Master of Product Design

Masters (Coursework)

Postgraduate studies in Product Design present an opportunity for students to prepare for the ever-changing consumer market with advanced design, manufacturing, and business analysis skills.The Master of Product Design (MProdDesign) takes advantage...

Key details

Degree Type

Masters (Coursework)

Duration

18 months full-time

Intake Months

Feb, Jul

About this course

Postgraduate studies in Product Design present an opportunity for students to prepare for the ever-changing consumer market with advanced design, manufacturing, and business analysis skills.The Master of Product Design (MProdDesign) takes advantage of UC's research expertise in a range of commerce, IT, and engineering fields. The programme provides a mixture of practical work and theory with original supervised research.UC houses specialised on-campus facilities for students to research, create, test, and market their own products.

Study locations

Main Campus

Career pathways

This Master's programme will prepare you for innovation in our modern, dynamic economy. Product Design graduates with business sense as well as technical skills will suit any part of the product creation lifecycle - designing concepts, testing prototypes, pitching to sellers, and marketing to consumers.

Product Designers may find work in commercial, educational, IT, consultancy, quality assurance (QA), government, and design and advertising sectors.

UC's graduates are also prepared to begin their own business enterprise.

Useful information:

Read what other UC postgraduate students have gone on to achieve in their studies and careers in our student and graduate profiles.
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