This module provides you with the opportunity for an in-depth exploration of a design topic of personal interest. You will select a research question and conduct a thorough investigation using a range of research methods to uncover key insights and present potential opportunities. By the end of the module, you will have developed a research-driven approach to addressing a design challenge that enables new perspectives and innovative ways of thinking. This may or may not relate to your Major Project.

The focus of this module is to build your workspace readiness through the development and production of a visually exciting Curated Portfolio-to-Go and complementary self promotion materials. Work produced for this module can be used to target ‘identified’ areas of prospective career opportunity and enhance your readiness to enter the workplace.

Building on your understanding of designing for manufacture in Level 5, you will now learn how to create beautiful product forms.

This module is designed to enhance your appreciation of form and aesthetics in preparation for your final major project. You will master specifically selected industry-relevant tools, techniques, and technologies to build your confidence in creating and communicating physical product forms. You will learn how to turn your innovative ideas into desirable products that appeal to the target market. The work produced in this module is intended to create stand-alone content for you to include in your ongoing portfolio for use after graduation.

The independent Major Project is the culmination of your studies in Product Design and the opportunity for you to define your own area of interest to support your career aspirations.

This module allows you to apply and consolidate your skills, knowledge, and creativity developed throughout your course to tackle a self-directed design project. You will be encouraged to take ownership of your learning and work independently to explore, develop, and present a solution to a design challenge that you have identified. The project has an emphasis on innovation, professional design practice, and your ability to manage a complex design challenge from identification to resolution.

The outcome of this module will be your design response to meet your own brief in the form of a product proposal, which will be realised in the next module, when you will have the opportunity to make a final product model (artefact) and produce promotional material for your own personal portfolio.

The Major Project Realisation module represents the final phase of your product design journey. Using your Technical Pack from the previous 'Major Project Response' module, you will translate your detailed design work into a fully realised prototype.

This module focuses on the creation of a functional and/or aesthetic prototype, ensuring that your design works in practice. This prototype will enable you to create stunning hero images for you to produce high-quality presentation materials, simulating a real-world design project where you would be expected to deliver a final presentation to your client.

This module focuses on accurate production skills, quality of making (physical and digital) and professional communication, providing you with the opportunity to showcase all of your learning and celebrate the moment when your idea comes to life. The work produced in this module contributes to a professional portfolio of work that you will have created by the end of the course. 

You will draw on both the major project outcomes and your entire design collection, created throughout the Product Design course to create your own professional portfolio for employment. This portfolio development and employment preparation will take place in the final 'Career Readiness' module.