Product Design Engineering

Product Design Engineering is jointly delivered by the University and The Glasgow School of Art and integrates engineering with design.

You will work closely with industry throughout the programme, which may lead to internship and employment opportunities. You will have the opportunity to go on fieldtrips to industrial centres of excellence and events that are related to your studies.

Programme structure

You will study the same courses in the first three years whether on the BEng or MEng degree programme. Both embed creativity to develop world changing engineers.

Year 1

You will take a wide-ranging curriculum which includes courses in product design engineering (delivered by The Glasgow School of Art), mathematics, dynamics, electronics, materials, statics, thermodynamics and engineering skills. These courses are supported by individual and group project work and laboratory work. This interdisciplinary approach, favoured by industry, also makes it easy to switch to most other engineering disciplines at the end of year 1 should you wish to do so.

Years 2 and 3

In year 2 you will continue to study mathematics and fundamental engineering courses together with product design engineering at The Glasgow School of Art.

Year 3 develops and integrates the application of theory through structured projects, with an increased amount of studio time at The Glasgow School of Art. You will study more advanced engineering subjects at the University: materials & manufacture, dynamics, control & fluid power, heat transfer, mathematical modelling & simulation, and mechanics of materials & structures.

Years 4 and 5

In the final year of the BEng, you will propose your own programme of individual product development and prototyping, leading to detailed design proposals. You will also study advanced subjects in engineering, management, manufacture and design. These include advanced materials, mechanics of solids, microelectronics and design studies.

In year 4 of the MEng degree you will follow a similar programme to the BEng, and undertake a group design project with students from across engineering. Studio activities will continue and you will study advanced subjects in design & technology engineering, management and design.

In year 5 you will work on your own programme of product development and prototyping, leading to concept and detailed design proposals. You will also study advanced manufacture, human factors, robotics and mechanics of solids.

Partnership and industry links

The programme benefits from excellent collaborations with industry and students have worked on projects with Airbus, Autodesk, BHL, Callum, Chubb, Dyson, Formlabs, HP and Shark Ninja. We also look to support live projects with industry in the final year of study. Students also develop their own range of products for PDE Collection.

PDE is also a recipient of funding from the Royal Academy of Engineering, this industry-into-UK academia initiative aims to utilise the experience of Visiting Professors to enhance teaching & learning, employability and skills of UK engineering degree students whilst strengthening partnerships with industry.

Career prospects

Students have excellent career prospects, with recent graduates employed by:

• Apple

• BBC

• Bosch

• Dell

• Dyson

• GlaxoSmithKline

• Lego

• Logitech

• Ooni

• Jaguar Land Rover

• Specialised Bicycles.

Our graduates have established leading design engineering consultancies, including:

• Speck Design

• Shark Ninja

• STAC4c Design

• FilamentPD

• Fearsome

Accreditation

The MEng Product Design Engineering is accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) and the Institution of Engineering Designers (IED) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer (CEng).

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Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

• Mechanical Engineers, Institution of
• Engineering Designers, Institution of
• Engineering Council