skill set required to generate, iterate, critique and communicate ideas in response to a given design brief.

This module offers an introduction to core computing and communication skills for design practice. You will develop skills in computer-aided design (CAD) modelling, design visualisation, design communication and modelling/prototyping. It introduces strategies for engaging with distributed communities of practice and developing an online presence.

This module develops your advanced computer-aided design (CAD) and computer aided manufacturing (CAM) capabilities using industry-standard software. It focuses on advanced surface and feature-based modelling, and computer-based analysis tools. You will develop competence to improve designs and help solve technical problems. The module develops your understanding of reverse engineering, mass manufacture design requirements, product lifecycle analysis and provides an introduction to related design

This module provides the opportunity for you to apply your design knowledge and experience to a series of design projects. You will focus on deepening theory, process and contextual knowledge through a series of workshops, and learn how to apply this when responding to complex design briefs. In addition, the module builds your core employability skills, through the development of a professional design portfolio and digital presence.

This module develops your understanding of the commercial, legal, financial, ethical and environmental context of design and engineering processes and their impact on society. We will cover issues such as sustainability goals, recognition of obligations to the society, the professional practice and a commitment to professional standards and code(s) of conduct relevant to your discipline (such as the Engineering Council). The module also covers other wider issues such as materials and their impac

This module equips you with prototyping methods and approaches to enable you to successfully engage in a range of prototyping activities to develop, test and optimise design and engineering proposals. The module will develop the capability to analyse design problems, develop effective prototyping strategies and explore creative approaches to prototyping. You will engage with the learning content by building functioning prototypes, at a range of fidelities, using methods appropriate to the design

This module will strengthen, extend and apply the knowledge, skills and experiences you have gained from your course in a working environment, and to complement, stimulate, reinforce and encourage the development of discipline-specific technical knowledge, and your transferable skills. You will gain knowledge of professional requirements in an industry context and record and critically reflect on your personal practice.

This module helps develops a systematic understanding of product design development, prototyping, validation and specification at the forefront of current and emerging product design practice. You will develop a body of coherent and detailed knowledge of development frameworks and methods in a range of product/service/interaction/experience sectors. You will deploy this knowledge in a series of practice-based projects to create compelling, feasible and plausible products and experiences suitable

This module equips you with the skills to understand the process of innovation in design and engineering contexts and be able to appreciate the way it impacts sectoral professional practice. You will further develop research and written communication skills through the identification of evidence-based innovation opportunities

This module gives you the opportunity to synthesise prior learning and develop your planned graduation trajectory through a self-selected, self-initiated and self-directed major project and complementary professional practice components including EDI (equality, diversity and inclusion) principles. The direction of the project is a personal choice supported by appropriate staff to help you best synthesise your course experiences into a project that develops your working practice and professional