Discover limitless creativity with our Product Design and Innovation course, where research, technology, style, and interaction combine to shape a dynamic future.
Course outline
Unleash your creativity with our product design and innovation degree. Immerse yourself in this future-focused discipline, blending innovation and engineering expertise. Complete Individual and group projects and challenges, set by real companies, tutors and yourself. Cultivate practical problem-solving skills, tackle briefs in collaboration with diverse teams of engineers and designers, mimicking the typical working world with a wide range of technical and professional capabilities. Upon completion of this course you will be technically skilled, inspired, and at the forefront of design innovation.
Key benefits
Professionally accredited* – Accredited by the Institute of Engineering Designers (IED)
Power up your future – Develop the skills employers around the globe look for. Gain an edge in a fast-changing world and thrive in your career with Aston Power Skills.
Gold standard teaching – Aston University was awarded Gold – the highest possible rating for the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF, 2023)
Earn more – Our graduates are among the highest paid in the country, earning on average £46,500 five years after graduating (Materials and Technology; Longitudinal Education Outcomes, 2024)
Satisfied students - Ranked 2nd in the UK for ‘student satisfaction’ (General Engineering; Complete University Guide, 2025)
Quality teaching - Ranked 1st in the UK for ‘teaching quality’ (Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering; Times/Sunday Times Good University Guide, 2025)
Interdisciplinary learning - Opportunities to work within interdisciplinary teams on commercial projects, creating new products to solve real-world problems through Design Factory Birmingham.
Where can this degree take me?
The transferable skills that our product design programmes provide mean that our graduates are successful in finding employment in a wide range of roles such as:
Designer
Junior designer
Design engineer
Operations manager
Product designer - bespoke furniture
Quality inspector
Client services associate
Graphic and email designer
Our graduates have gone on to work at companies such as Solitec Engineering, MoniRail, Avenue Furniture, Caterpillar, Roman Originals, Desk Gear, TransPerfect Translations, and EP Climbing.
Professional accreditation
*This programme is accredited by the Institute of Engineering Designers (IED). As part of the standard process, it is currently undergoing re-accreditation, with confirmation expected before September 2025.
For a full list of modules and course objectives, visit the course page on Aston University's website: https://www.aston.ac.uk/study/courses/product-design-and-innovation-bsc
For more information on how this course is assessed, visit the course page on Aston University's website: https://www.aston.ac.uk/study/courses/product-design-and-innovation-bsc
This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.
Aston University, Birmingham has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
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What does this TEF outcome mean?
The following entry points are available for this course:
This course may be available at alternative locations, please check if other course options are available.
Course optionsAston Ready is our contextual offer scheme that could reduce your undergraduate offer by one or two grades. Assessed at the point of application, there are no additional forms to fill in. Details of eligibility criteria can be found on our website.
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| Location | Fee | Year |
|---|---|---|
| England | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £9535 | Year 1 |
| International | £21500 | Year 1 |
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.
UK students (Home Undergraduate):
The annual tuition fee for the programme commencing in academic year 2025/26 will be £9,535 (subject to the passing of legislation implementing the Government’s policy to increase the maximum tuition fee from £9,250, payable by Home Undergraduate students on full-time courses). The fee for the placement year is £1,250.
International students (Overseas Undergraduate):
The annual tuition fee for the programme commencing in academic year 2025/26 will be £21,500. The fee for the placement year is £2,500.
All students:
The duration of your programme is set out above and you will be responsible for the payment of an annual tuition fee in each of these years. The University reserves the right to increase tuition fees annually in accordance with its Terms and Conditions (aston.ac.uk/sites/default/files/2024-12/Terms_and_Conditions_of_Enrolment_2025-6.pdf) and subject at all times to the maximum tuition fee caps set by Government from time to time. This means that your total tuition fee may be higher than stated above, but your total tuition fee will never increase by more than 6% year on year. An increase in fees will allow the University to cover the increased costs of delivering the course and ensure it is able to maintain high standards of education and facilities.
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