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Product Design Engineering

Entry requirements


A level

A,A,B-B,B,B

Year 1 entry: Maths and Physics; Year 2 entry: A*AA-AAB (Maths and Physics).

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

32-36

Year 1 Entry: Maths HL5 and Physics HL5; Year 2 Entry: 38-34 points (Maths HL6 and Physics HL6)

Scottish Higher

A,A,A,A

Maths and Physics/Engineering Science

UCAS Tariff

120-136

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About this course


Course option

5years

Full-time | 2024

Subject

Engineering design

Turn new ideas into functioning products through creative design, prototyping and the use of current manufacturing processes.

Why Product Design Engineering at Strathclyde?
Ranked Number 4 in the UK, and Number 1 in Scotland for Product Design by The Guardian University Guide 2023.
Develop the skills to create fully-functioning new products which are visually appealing and efficiently manufactured.
Learn to combine virtual and physical design and prototyping in our digital design suite.
Undertake work placements in industry.
Opportunity to undertake an industrial group project with a design engineering organisation.
Professional accreditation by the Institution of Engineering Designers, Institution of Engineering and Technology and Institution of Mechanical Engineers.

Your Career
Graduate destinations include Triumph Motorcycles, Procter & Gamble, Dyson, Jaguar Land Rover and Adidas.

Recent graduate roles include:
Product Development Manager
Associate Engineer
Intranet Systems Developer
Production Manager
Graduate Design Engineer

Tuition fees

Select where you currently live to see what you'll pay:

Channel Islands
£9,250
per year
England
£9,250
per year
EU
£26,700
per year
International
£26,700
per year
Northern Ireland
£9,250
per year
Republic of Ireland
£9,250
per year
Scotland
£1,820
per year
Wales
£9,250
per year

The Uni


Course location:

University of Strathclyde

Department:

Design, Manufacturing and Engineering Management

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What students say


We've crunched the numbers to see if overall student satisfaction here is high, medium or low compared to students studying this subject(s) at other universities.

78%
Engineering design

How do students rate their degree experience?

The stats below relate to the general subject area/s at this university, not this specific course. We show this where there isn’t enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Engineering (non-specific)

Teaching and learning

69%
Staff make the subject interesting
83%
Staff are good at explaining things
86%
Ideas and concepts are explored in-depth
87%
Opportunities to apply what I've learned

Assessment and feedback

Feedback on work has been timely
Feedback on work has been helpful
Staff are contactable when needed
Good advice available when making study choices

Resources and organisation

91%
Library resources
89%
IT resources
82%
Course specific equipment and facilities
45%
Course is well organised and has run smoothly

Student voice

Staff value students' opinions
Feel part of a community on my course

Who studies this subject and how do they get on?

97%
UK students
3%
International students
69%
Male students
31%
Female students
44%
2:1 or above
7%
First year drop out rate

Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)

A
A
B

After graduation


The stats in this section relate to the general subject area/s at this university – not this specific course. We show this where there isn't enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Engineering (non-specific)

What are graduates doing after six months?

This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.

£27,000
med
Average annual salary
93%
med
Employed or in further education

Top job areas of graduates

64%
Engineering professionals
5%
Sales assistants and retail cashiers
4%
Other elementary services occupations

Very few students study this subject, so there isn't a lot of information available on what graduates do when they finish - bear that in mind when you look at the stats above. Most graduates get jobs in engineering or management, but if you would like to find out more specifically about the prospects for your chosen course, it might be a good idea to go on an open day and talk to tutors about what previous graduates went on to do.

What about your long term prospects?

Looking further ahead, below is a rough guide for what graduates went on to earn.

Engineering (non-specific)

The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.

£27k

£27k

£33k

£33k

£36k

£36k

Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree.

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