This programme offers the opportunity to spend the third year in industry and gain the Diploma in Professional Studies. Although the Department is able to offer guidance, it is your responsibility to find an industrial placement. These can be found in large industrial companies or small design consultancies. The Department encourages you to take industrial placements during summer vacations. You take part in a wide range of lectures and project work.
Performance is assessed through coursework and examinations at the end of teach semester.
The combined results of the written examinations and coursework assessments in Year 1 form the progress examination. In Years 2 and 3 the combined results of examination and coursework assessments form the final degree examination. Careers and Further Study Industry is keen to recruit people with capabilities in product design and development, and who understand how products are made successfully at minimum cost. The skills developed through the Department's co-operation with commercial clients enhances our graduates' position in the job market. Some graduates obtain jobs where there is no direct relationship to design such as financial services.