Industrial Product Design
Hoahoa Hua Pakihi
Qualifications
Overview
Studying Industrial Product Design will teach you how to design and deliver suitable products that solve problems and generate consumer interest.
Smart phones, sports equipment, drones, furniture, power tools, UX, and UI are all examples of Industrial Product Design. This subject combines creative innovation with technical and business skills.
- Gain practical understanding of the product design lifecycle — from research and idea generation through to prototyping, testing, and delivery.
- Cross-disciplinary study including engineering, physics, mathematics, design, and science.
- Access to computer designing software to test, visualise, and communicate your ideas.
- Opportunities to enter in internationally recognised design competitions.
Industrial Product Design major
For the major in the Bachelor of Product Design, complete the following courses:
100-level
- PROD111 Materials Science for Design
- PHYS101 Engineering Physics A: Mechanics, Waves, Electromagnetism and Thermal Physics OR PHYS111 Introductory Physics for Physical Sciences and Engineering
200-level
- PROD211 Materials Engineering and Selection
- PROD212 Thermofluids
- PROD213 Industrial Product Design 1A
- PROD214 Industrial Product Design 1B
- ENME201 Design Communication
- ENME221 Engineering Design and Manufacture
300-level
- PROD311 Drawing and Solid CAD Modelling
- PROD313 Industrial Product Design 2A
- PROD314 Industrial Product Design 2B
- One 200-level Engineering or Science course
- One 300-level Engineering or Science course
Studying Industrial Product Design will give you the skills to work across various industries due to the combination of disciplines you participate in during your studies.
Some career pathways could include:
- Industrial product designer
- Design researcher
- Product tester
- Entrepreneur — set up your own company, generating your own product for market innovation.
Find out more about what you can do with a degree in Industrial Product Design.
Contact us
Te Kura Hanga Otinga | School of Product Design
Phone +64 3 369 4271 or +64 3 369 4272
Email productdesign@canterbury.ac.nz
Location
Len Lye building – see campus maps
Postal address
Te Kaupeka Pūhanga | Faculty of Engineering
Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury
Private Bag 4800
Christchurch 8140
New Zealand
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