Design (Placement Year) : BA Hons : W282

Lancaster University

Bachelor's degree

In Lancaster

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Lancaster

  • Duration

    4 Years

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Lancaster’s distinctive approach to design reflects a department that is at the cutting-edge of the field. The degree is taught by global design experts, and it moves beyond the limited scope of traditional disciplines such as graphic or product design. Instead you will develop the skills to solve complex cultural and social problems by combining design thinking with innovation, technology, business and research. This will equip you for a range of exciting careers in new and emerging industries.

The course is structured around four aspects of design: materials, people, products and places. They allow you to develop vital problem-finding and problem-solving abilities.
History, theory and intellectual content are combined with creative design practice and design management.
You will develop practical skills in prototyping and presentation in our purpose-built design studios and workshop.
Through authentic projects and live briefs, including a group consultancy project, you’ll gain real world experience and prepare yourself for your future career.
Guest speakers and external organisations provide insight into design and related industries, giving you the opportunity to build professional contacts and gain work experience during your degree.

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Lancaster (Lancashire)
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Lancaster University, LA1 4YW

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About this course

You will have the opportunity to spend Year 3 on placement with a public, private or voluntary organisation in the UK or overseas. This experience will boost your employment prospects and will help you to decide on your career direction and the kind of organisation in which you want to work once you graduate. You will be doing a real, responsible job – with all the satisfaction that brings. Our Placements Team will support you in finding and applying for a suitable placement that will support your professional development. Applying for a placement is a competitive process and the preparatory modules you will complete in years one and two are designed to give you the best chance of success in your placement applications. You will also be provided with dedicated workshops, 1:1 appointments with careers professionals as well as opportunities to speak with employers here on campus.

Graduates will be well prepared to respond creatively to tomorrow’s fast moving business environment through the development of future visions for innovative products and services. Our degree addresses the need for graduates that are capable of transcending the traditional boundaries of design and possess the requisite knowledge, skills and creative experience to develop novel interactions between people, products, virtual and physical environments.

Graduates from the scheme will have a number of potential career avenues including: concept designer, user experience designer, design researcher, design ethnographer, interaction designer, graphic designer, product designer, service designer, design developer or design manager. You will also build-up numerous transferrable skills, which can be applied to a variety of creative practices and careers.

Ultimately, the Design Interactions course at Lancaster will provide students with the necessary skills and experience to work in the fast-paced, changing, creative and digital industries.

A Level ABB

IELTS 6.5 overall with at least 5.5 in each component.

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Subjects

  • Design
  • Innovation
  • Materials
  • Introduction to Design
  • Arts and Culture
  • Critical Reflections
  • Studio
  • Design Interactions
  • Design Management
  • Design Visualisation

Course programme

Many of Lancaster's degree programmes are flexible, offering students the opportunity to cover a wide selection of subject areas to complement their main specialism. You will be able to study a range of modules, some examples of which are listed below.

Year 1

Core

    • Introduction to Design
    • Placement Preparation
    • The Arts and Culture in Modernity
Year 2

Core

    • Critical Reflections
    • Design Interactions Studio: Materials
    • Design Interactions Studio: People
    • Work Based Learning Preparation

Optional

    • Design Interactions
    • Design Management
    • Design Visualisation
    • Design Visualisation
    • Introduction to Sound
    • LICA Work Placement
    • Perception and the Arts
Year 3

Core

    • Work Based Learning Placement
Year 4

Core

    • Design Interactions Studio: Contexts
    • Design Interactions Studio: Things
    • Dissertation
    • Work Based Learning Reflection

Optional

    • Advanced Design Interactions
    • Design Research Consultancy Project
    • Innovation and Design

Lancaster University offers a range of programmes, some of which follow a structured study programme, and others which offer the chance for you to devise a more flexible programme. We divide academic study into two sections - Part 1 (Year 1) and Part 2 (Year 2, 3 and sometimes 4). For most programmes Part 1 requires you to study 120 credits spread over at least three modules which, depending upon your programme, will be drawn from one, two or three different academic subjects. A higher degree of specialisation then develops in subsequent years.

Information contained on the website with respect to modules is correct at the time of publication, but changes may be necessary, for example as a result of student feedback, Professional Statutory and Regulatory Bodies' (PSRB) requirements, staff changes, and new research.

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