MSc in Product Design

This research-driven and interdisciplinary course will teach you to design and build prototypes that challenge the way people interact with technology.

The course is an ideal launchpad if you want to enter the exciting world of creative technology. You'll examine the ways digital technologies are changing the way we live our lives, exploring big data and looking at the relationship between products, the internet and the cloud.

You’ll learn how to develop socially relevant design responses to address these real-world issues, challenging and creating conversations about the ways in which people and society interact with technologies.

This course is research-driven and interdisciplinary and you will be taught modules in both design and technology. You will collaborate with research scholars, and groups within the University, as well as with external organisations and creative practitioners.

Through this, you’ll develop new perspectives and frameworks on problem-solving, prototyping, design thinking, and making.

You’ll learn how to make highly resolved product prototypes, learning the tools and techniques for embedding technology into your products. You’ll also have access to the world-class facilities Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design has to offer, which include:

• Studio space
• A general workshop
• Foundry
• 3d digital making facility equipped with laser cutters
• 3d printers
• CNC milling machines
• Electronics workstations

Discover your future and open your mind to the exciting opportunities that await you at one of the UK’s most dynamic and vibrant Universities. The University of Dundee’s self-contained campus is your home away from home in a compact, friendly, and diverse city that offers everything you will find in a big city.

Dundee is overflowing with art and culture which is why it’s no surprise GQ called us ‘Britain’s coolest little city’. Dundee is also the UK’s only UNESCO City of Design, and our reputation as a creative center is growing. You could be in the heart of it at our university.

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With over 500 courses available at the University of Dundee we are confident you will find the perfect course to suit your interests, passions, and career goals. Study in world-class facilities that encourage you to think outside of the box and make a positive impact on the world around you.

From science and medicine to art, design, engineering, business, law, and many more. Our courses allow you to build a unique flexible degree around your aspirations and specific career goals.