BA (Hons) 3D Design

Year 1

In your first year, you’ll explore all three of our related disciplines: Designer Maker, Product Designer and Spatial and Interior Designer. You’ll learn how to design, expand your knowledge and skills in practical design projects, and develop teamwork and project skills across various disciplines. You’ll also explore the limits of design practices and experience links with art and expression, comprising culture, materials, process and market.

Core modules

• TDD401 Materials, Processes and Communication

• TDD402 Design Discovery

• TDD403 Design Exploration

• TDD404 PP Carousel 1 Plymouth Plus

• TDD405 Design Culture 1

Optional modules

• TDD410 Maker Aptitude and Enquiry

• TDD420 Product Aptitude and Enquiry

• TDD430 Spatial and Interior Aptitude and Enquiry

Year 2

In your second year, you’ll develop your creative identity and select your own specialisation within the three disciplines. You’ll establish your skills as a designer, exploring methods, ideas and themes, and can choose to go on exchange programmes in Europe and Asia. You will set up your own exhibitions and build a portfolio of special interests, becoming proficient in design processes, CAD and communication methods.

Core modules

• TDD501 Trans-Disciplinary Design

• TDD502 Design Culture 2

Optional modules

• TDD503 Exchange Module

• TDD504 Work Experience

• TDD505 Carousel 2

• TDD510 Maker Integrated skills

• TDD511 Maker Aptitude and Progression

• TDD512 Maker Exploration

• TDD520 Product Integrated Skills

• TDD521 Product Aptitude and Progression

• TDD522 Product Exploration

• TDD530 Spatial and Interiors Integrated Skills

• TDD531 Spatial and Interiors Aptitude and Progression

• TDD532 Spatial and Interiors Exploration

Final year

In your final year, you’ll engage in real world projects and can enter international competitions. You’ll work on your major project and dissertation with a focus on negotiated, self-directed study and managing your own projects. You will exhibit your work at our Degree Show and national events such as New Designers, taking advantage of our links with art and design institutions and the craft and design industry across Europe.

Core modules

• TDD601 Mini Major/Design Feasibility

• TDD602 Final Major

Optional modules

• TDD603 External Factors

• TDD604 Design Culture 3

• TDD605 Design Culture Extended Dissertation

• TDD610 Maker Consolidation

• TDD620 Product Consolidation

• TDD630 Spatial and Interior Consolidation

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