Brighton,
United Kingdom
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
BA (Hons) Product Design (with an industrial placement year) in Brighton United Kingdom | University of Sussex
University of Sussex
|
Brighton United Kingdom
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Qualification
Bachelor Degree with Honours
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
GBP
25,000
(c. USD33,480.25)
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
48 months
At Sussex, you'll develop the skills to design products that meet both current and future societal needs and behaviors.
Throughout your program, you'll:
learn from experienced design professionals who blend design, science, and technology
collaborate with industry experts on real-world creative projects
receive support for commercializing your product ideas.
We'll provide a foundation in design thinking to help you create well-researched solutions and bring them to life through prototyping and production. You'll also learn to design within circular economy principles - an innovative, sustainable system that goes beyond traditional approaches.
This degree sets you up for achievement. Our graduates have:
earned recognition from top companies like Dyson, LEGO, and Hasbro
launched their own products through the Sussex Innovation Centre.
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To boost your experience and career prospects, you can opt for a work placement during your studies. This valuable opportunity lets you gain industry insights and develop employer-sought skills. While you'll need to secure your own placement, our career services team offers support with:
finding opportunities
crafting applications
interview preparation.
If you don't secure a placement, you can continue with the standard version of your course.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 6.0
Qualification Requirements
A-level
Typical offer
ABB-BBB
Contextual offer
BBC-BCC
Not everyone has the same support to get to higher education we help you reach your potential. When we receive applications through UCAS, we consider all factors and will sometimes make contextual offers as part of our Access and Participation Plan
Subjects
A-levels should include Art or a design subject normally at grade B. Without A-levels in these areas you will still be considered but will need to demonstrate a strong, recent background in art and design through other means.
GCSEs
You must have GCSE (or equivalent) Mathematics with at least grade 4 (grade C) and, if you are not offering Art or a Design subject at A-level you must also have GCSE Art or Design Technology at grade 6 (grade B).
You should also have a broad range of GCSEs 9-4 (A*-C), including good grades in relevant subjects.
Extended Project Qualification
We take the EPQ into account when considering your application and it can be useful in the summer when your results are released if you have narrowly missed the conditions of your offer. We do not routinely include the EPQ in the conditions of your offer but we sometimes offer alternative conditions that include the EPQ.
International Baccalaureate
Typical offer
30 -32 points overall from the full IB Diploma.
Subjects
Higher Levels should include either Visual Arts or Design Technology at Higher level of 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
TOEFL (iBT)
80 overall, including at least 17 in Listening, 18 in Reading, 20 in Speaking, 17 in Writing
Typical offer
ABB-BBB
Contextual offer
BBC-BCC
Not everyone has the same support to get to higher education we help you reach your potential. When we receive applications through UCAS, we consider all factors and will sometimes make contextual offers as part of our Access and Participation Plan
Subjects
A-levels should include Art or a design subject normally at grade B. Without A-levels in these areas you will still be considered but will need to demonstrate a strong, recent background in art and design through other means.
GCSEs
You must have GCSE (or equivalent) Mathematics with at least grade 4 (grade C) and, if you are not offering Art or a Design subject at A-level you must also have GCSE Art or Design Technology at grade 6 (grade B).
You should also have a broad range of GCSEs 9-4 (A*-C), including good grades in relevant subjects.
Extended Project Qualification
We take the EPQ into account when considering your application and it can be useful in the summer when your results are released if you have narrowly missed the conditions of your offer. We do not routinely include the EPQ in the conditions of your offer but we sometimes offer alternative conditions that include the EPQ.
International Baccalaureate
Typical offer
30 -32 points overall from the full IB Diploma.
Subjects
Higher Levels should include either Visual Arts or Design Technology at Higher level of 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
TOEFL (iBT)
80 overall, including at least 17 in Listening, 18 in Reading, 20 in Speaking, 17 in Writing
Tuition
GBP
25,000