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 > Opportunity to take a six-month, full-time work experience placement, in a relevant employment setting.
> Students acquire a broad understanding of product design from both an engineering and a marketing point of view - leading you to create solutions that balance business viability, human desirability and technical feasibility.
> As a student of Product Design, you will learn to harness your creative, artistic, and problem-solving skills. You will also gain a relevant understanding of technology and materials, and a sensitive awareness of human needs and behaviour through user-centred design. You will learn to combine these abilities to create products that satisfy, even delight, users. You will acquire an understanding of Product Design from both an engineering and a marketing point of view.
> You will learn from accomplished designers and design entrepreneurs - people who have experience designing in sports equipment, medical devices, user interfaces and consumer electronics and homeware – as well as having impeccable academic credentials.

	Required	Ordinary level grade	Higher level grade
Irish		O6	H7
English		O6	H7
Language		-	-
Math		O3	H7
Science		O6	H7

This course requires 2 additional subjects

Mature student applicants who have a disability 

If you have a disability or specific learning difficulty (e.g. dyslexia), and require examination support for any required written tests, please submit supporting documentation by 15 March 2019 to the Access Office. Unfortunately we are unable to consider applications for alternative examination accommodation after this deadline. 

For further information on the supporting documentation required, as well as examination and other supports visit the Access Office website.

The application process depends on the type of applicant you are. Click here for all information about how to apply.

Categories of applicant:

• School-leavers (Leaving Certificate students)
• Mature students (23 years or older by 1st January in the year of entry to the University/part-time degrees the mature age is 21)
• EU/EFTA/UK students
• International students (outside the EU)
• QQI (Further Education) students
• Transferring students
• Deferring students

• As a specialised 4 year Bachelor of Science degree in Product Design, a range of technology, marketing and design subjects are taken in all years.
• All students take a 6-month, full-time, work experience placement in 3rd year (subject to availability).
• Opportunity to take an Elective in 2nd year as part of the new Maynooth Education

Duration: 4 years

Disclaimer
The modules below are indicative of the content associated with this course of study.
The modules are subject to change as the curriculum is revised and reviewed annually. Please check periodically for updates.

Year 2

PRODUCT DESIGN PD2SM - PRODUCT DESIGN Credits: 60 Compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN VISUALISATION PD206 5 1 DESIGN FOR SOCIETY PD265 10 2 DESIGN HISTORY & CULTURE PD201 5 2 DIGITAL MARKETING MN229 5 2 FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING FOR NON-ACCOUNTANTS AC210 5 1 MANUFACTURING PROCESSES 1 PD207 5 1 SERVICE INNOVATION 1 PD264 5 1 USABILITY ERGONOMICS & AESTHETICS PD215 10 2 VISUAL COMMUNICATION AND PORTFOLIO PD216 10 1

	Year 3
	PRODUCT DESIGN PD3SM - PRODUCT DESIGN Credits: 60 Compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE & INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PD311 5 1 DESIGN ETHNOGRAPHY PD301A 5 1 DESIGN FOR ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY PD304A 5 1 DESIGN PROCESS & PROJECTS PD307 10 1 HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION PD309 5 1 PRODUCT DESIGN SEMESTER ABROAD PD399I 30 2 PRODUCT DESIGN WORK PLACEMENT PD399X 30 2

	Year 4
	PRODUCT DESIGN PD4SM - PRODUCT DESIGN Credits: 60 Compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory ADVANCED MATERIALS & DESIGN FOR MANUFACTURE PD303 5 1 FINAL YEAR INDIVIDUAL PROJECT PD402B 20 2 FINAL YEAR INDIVIDUAL PROJECT PROPOSAL PD402C 10 1 GROUP DESIGN PROJECT - FINAL YEAR PD401 15 1 INNOVATION MANAGEMENT: TOOLS AND CONCEPTS MN305 5 2 SYSTEMATIC DESIGN METHODS PD404 5 2

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