Product Design (Industrial)

From concept to creation, Product Design at Leeds puts you at the centre of shaping how the world works.

This course brings creativity and technical thinking together to explore how ideas become real products. You’ll learn to design both physical and digital products – from consumer goods and electronics to software and apps. Develop a strong understanding of the full design process, from user insight and concept creation to detailed design and production.

Product designers are in demand across a wide range of industries as businesses look for new, sustainable solutions that put users first. Studying in Leeds, a city known for its creativity and innovation, you’ll benefit from expert teaching, a practical approach, and access to industry-level facilities.

A Product Design (Industrial) degree from Leeds opens global career opportunities in fields such as product and industrial design, design engineering, UX and interaction design, consultancy and innovation. You’ll graduate with a strong portfolio and adaptable skill set, ready to work in established companies, creative start‑ups, or to take your ideas further through postgraduate study – wherever your ambitions take you.

Industrial placement year
This course gives you the opportunity to undertake a paid industrial placement year alongside your studies. Our close industry links give you the platform to apply to several major organisations, including Unilever, Robotas, and Johnson Matthey.

"We’ve got a design studio which is quite exclusive for product design students, so we’ve got a massive collaboration space."

Weichen Zhao, Product Design

Why study at Leeds

• Highly regarded: This course is accredited by the Institution of Engineering Designers.

• Work on your own design projects: Put into practice what you have learned by designing, prototyping, and testing their performance.

• Gain real-world experience: Enhance your career prospects and give your CV that competitive edge before you graduate by applying for a paid industrial work placement year.

• Dedicated design studios: Use computing software and prototyping technologies, including SolidWorks and the Adobe Creative Suite, as well as our model-making facilities for forming, laser cutting, foam model sculpting and CNC machining.

• Access specialist facilities: Our purpose-built labs, including the Thermofluids Lab, house a host of apparatus, including wind tunnels and engine testbeds.

• World-leading research: Here at Leeds, we’re solving real-world societal problems and feeding this directly into your course, shaping your learning with the latest thinking.

• Enhance your career prospects: Give your CV that competitive edge before you graduate with a paid industrial placement year.

• Join our student society: A great opportunity to meet other like-minded students is to join our Product Design society.

Rankings and awards

• 14th in the UK for Product Design, Guardian University Guide 2025

• Top 100 in the world for Engineering and Technology, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026

Where could this degree take you
Here’s an insight into the job roles some of our most recent graduates have obtained:

• Design Engineer, Dyson

• Design Project Leader – Jaguar Landrover

• Mechanical Design Engineer, Tesla Motors

• Associate Consultant, Collaborative Solutions

• Experience Designer, Future Platforms

• Insights Researcher, Household

• Digital Analyst, BT.

Careers support
Top 10 most targeted for 10+ years by the UK's leading employers, The Graduate Market 2026, High Fliers Research

At Leeds, we help you to prepare for your future from day one.

Our Careers Service has the global expertise and sector-spanning industry partnerships that, combined, go way beyond simply helping you get a job. They provide you with the resources you need to upskill and achieve the future you aspire towards – even in the face of lightning-paced change.

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

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