Product Design Engineering

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. throughout the course students can expect to incur expenses over and above their ordinary living costs. the faculty will provide certain basic design materials; above this students are expected to provide their own design materials. 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.

• Type: Optional

• Duration: 12 Months

• Fees: Contact us for up-to-date information

Many design professionals either go freelance or decide to start their own business. such as graduates troy baker (managing director) and graham wilson (technical director), founders of design reality, a design consultancy based in st asaph, who also deliver guest lectures on the course. others secure employment with their placement organisations, such as philip gilbank, who graduated with a first class honours degree and now works for the computer aided design company driveworks after completing a sandwich year with the company.

Work while you study

You can also work on a UK student visa, from 10 to 20 hours per week during the academic year, 40 hours per week or full-time during vacations.

Partnerships

Most universities in England have partnerships with different companies and organisations to ensure their students get enough professional training as students. In addition to increasing their students' chances to get hired by one of the universities. Liverpool John Moores University has partnerships with the following companies: