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UndergraduateBachelor of Arts (with Honours)UCAS: W244

Product Design (with Professional Practice Year)

University for the Creative Arts
Canterbury, England
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4 yearsDuration
£17,500Per Year (Intl)
£24,000Avg. Graduate Salary
85%Satisfaction

Course Overview

Offered by University for the Creative Arts, the BA (Hons) Product Design (with Professional Practice Year) provides a comprehensive undergraduate education in creative arts and design. Based in Canterbury, England, this programme combines theoretical knowledge with practical application, with a 4-year full-time structure. Develop your design practice and follow your own ideas as you create new, or improved, bespoke products and furniture on our exciting BA (Hons) Product Design degree course at UCA Canterbury. You’ll work alongside fellow design students to help you better understand the role of your products within a wider space, and how the product lives within any given ecosystem of not only space, but also style and technology, and cost and value. You’ll also learn to understand your audience and identify a gap in the market before filling it with your ideas and prototypes. International tuition fees are £17,500 per year, home/UK fees are £9,535 per year, and a minimum IELTS score of 6.0 is required for admission. Graduates from this programme benefit from strong career prospects, with 70% student satisfaction rating, and 80% of graduates in employment or further study.

What You'll Learn

Design Fundamentals and Materials
User-Centred Design Methods
Product Design and Development
Furniture Design Practice
Design for Manufacture and Sustainability
Professional Practice and Industry Placement
Design Research and Contextual Studies
Final Major Project
UCAS Code:W244
Academic Year:2026-27 entry
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Entry Requirements

📋 Academic Entry Requirements

International Baccalaureate

27 points

27 total points in the International Baccalaureate Diploma with at least 15 IB points at Higher level. As this course requires an audition, you are not required to have a performance-related subject.

UCAS Points32

🗣️ English Language Requirements

TestOverallLRWS
IELTS Academic65.55.55.55.5
PTE Academic59

L = Listening, R = Reading, W = Writing, S = Speaking

Tuition Fees & Funding

International Student Fee

£17,500

per year

Total Course Cost (4 years)£70,000

Home Student Fee

£9,535

regulated fee

Scholarships available for eligible students

Fees shown are for current entry. Fees may increase annually in line with inflation.

📊 OFFICIAL UK DATA

Graduate Outcomes

Based on official HESA Graduate Outcomes survey data

💰 Graduate Salaries — University for the Creative Arts

Time After GraduationLower Quartile SalaryMedian SalaryUpper Quartile Salary
15 months£22,000£24,000£28,000
3 years£16,500£21,500£26,000
5 years£21,000£26,500£32,500

UK subject average: £24,000 — sector benchmark across all UK universities

Graduate Salary vs UK Subject Average

This course
UK average
Salary 3 years after graduation 10% below UK average salary
This course
£21,500
UK average
£24,000
Salary 5 years after graduation 10% above UK average salary
This course
£26,500
UK average
£24,000

Salary trend: ↑ up £5,000 from year 3 to year 5

Indicative Data

Salary figures are based on national sector benchmarks for the CAH25-01-03 subject area and do not represent outcomes specific to this course or provider. These are indicative figures to aid comparison. For official graduate outcomes data, visit Discover Uni at Discover Uni.

💼 Employment Breakdown

77%Working
3%Studying
7%Work & Study
7%Seeking Work
60%Professional Jobs
Indicative Data

Graduate employment outcomes are based on national sector benchmarks for the CAH25-01-03 subject area and do not represent outcomes specific to this course or provider. These are indicative figures to aid comparison. For official graduate outcomes data, visit Discover Uni at Discover Uni.

Student Satisfaction

Subject-level average

National Student Survey (NSS) results — undergraduate final-year students only

Teaching on my course
85%
Learning opportunities
83%
Assessment and feedback
83%
Academic support
87%
Organisation and management
68%
Learning resources
86%
Student voice
77%
Continuation rate% students continuing to year 2
77%

National Student Survey via Discover Uni.

Estimated Data

Source: Subject-level average for this provider

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About University for the Creative Arts

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