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Product Design Engineering

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  • Undergraduate
City Campus
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Course summary

Why study Product Design Engineering at Liverpool John Moores University?

  • LJMU ranked 18th in the UK for product design (The Guardian University Guide 2025)

  • LJMU ranked 15th university in the UK for general engineering degrees (The Times UK University Rankings 2025)

  • 96% of students surveyed on this course said teaching staff were good at explaining things (National Student Survey 2025)

  • 96% of students surveyed said this course challenged them to achieve their best work (National Student Survey 2025)

  • Design-led curriculum and opportunities to exhibit at the University's annual Product Innovation Show

  • Teaching delivered in well-equipped laboratories with state-of-the-art software plus excellent technical support

  • All students receive a personal copy of SolidWorks 3D CAD software and access to all Autodesk products

  • Thriving student industrial design society

  • Option of completing a year-long industrial placement or International module

About your course
The professionally-accredited BSc (Hons) Product Design Engineering at Liverpool John Moores University combines skills development in traditional hand-generated design work such as sketching, drawing and physical model making, with the latest computer-aided design techniques.

The Product Design Engineering degree gives you the opportunity to test your creativity and develop technical skills in using the latest CAD technology so that you will be able to take ideas from product conception, design and analysis, right through to production.

This is a hands-on course in which you will have access to CAD suites loaded with the latest 3D visualisation software, a purpose-built creative design studio, an advanced manufacturing laboratory and modern engineering laboratories.

The course has been developed in partnership with industry experts so that it is relevant to the needs of employers and you will be encouraged to take the year-long work placement option to get a taste of what its really like to work in the design industry.

Modules

Course Modules

Please visit the Liverpool John Moores University website for detailed module information.

Professional bodies

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

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Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • City Campus

Study options

  • Bachelor of Science (with Honours) • Full-Time • Placement (mandatory) • 4 Years
  • Bachelor of Science (with Honours) • Full-Time • 3 Years

Start dates

Application codes

Institution code:
L51

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Application codes

Institution code:
L51

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Entry requirements

Typical qualification requirements

A level
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Minimum Number of A Levels: 2
Maximum AS UCAS Points: 20

Subject requirements: Grade C in one relevant A Level subject. Relevant subjects include Design and Technology: Product Design, Maths, Engineering, Chemistry, Physics, Electronics, and Design Engineering

T Level

Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications from a relevant subject.

UCAS Tariff
Offer: 112

Scottish Higher

Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications from a relevant subject.

Access to HE Diploma

Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications from a relevant subject.

GCSE/National 4/National 5

Grade C or Grade 4 or above in English Language and Mathematics GCSE or an approved alternative qualification below:

Key Skills Level 2 in English/Maths
NVQ Level 2 Functional skills in Maths and English Writing and or Reading
Skills for Life Level 2 in Numeracy/English
Higher Diploma in Maths/English
Functional Skills Level 2 in Maths/English
Northern Ireland Essential Skills Level 2 in Communication or Application of Number
Wales Essential Skills Level 2 in Communication or Application of Number

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications from a relevant subject.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
DMM

From a relevant subject

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)

Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications. Grade H2 from a relevant subject.

Historical entry grades data

This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).

It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.

Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

Per year tuition fees

LocationFeeYear
England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Channel Islands & Republic of Ireland£10050

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

Tuition fees for home students in September 2026 will be £9,790 for the 2026/27 academic year, subject to Parliamentary approval. In England and Wales, tuition fees for home undergraduate students are set in accordance with the Government’s regulated fee cap. The Government has confirmed that this cap will be £9,790 for 2026/27 and £10,050 for 2027/28, in both cases subject to Parliamentary approval.

The Government has also indicated that from the 2028/29 academic year onwards, the fee cap may be adjusted annually in line with inflation. As a result, tuition fees in future years may increase annually in line with inflation. We will provide confirmation of any changes as early as possible in advance of each academic year.

The University reserves the right to increase tuition fees in accordance with any changes to the maximum allowable fees set by the UK Parliament.

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Please see our Bursaries and Scholarships page for more information: https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/discover/fees-and-funding/bursaries-and-scholarships

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